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First malaria saliva test could help eliminate the disease through early diagnosis
Sarah Newey, Global Health Security Correspondent
4 January 2019 ? 4:59pm
The world?s first rapid diagnostic saliva test to screen for malaria could help eradicate the disease, scientists say.
Malaria kills an estimated 435,000 people each year and the latest World Health Organisation figures suggest the fight against the illness is stalling. Roughly 219 million cases were reported globally in 2017, an increase of 3.5 million since 2016.
But the non-invasive test could help eliminate the illness, as it detects malaria before patients present any clinical symptoms...
First malaria saliva test could help eliminate the disease through early diagnosis
Sarah Newey, Global Health Security Correspondent
4 January 2019 ? 4:59pm
The world?s first rapid diagnostic saliva test to screen for malaria could help eradicate the disease, scientists say.
Malaria kills an estimated 435,000 people each year and the latest World Health Organisation figures suggest the fight against the illness is stalling. Roughly 219 million cases were reported globally in 2017, an increase of 3.5 million since 2016.
But the non-invasive test could help eliminate the illness, as it detects malaria before patients present any clinical symptoms...