Malaria experts fear disease's resurgence 研究人员担忧疟疾疫情再起
<p><span word="Malaria">Malaria</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> 研究人员担忧疟疾疫情再起</p><p>全球疟疾病例总数在十年来首次停止下降，这让研究人员们对这种会致命的疾病再度流行的可能性表示担忧。</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combating">combating</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> 60 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>. <span word="Developing">Developing</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insecticides">insecticides</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>.</p><p><span word="Campaigners">Campaigners</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="data">data</span>-<span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>.</p><p>在过去的20年间，人们在抵御疟疾上取得了巨大的成功。疟疾病例的总数下降了60%，而且有六个国家已根除此病。但在去年底发布的数据却显示，该病例总数有所增长，这震惊了相关专家。他们警告说，这可能预示着该疾病将卷土重来。</p><p>幼儿面临的风险最大。据说每过一分钟就有一个孩子死于疟疾。对药物和杀虫剂产生抗药性是问题之一，但与此同时，针对疟疾的研究资金也有所降低。</p>
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