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Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: Study
Experts have long worried about the emergence of drug resistance across the continent, which accounted for more than 90 percent of malaria deaths in 2019.
A health surveillance assistant draws malaria vaccine from a vial into a syringe to be administered to a child in Malawi [File: AFP]
A health surveillance assistant draws malaria vaccine from a vial into a syringe to be administered to a child in Malawi [File: AFP]
15 Apr 2021
Researchers have reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa.
Experts have long worried about the emergence of drug resistance across the continent, which accounted for more than 90 percent of malaria deaths worldwide in 2019.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/15/drug-resistant-malaria-gaining-foothold-in-africa-study
Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: Study
Experts have long worried about the emergence of drug resistance across the continent, which accounted for more than 90 percent of malaria deaths in 2019.
A health surveillance assistant draws malaria vaccine from a vial into a syringe to be administered to a child in Malawi [File: AFP]
A health surveillance assistant draws malaria vaccine from a vial into a syringe to be administered to a child in Malawi [File: AFP]
15 Apr 2021
Researchers have reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa.
Experts have long worried about the emergence of drug resistance across the continent, which accounted for more than 90 percent of malaria deaths worldwide in 2019.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/15/drug-resistant-malaria-gaining-foothold-in-africa-study