Africa: Failure of Malaria Drug 'Early Warning' for Africa, Researchers Say

London — "This is concerning and may indicate that there's a bigger story beginning to emerge in Africa"

A drug widely used to cure malaria has failed for the first time in patients being treated in Britain, raising questions over whether the parasite is becoming resistant to drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.

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