NPR's 'Shots' blog examines malaria drug resistance in Southeast Asia

Dec 20 2012

"Global efforts to combat malaria are under threat from new strains of drug-resistant malaria, which are cropping up in Southeast Asia," particularly in Cambodia, Myanmar (also known as Burma), Thailand and Vietnam, NPR's "Shots" blog reports. "Although the resistance is still limited to Southeast Asia, WHO officials worry that it could spill out of the region," the blog notes. "Shots" includes a video report from NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien on efforts to properly treat the disease in Thailand (Beaubien/De La Cruz, 12/18).