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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Nick Forbes

Antimalarial compound hailed as ‘exciting step forward’ in fight against disease

Malaria is spread to humans by some types of mosquito (Alamy/PA) -

Scientists have hailed a new antimalarial compound as “an exciting step forward” in the worldwide fight against the disease.

The compound was discovered by researchers at the University of Dundee, who said it has the potential to simplify dosing regimens for the treatment and prevention of the illness.

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