New Malaria Vaccine May Be Lifesaver for Africa. Thomas H. Maugh II.
by Maugh, Thomas H; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 80Global Issues. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Children -- Africa | Clinical trials | Drugs -- Testing | Malaria -- Africa | Malaria vaccine | Mosquitoes as carriers of disease | ParasitesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "After more than two decades of research, scientists said...that they had found the first effective vaccine against malaria. Trials in Africa showed that the vaccine blocked almost half of new infections in young children and reduced serious disease by nearly 60%." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses the potential of a vaccine called RTS, S/AS02A for reducing the number of infections and deaths from malaria.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: New Malaria Vaccine May Be Lifesaver for Africa, Oct. 15, 2004; pp. A1.
"After more than two decades of research, scientists said...that they had found the first effective vaccine against malaria. Trials in Africa showed that the vaccine blocked almost half of new infections in young children and reduced serious disease by nearly 60%." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses the potential of a vaccine called RTS, S/AS02A for reducing the number of infections and deaths from malaria.
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