The Lancet Infectious Diseases has removed a cover illustration of the Buddha contemplating a mosquito from its June, 2015 issue — a complement to a paper about malaria treatment in Cambodia — after receiving emails from readers who protested the depiction of the statue in a non-religious context.
After publishing the cover, the journal received “several emails” protesting the image, such as this one from Arjuna P R Aluwihare:
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