Progress in childhood malaria vaccine research in Mozambique
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Last Update: 2020-07-07
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Source: Internet
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Researchers at theHealthResearch Centre in Manisa, Mozambique,, have said they have tried a malaria vaccine inchildren's, the results of which have been published in the recent lysier issue of the British journal The LancetPedro Alonso, a professor at the ManissaHealthResearch Center, said experts tested the malaria vaccine on more than 200 8-16-month-old Children'syoung children, and the safety of the vaccine is a top concern for experts, local media reported WednesdayAlonso noted that all childrenyoung children who were vaccinated against malaria had no serious complications and that their malaria infection rate was 65 percent lower than usualHowever, these infants and young children do not rely solely on vaccines to fight malaria, they use water-treated mosquito nets in their livesExperts say that even if a future malaria vaccine is developed successfully, it must be used in conjunction with antimalarial methods such as mosquito nets and insecticidesMalaria is one of the main "health killers" for AfricansMalaria kills about 1 million people worldwide each year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Health Organization
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