In sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with high burdens of malaria, patients presenting with fevers are often prescribed antimalarial drugs without a confirmed diagnosis to avoid treatment delays. However, many infectious diseases cause fevers, and inappropriate use of antimalarial medicines for patients who do not have malaria fuels development of drug resistance. While malaria diagnosticContinue reading “Researchers in Germany and Nigeria Join Forces to Differentiate Febrile Diseases with New Diagnostics”