cdc.gov - 12/9/2008
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Pregnant woman having a fingerprick performed by a health worker for diagnosis of malaria in a semi-open clinic
blog.foreignpolicy.com - 12/9/2008
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Results of the latest malaria vaccine trials will
be published today in The New England Journal of
Medicine , and from the looks of it, the news is good--fantastic, in fact. "We are closer than every before to having a malaria vaccine for use ...
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New malaria vaccine more than 50 percent effective
health.usnews.com - 12/9/2008
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) Results
from two phase II trials in Africa show that
a new malaria vaccine is effective at preventing both infection and the mosquito-borne disease itself in infants and children."Malaria is killing ...
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Malaria Vaccine Effective in Latest Trials - US News and ...
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Great News
Political Animal —
... the vaccine reduced malaria infections by 65%. * In children aged five to 17 months, the incidence of clinical malaria was reduced by 53%. The results today set the stage for more Phase 3 trials--the last needed before lisencing of the vaccine. Future trials will continue to test safety, efficacy, and the possibility of a "booster" shot lengthening the already lengthy 18-month protection observed. 16,000 children will be involved in 11 sites found in 7 countries." According to the CDC , malaria is the fourth leading cause of death among children under five. It kills at least a ...
Great News
Obsidian Wings —
... According to the CDC, malaria is the fourth leading cause of death among children under five. It kills at least a million people a year, and sickens hundreds of times that number. Besides the horrific burden of disease, death, and misery that malaria places on large chunks of the world, it also puts a serious ...
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