A booster dose of a new malaria vaccine maintains a high level of protection against the disease, researchers said Thursday, expressing hopes the cheap jab could be produced on a massive scale in a matter of years.
Sep 8, 2022
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Research by Burnet scientists has provided new insights into how young children's immune systems respond to the RTS,S malaria vaccine, including the impact past malaria exposure has on that response.
Aug 26, 2022
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Findings from a preliminary human study of an experimental, genetically attenuated malaria parasite immunization show this vaccine warrants further exploration.
Aug 24, 2022
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A large team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S. has developed a monoclonal antibody proven to be effective against malaria, perhaps for as long as six months, in a clinical trial. They have ...
Malaria has plagued human populations for millennia. Caused by species of Plasmodium parasites, which spread to, and between, humans through the bite of Anopheles mosquitos, malaria triggers symptoms ranging from fever and ...
Aug 3, 2022
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As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world's first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Malaria is the deadliest mosquito-borne parasitic infection of humans. In 2021, after a century of research, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the world's first malaria vaccine. That vaccine reduces the incidence ...
Jul 19, 2022
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The world's first malaria vaccine will soon be available across sub-Saharan Africa, according to PATH, partners of the vaccine developers, as positive results from the pioneering jab pile up.
May 6, 2022
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After the success of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, scientists are cautiously optimistic that the same technology can be used to tackle other widespread diseases such as malaria. The technology is promising, say vaccine ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Lucy Akinyi's three children were infected with malaria so often she would be at their local health clinic in western Kenya every other week getting them treated.
Feb 3, 2022
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