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South African Researchers Find Single Dose Cure For Malaria
septembre 2012 | Divers | Histoire/société | Afrique du Sud
Source : Tree Hugger

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The University of Cape Town Science Department thinks they may have found a single dose cure for malaria.
Conventional multi-drug malaria treatments are cumbersome and the malaria parasite can become resistant to them. This new treatment kills the parasite instantly, according to National Geographic.

Researchers think that the single dose is safe and effective. Clinical trials are scheduled to end in 2013. This new treatment could save millions of lives on the continent per year-in all, nearly 24 percent of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (...)

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