Malaria is resurging nearby and scientist are trying to be a step ahead

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Sydney starts this year's peak mosquito breeding season. Source: Pixabay

Just 150 kilometres north of Australia an ancient parasite is spreading faster than at any time this century; Malaria is resurging on our doorstep but the new drug tafenoquine offers hope.



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