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A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds. Finding effective ways to control and eventually eradicate the disease is a high priority of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
NIAID Strategic Plan for Malaria Research (PDF)
NIAID Research Agenda for Malaria (PDF, 2MB)
World Malaria Day - Global Research Needed to Address a Disease without Borders—April 25, 2008
NIAID Media Availability: Early Promising Results in Malaria Vaccine Trial in Mali—Jan. 22, 2008
NIAID Media Availability: Study of Malaria Parasites Reveals New Parasitic States—Nov. 28, 2007
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