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Defeating malaria: new weapons against one of our deadliest foes
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1856
Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , intensive care medicine , malaria vaccine , clinical trial , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , pathology
Malaria remains a global threat, with resistance to antimalarials an increasing risk and no vaccine available despite decades of research. However, recent studies on the benefits of combining antimalarials, emerging treatments with novel mechanisms of action, and several new vaccines in clinical trials indicate there is reason to be hopeful.