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Nature 430, 940-941 (19 August 2004) | doi:10.1038/430940a; Published online 18 August 2004

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Malaria Save the children

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Creating a malaria vaccine will be tough. But Africa needs one now more than ever, says Stephen Hoffman.

The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum kills more children under the age of five than any other infectious agent. The need for an effective vaccine is more urgent than ever: Plasmodium parasites are increasingly resistant to drugs, as are the Anopheles mosquito vectors to insecticides.

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