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Commentary

The Next Generation of Malaria Treatments: The Great Expectations

Berjas Abumsimir1 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacological & Diagnostic Research Centre (PDRC), Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU), Amman, 19328, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Talal S Al-Qaisi1 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacological & Diagnostic Research Centre (PDRC), Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU), Amman, 19328, Jordan
Article: FSO834 | Received 13 Feb 2023, Accepted 20 Feb 2023, Published online: 09 Mar 2023

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