Chemicals can kill malaria parasite: study

By Tanisha Heiberg
Updated January 16 2021 - 4:24am, first published 4:18am
The WHO says deaths from mosquito-borne malaria will exceed those killed by COVID-19 in some areas.
The WHO says deaths from mosquito-borne malaria will exceed those killed by COVID-19 in some areas.

South African scientists have discovered chemical compounds that could potentially be used for a new line of drugs to treat malaria and even kill the parasite in its infectious stage, which most available drugs do not.

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