Malaria has been mostly eradicated from the developed world, in large part because of mosquito pontrol efforts. However, it remains a leading cause of death and disability among people who live in the developing world. Between 1 million and 3 million people die of falciparum malaria every year. That averages one death every thirty seconds. Most of the dead are in sub-Saharan Africa, and most are children under five years of age.
A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to malarial drug development research.
Sincerely,
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Julia Quinn
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