<![CDATA[The Queen is expressing concern that the current
Ebola outbreak is distracting the world's attention away from
malaria, a medical professor has claimed.
Professor David Heymann met Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh
at an engagement at Chatham House in central London on Tuesday to
launch a new leadership academy.
Professor Heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology,
claimed that Her Majesty said "After Ebola we still have
malaria."
He added: "She was very interested in Ebola because she said her
doctor had told her that there were more people dying from malaria
every week than are dying from Ebola, and he was right."
"She's afraid that malaria will have a comeback because of the fact
people are not paying enough attention to it."
The professor said that he agreed with Her Majesty because children
with fever will have trouble being seen due to hospitals being
occupied with Ebola sufferers. He described her as "very
perceptive".
A source in the Royal Household said: "She was concerned that
efforts to address Ebola should not detract from work to combat
other health threats in West Africa."
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