Epstein-Barr virus co-infection may boost malaria mortality in childhood

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Malaria researchers are calling attention to a trouble-maker whose effects may be underappreciated: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Their experiments with mice show that co-infection with a virus closely related to EBV can make a survivable malaria parasite infection lethal.
SOURCE: Children’s Health News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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