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FOCUS ON RESEARCH Previous Volume 355:1956-1957 November 9, 2006 Number 19 Next

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In the wealthier parts of the world, the death of a child from an infectious disease is a rare tragedy. In poor countries, it is commonplace. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of families have lost at least one child to a treatable infectious disease. Fortunately, with improvements in immunization coverage and public health in recent years, the death toll from killers such as pneumonia, diarrheal disease, measles, and tetanus has fallen. But deaths from AIDS and malaria have increased. It is estimated that 1 million children die each year from falciparum malaria, yet malaria is both preventable and treatable. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. White is a professor in the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

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