Malaria: a threat not to be overlooked in Australia

Two malaria experts, Prof. Jianwei Xu and Dr Gaoqian Feng, at SBS with Yin Wu.

两位疟疾专家许建卫教授(左)和冯高谦博士(右)接受吴音采访。 Source: SBS

The disease malaria remains one of the the biggest killers around the world, while people tend to underestimate its threats in Australia. What are the need-to-knows about malaria? How can we stay safe when traveling to areas which are at risk of transmission? Why does Australia and China join the coalition against the disease while there's no sign of malaria outbreak in the two countries? Prof. Jianwei Xu from Yunnan Institute Of Parasitic Diseases, China, and Dr Gaoqian Feng of Burnet Institute, Australia, bring us the latest from the 1st Malaria World Congress in Melbourne.



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