Malaria Parasite Feared to be Mutating
As was probably inevitable, the parasites carried by mosquitos in Southeast Asia are mutating genetically to become resistant to the most popular drug used to combat malaria, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, causing deep concern that heretofore-effective malaria treatment programs could be endangered, both in Asia and Africa.
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