A military outbreak spurs research

A military outbreak spurs research By Merrill Goozner FEATURE ARTICLE 1 However, their study used a Chinese version of the drug, which doesn't meet western manufacturing standards, and thus can't be used by the US military or purchased by aid agencies for the developing world. 1. South East Asian Quinine Artesunate Malarial Trial (SEAQUAMAT) group, "Artesunate versus quinine for treatment of severe falciparum malaria: a randomized trial," Lancet, 366:717-25, 2

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