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24 April, 2014
In 2009, in a small community in Western Cambodia, scientists were puzzled about why malaria parasites were developing a resistance to the most effective frontline drugs - Artemisinin.
Was it a case of history repeating itself?
Head of Burnet Institute’s Malaria Epidemiology Group, Dr Freya Fowkes presented the latest research about malaria resistance in the Asia-Pacific region at a recent World Health Day Forum in Melbourne.
Find out more about World Malaria Day, celebrated on 25 April each year.
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