Nyt håb mod malaria

Scientists have unraveled the genetic code of a malaria parasite that sickens hundreds of millions of people each year, a step that may lead to better treatment and a vaccine.

The bug, known to researchers as Plasmodium vivax, is the main cause of malaria in Latin America and Southeast Asia, accounting for as much as 40 per cent of up to 500 million cases worldwide each year.

Kilde: www.worldbank.org