The math of malaria

(Emory Health Sciences) A new mathematical model for malaria shows how competition between parasite strains within a human host reduces the odds of drug resistance developing in a high-transmission setting. But if a drug-resistant strain does become established, that same competition drives the spread of resistance faster, under strong selection from antimalarial drug use.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news