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Malaria Therapy
New findings from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the area of malaria therapy described
May 21st, 2008
Data detailed in 'Malaria: progress, perils, and prospects for eradication' have been presented. "There are still approximately 500 million cases of malaria and 1 million deaths from malaria each year. Yet recently, malaria incidence has been dramatically reduced in some parts of Africa by increasing deployment of anti-mosquito measures and new artemisinin-containing treatments, prompting renewed calls for global eradication," researchers in London, the United Kingdom report. "However, treatment and mosquito control currently depend on too few compounds and thus are vulnerable to the emergence of compound-resistant parasites and mosquitoes. As discussed in this Review,...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-21)
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