Malaria Prevention – Chloroquine Resistance Reported
Malaria, as with all germs, tries to outsmart the drugs used against it. Chloroquine, which used to be the primary weapon against the parasite, is ineffective in many parts of the world. New drugs have been substituted, but in time, malaria is likely to outfox them also. It has been reported last that drug resistant malaria has been found in Cambodia, ironically the same region of the world where chloroquine resistance developed over half a century ago.
Scientists monitor malaria resistance closely trying to stay a step ahead of the parasite. This is an …