QUESTIONWhat are the malaria statistics for 2008-2012?ANSWERWithout more information, I am assuming you would like statistics on malaria cases and deaths for 2008-2012. The best data on malaria comes from the World Health Organization, which retrospectively publishes its best estimated for malaria in its annual World Malaria Reports. Each report publishes the figures from the previous … [Read more...]
Vaccine for malaria? Differences with yellow fever?
QUESTIONIs there a vaccine to prevent malaria? What is the difference between yellow fever and malaria?ANSWERIn answer to your first question, 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 … [Read more...]
Why not create a vaccine for malaria?
QUESTIONWhy not create a vaccine for malaria?ANSWERThere 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...]