The finding may help develop new
weapons against malaria.
The newest
weapon against malaria comes from the most unlikely of places — the guts of a mosquito.
In September the World Health Organization openly endorsed indoor spraying of DDT, saying it is not only the best
weapon against malaria, it is also cheaper and more effective than other insecticides.
Not exact matches
A commonly used anti-parasite drug could be the next
weapon in the fight
against malaria.
In waging war
against malaria, no
weapon has proved perfect, no judgment completely unflawed.
«For the foreseeable future, artemisinin will be the most powerful
weapon in the battle
against malaria but, due to its extraction from low - yielding plants, it is currently too expensive to be widely accessible to patients in poorer countries.
«Ours will be another
weapon in the fight
against malaria, not the only
weapon,» says Patarroyo.
In the war
against malaria, one small corner of the globe has repeatedly turned the tide, rendering our best
weapons moot and medicine on the brink of defeat.
This new - found knowledge is bringing scientists closer to finding new
weapons to add to their arsenal
against malaria, and will hopefully give them the upper hand to defeat this deadly disease in the future.
While scientists say it is no «silver bullet» and will not end the mosquito - borne infection on its own, it is being hailed as a crucial
weapon in the fight
against malaria and one that could speed the path to eventual worldwide eradication.