A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria
Global efforts to combat malaria are under threat from new strains of drug-resistant malaria, which are cropping up in Southeast Asia. Over the last decade, the number of malaria deaths around the world has dropped sharply, from just over 1 million in 2000 to roughly 600,000 last year. Much of that progress is due to the widespread use of drugs containing artemisinin. The new malaria drugs quickly kill the parasite. But in Southeast Asia doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The drugs are working more slowly, and sometimes they're failing to wipe out the malaria parasite entirely. Shots - Health News Stakes Rise In Malaria Battle As Cracks Appear In Drug's Armor Although the resistance is still limited to Southeast Asia, WHO officials worry that it could spill out of the region. Two hot spots for artemisinin resistance are in Thailand's thickly forested border regions.
A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria
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Global deaths from malaria have dropped sharply in the past decade, thanks in part to powerful drugs called artemisinins. But on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The medicine is working more slowly, and sometimes not at all.
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A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria
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