Heartworm medication Ivermectin prevents malaria transmission in Africa

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Heartworm medication Ivermectin prevents malaria transmission in Africa

A cheap, common heartworm medication that is already being used to fight other parasites in Africa could also dramatically interrupt transmission of malaria, potentially providing an inexpensive tool to fight a disease that kills almost 800,000 people each year, according to a new study published in the July edition of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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Tags: Parasite, Malaria, Disease and Condition, Drug, disease, Medicine