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malaria

[muh-lair-ee-uh] / məˈlɛər i ə /


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We have children dying of malaria and diarrhea.’

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The decline reflects better data, as laboratories were able to rule out many patients who had fever but were suffering from other conditions such as malaria which is common in DR Congo.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

These are known as Ebola’s “dry” symptoms, and they are often mistaken for malaria.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

WHO's Africa regional director Mohamed Yakub Janabi said Ebola had had a silent early phase, when symptoms resemble malaria or typhoid, meaning transmission can remain undetected.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Despite the introduction of different, more powerful drugs, the new kind of malaria spread across Asia, then to Africa, and eventually to South America.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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