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Malaria Vaccine

May 25, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is there a vaccine for malaria? ANSWER No, as of yet there is not a vaccine available for malaria. The most promising vaccine candidate, RTS,S, which has been developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is currently undergoing Phase III trials in Africa. The trial is not due to finish until 2014, so we will have to wait until then to know how effective it is. Preliminary results, published … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Africa, GlaxoSmithKline, Malaria Prevention, mortality, Phase III trials, RTSS, vaccine

Malaria Vaccine

May 13, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the shot you get to prevent malaria? ANSWER There is currently no shot available to prevent malaria. The most promising vaccine candidate, called RTS,S and being developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is currently undergoing Phase III trials in children in Africa. Preliminary results have indicated it may prevent up to 50% of malaria cases, though this varies by age group and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: GlaxoSmithKline, Phase III clinical trials, RTS, vaccine

Vaccine for Malaria

May 7, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is there a vaccine to prevent malaria? ANSWER No, there is not currently a vaccine available to prevent malaria. The best current candidate, the RTS,S vaccine which was developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials in Africa. Although preliminary results showed up to a 50% rate of protection against malaria in some age groups, the trials will not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Africa, GlaxoSmithKline, Phase III trials, prevention, RTS-S, vaccine

Why not create a vaccine for malaria?

March 12, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Why not create a vaccine for malaria? ANSWER There are many teams of scientists working hard to try to produce a malaria vaccine. In fact, only last year, the preliminary results of a vaccine trial were published. The vaccine, called RTS,S, has been produced by GlaxoSmithKline and is in the midst of Phase III trials in Africa. The preliminary results showed approximately a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Clinical Trials, financial resources, GlaxoSmithKline, Malaria Vaccine Initiative, morbidity, PATH, pharmaceutical companies, RTS, S, severe malaria, vaccine, vaccine testing

Malaria Vaccine Research

March 9, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is there any research to produce anti malaria vaccine, if not, why? ANSWER There are many teams of scientists working hard to try to produce a malaria vaccine. In fact, only last year, the preliminary results of a vaccine trial were published. The vaccine, called RTS,S, has been produced by GlaxoSmithKline and is in the midst of Phase III trials in Africa. The preliminary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: GlaxoSmithKline, immune response variation, Malaria Control, malaria research, Malaria Vaccine Initiative, PATH, Phase III trial, Plasmodium, RTS, S, strain variation, vaccine

How to Control Malaria

November 8, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Suggestions to control malaria? ANSWER This answer is copied from an earlier question asking about strategies for controlling malaria in Africa. The methods below are being used by many health ministries, international agencies and non-governmental organisations to combat malaria all over the world (and not just in Africa). Currently, malaria control is based on a combination … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: diagnosis, education, insecticide spraying, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Control, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Treatment, Millenium Development Goals, mosquitoes, treatment, vaccine, vector control

How to Prevent Malaria

October 20, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How to prevent malaria? ANSWER Despite its wide geographic range and potentially severe consequences, there are actually several effective strategies for controlling malaria, many of which have been successful of reducing the burden of the disease, and especially the number of deaths, in various regions. The first step towards control is prevention. This has largely been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Bednets, diagnosis, Malaria Control, Malaria No More, Malaria Prevention, Plasmodium Falciparum, treatment, vaccine

Typhoid and Malaria

October 17, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Since i was suffering with fever for 5 days I consulted a doctor, have undergone blood test, and got typhoid as positive, but the treatment didn't work. I was tested for malaria and result was positive. Ii've been given chloroquine for three days and primaquine for 28 days. After chloroquine was completed I started using primaquine. During this time I got fever and I got typhoid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: hygiene, Primaquine, re-infection, Salmonella, sanitation, typhoid, vaccine

ARCEVA for malaria

October 5, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Is ARCEVA a good vaccine for malaria? ANSWER: ARCEVA isn't a vaccine for malaria, but it is a brand name of one type of medication used to treat the disease. It belongs to the group of drugs called artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), which are recommended by the World Health Organisation to treat uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, ARCEVA, artemether, lumefantrine, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum, vaccine, World Health Organization

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