By Robert Carmichael
DPA
Phnom Penh - The Cambodian government and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced promising results in their battle against a resistant strain of malaria around the western town of Pailin.
ood tests on nearly 2,800 villagers from seven villages in the area - one of the most malarious in the country - have shown 35 people were infected with malaria.
The bulk of those who tested positive were carrying the vivax parasite, which causes a recurrent malaria and is generally not fatal. More importantly, just two tested positive for falciparum, the most deadly malarial parasite.
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