An Old Killer Strikes Anew

The malaria parasite finds new tricks. Artemisin is the best drug against malaria, extracted from the annual wormwood plant (Artemisia annua) known to the Chinese herbalist for a millennium or two. From the New York Times, we find that the malaria parasite is evolving resistance to artemisin. A resistant strain of the parasite has been found along the Thai-Cambodian border.

The full article may be found at

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27malaria.html