Dozens of countries have tamed malaria, but can we eradicate it?

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Many countries and territories person malaria-free status, however, this whitethorn beryllium precise hard to execute successful parts of Africa wherever the parasite is endemic

By Jason Arunn Murugesu

A kid  receives the RTS malaria vaccine successful  Gisambai, Kenya, successful  March

A kid receives the RTS,S malaria vaccine successful Gisambai, Kenya, successful March

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Forty-two countries oregon territories person been certified arsenic malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO). This has mostly been credited to the usage of furniture nets and insecticides, alongside businesslike diagnoses and treatments for the parasitic condition.

But with clime alteration creating caller breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes and the rotation retired of an effectual vaccine being excessively costly for galore countries, worldwide malaria elimination isn’t a straightforward task.

An estimated 247 cardinal cases and 619,000 …

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