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Vaccine Gives Kids in Mali 'Strong Malaria Protection'
February 4, 2010
A malaria vaccine tested by US and African researchers in Mali produced a robust immune response in young children, the group most vulnerable to the mosquito-borne disease, a report released Thursday showed.
The vaccine, based on a single strain of the falciparum malaria parasite - the most common and deadliest form of the parasite found in Africa - was tested on 100 children between the ages of one and six in a rural part of the west African country of Mali.
The children were given one of three, progressively stronger doses of the vaccine or a control vaccine against rabies.
Copyright © 2010 Agence France Presse
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category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 4 February 2010
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