Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: Study
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The continent accounted for more than 90 percent of malaria deaths in 2019.
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. A new study published in The Lancet on Thursday appears to confirm those fears.
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