International Affairs

The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years

Sonia Shah

About the Program

Sonia Shah looks at the 500,000 year history of Malaria and questions why a pathogen we know how to control still infects over 500 million people every year and kills nearly 1 million.  She spoke at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. 

About the Authors

Sonia Shah

Investigative journalist Sonia Shah is the author of The Body Hunters: Testing New Drugs on the World's Poorest Patients and Crude: The Story of Oil.  For more, visit: soniashah.com. 


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The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years

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  • Monday, September 13th at 6am (ET)
  • Sunday, September 12th at 10pm (ET)
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  • Sunday, August 22nd at 7:30am (ET)
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