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Scientific American

June 1, 2002

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Men, Money and Malaria

In the quest for a cure, idealism fell victim to greed

By Claire Panosian Dunavan

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Claire Panosian Dunavan is professor of medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, a specialist in infectious and tropical diseases, and a medical journalist. Her father served nine months on Guadalcanal in 1942-43, where he, like many others, suffered repeated attacks of malaria.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 286 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “Men, Money and Malaria” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 286 No. 6 ()
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican062002-47acw0EFm27i2PlWZXILT1
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