Tag: P. falciparum


March 31, 2010

Malaria Parasite May Have Found Way To Thwart Protective Genetic Variation

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Each year at least 350 million people around the world are infected by malaria parasites.  More than one million people, mainly young children, succumb to the disease.  But these numbers would be even higher if it weren’t for genetic adaptations that have evolved in populations living in areas where [...]

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