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Brazil simplifies malaria treatment |
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RIo de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil announced a new malaria treatment Thursday that scientists say offers a potentially cheap and effective way to attack a disease that largely afflicts the world's poor.
The treatment, developed by the Brazilian government in conjunction with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, combines existing malaria drugs artesunate and mefloquine into a single, fixed-dose tablet and reduces the cost of treatment.
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"The fixed dose combination will probably mean greater adherence to the treatment program." |
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