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No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it

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Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa .

Trump administration's decision to terminate 90% of USAID ’s foreign aid contracts has local health officials warning of catastrophe.

The U.S. is the top bilateral funder of anti-malaria efforts in Africa .

Up to 40% of her organization's clients are diagnosed with malaria, Ayo-Oyalowo said.

Opigo in Uganda said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health might be sources of help.

But Opigo said: “We need to manage the relationship with the United States very carefully".