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Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
The disease kills more than 400,000 people a year
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Capital’s rural population vulnerable to malaria
Health experts say malarial parasites now resistant to treatment
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Amid political wrangling: After dengue, malaria raises its ugly head
Already, more than 52,000 cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in Sindh
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Doctors warn of possible outbreak of water-borne diseases
Health department rejects news of an epidemic, says all is well
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1,800 dead as malaria 'epidemic' rages in Burundi: UN
A total of 1,801 died from the mosquito-borne disease between January 1 and July 21
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Alarm raised with over 16,000 malaria cases reported this year
Official says distributed mosquito nets in worst-hit areas
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Malaria surges back in crisis-hit Venezuela
Spread of malaria and other diseases across Venezuela
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177m at risk of malaria in Pakistan
Experts say 13 out of 100 people suffer from malaria in K-P
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Tens of thousands die in Africa each year due to fake drugs
Fake drugs threaten thriving pharmaceutical sector in several African countries
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Pneumonia to kill nearly 11m children by 2030, study warns
In an analysis by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children using forecasts based on current trends
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