1. It's only fairly recently that anyone could eliminate this parasite, so I don't know how you can speak of "tens of thousands of years of unbroken poverty".

1. It's only fairly recently that anyone could eliminate this parasite, so I don't know how you can speak of "tens of thousands of years of unbroken poverty". Almost half of Europe was killed off by disease less than a thousand years ago, and the flu was still killing fifty million people less than a hundred years ago. 2. You imply that the methods employed--cloth filters and larvicide--are carefully constructed to reveal as little as possible to the villagers in order to keep them "still poor". I suppose it's just coincidence that they also happen to be the most cost effective and direct methods? 3. This is exactly how poverty is ended. Previously, this parasite would consume the time and health of the people of South Sudan. Now, they have those resources to spend in a manner of their choosing, such as learning about how to improve other aspects of their lives.