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  • Children's health, Public health, Vaccines, Malaria, Africa, Global health, Drug resistance, Asia, Artemisinin, Plasmodium, New research, Disease spread
    Malaria is transmitted to people by mosquitoes infected with a parasite from the <em>Plasmodium</em> family. – Photo credit: Jim Gathany via CDC/Dr. William Collins
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    Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite

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    Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more

    Suresh Kuchipudi

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    The four strategies I used to help stop a warlord

    Shannon Sedgwick Davis

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    Africans Take to Social Media to Combat Negative Cultural Stereotypes

    Heather Dockray

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    Pop Star Akon’s Ambitious Solar Plan Could Revolutionize Africa

    Heather Dockray

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    Get Out of Africa

    Rosie Spinks

    4/29/2015
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    And the Award for Most Offensive Charity Ad Goes To …

    Mark Hay

    3/6/2015
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    The Great Elephant Census Aims to Count Every Elephant in Africa

    Isis Madrid

    2/10/2015
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    First African Team to Compete in the Tour de France in 2015

    Tasbeeh Herwees

    1/16/2015
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    “Africa Doesn’t Need a Savior, America Does”

    Dana Driskill

    1/10/2015

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