Drug-resistant malaria is gaining a foothold in Africa – “Analyses of patient blood samples suggest artemisinin effectiveness is slipping”.

Drug-resistant malaria is gaining a foothold in Africa – Science

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Drug-evading parasites appeared in Southeast Asia in the early 2000s, eventually leading to failures of key therapies.

But the stakes are higher for Africa, home to 94% of both malaria cases and deaths worldwide in 2019. https://t.co/ILamXKP3yh

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