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Malaria Makes a Comeback in Florida and Texas
Mosquito season is in full swing across the U.S., and this year’s annual boom of summertime blood suckers comes with some additional bad news. For the first time since 2003, malaria is spreading in the states. Both Florida and Texas have confirmed locally acquired cases of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne illness.
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WHO Endorses ‘Breakthrough’ Childhood Vaccine For Malaria
The fight against malaria, one of the world’s worst diseases for decades, is likely to get much easier as the World Health Organisation has endorsed the wide use of a malaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline, the first ever to win such approval. The vaccine will be recommended for children in sub-Saharan Africa and other high-risk…