Sickle cell anaemia: latest research
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New research about sickle cell anaemia published today appears to confirm what many may have believed but was never really proven.
That is, that those children who have the condition are much more vulnerable to bacterial infections of the blood.
Millions of people are affected throughout Africa and it is estimated that 200,000 babies are born with sickle cell anaemia in Africa every year.
To find out more about the implications of this latest research, Paul Bakibinga spoke to Dr Tom Williams, who was leading the study in Kenya.
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