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PLOS PATHOGENS
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006923
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- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
- Tres Cantos Open Lab Foundation
- Thailand Research Fund-Mahidol University [RSA5880062]
- Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
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It is rare to come across an Aesop's fable in respectable journals. It might catch scientists outside the malaria field by surprise to learn that the famous story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf has been repeatedly compared to the threat from artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites, including the two latest reports on the rise of a specific haplotype in Cambodia and Thailand, sensationally dubbed Super Malaria by the media [1, 2]. The comparison to a children's tale should not negate the fact that malaria drug resistance is one of the most pressing threats to the global public health community. Here, the findings leading to this contentious discourse will be delineated in order to provide a perspective. Possible solutions will be presented to stimulate further research and discussion to solve one of the greatest public health challenges of our lifetime.
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