U.S. reports malaria vaccine breakthrough



(CNN) -- U.S. researchers say they've successfully tested a vaccine for malaria on a small group of volunteers and hope to conduct large-scale tests soon.

The vaccine involves multiple, intravenous injections of a weakened form of the disease, scientists from the National Institutes of Health, the Navy, Army and other organizations reported Thursday. Though the results were promising, more extensive field testing will be required, the researchers wrote.

The mosquito-borne tropical disease kills about 1 million people a year and sickens more than 200 million. Dr. William Schaffner, head of the preventive medicine department at Vanderbilt University's medical school, called the results "a scientific advance" -- but it may be eight to 10 years before the vaccine can be scientifically proven, approved and distributed.

"This is not a vaccine that's ready for travelers to the developing world anytime soon," Schaffner told CNN. "However, from the point of view of science dealing with one of the big three infectious causes of death around the world, it's a notable advance. And everybody will be holding their breath, watching to see whether this next trial works and how well it works."
The findings were published Thursday by the peer-reviewed journal Science. The trials involved 57 subjects, including 40 who received the vaccine, between October 2011 to October 2012.

Researchers reported that the six volunteers who received five intravenous doses of the vaccine did not contract malaria when exposed to the microscopic parasite. Of the nine who received four doses, three contracted the disease.

Schaffner, who was not part of the study, said previous attempts using injections into skin or muscle didn't work. Multiple, intravenous injections are "a heck of a way" to administer a vaccine, but "desperate times call for desperate measures," he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/malaria-vaccine/

I wouldn't call it a breakthrough yet, because it has not been tested enough.

Onlytruth: I wouldn't call it a breakthrough yet, because it has not been tested enough.

It is a small breakthrough. Because this could be a turning point for the world's fight against malaria.

Igbos don't take this vaccine!

Abeg, where can i buy for myself?
I need to forget about malaria.

Nice!

Any mosquito should come now!

A commendable and quite welcome development

This is good news compared to the other news I see on Nairaland.

Nice but I don't trust it yet

There goes the collapse of the mosquito industry, albeit temporarily.

I am shorting stocks of insecticide sprays. Although they are still effective on cockroaches, so I might have to put that strategy on hold.

Anyways Mosquito nets should see a slight dip in sales, as well as mosquito repellent jellies.

All this would occur until the next evolution in mosquitos, where they will be sporting the new parasite, phylum Apicomplexa II.

I hope this one too does not become resistant when used repeatedly .

good news

Good for us=======>bad for mosquito

mosquitoes will not allow u to sleep too not only malaria

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Good one,Find cure for those tiny wicked things.

mosquito beware becos am abt 2 go n buy ur killer

dokunbam: mosquitoes will not allow u to sleep too not only malaria

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how much u go pay??

In as much as this is commendable one has to be wary of all these breakthroughs for Africa.....Till date the conspiracy to reduce the black population still lingers....How was the HIV virus able to enter Africa....some say a woman was raped by an ape...other says it was through vaccines given in east Africa after it has being tested on black prisoners in the US and let free to spread it...what happened to the vaccine tested in Kano for polio that left alot of our kids paralyzed....we need to be careful

Malaria own don kpafuka!!

Malaria own don kpafuka!!!

Dancing Alingo....

Hmmm 10years? Will seun still be the owner of Nairaland by then?

So manny people in Africa would be out of business soon

E blyk say 'em don ban me o cus I find it difficult 2 reply some post, werin come dey happen nw,

[size=14pt]Good one. Oyinbos we get brain dey use am think.

Wetin Nigeria know be make dem carry sick person go church make their pastor pray for him!

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BedLam: Hmmm 10years? Will seun still be the owner of Nairaland by then?

sharap der , bad belle ppl

Good one.. We will get dere someday in this country.. I must invent something!

Dibiachukwu: Igbos don't take this vaccine!

WHO BE DIS ONE AGAIN? D MEDICINE NA TRIBE DETECTOR?

well I wont expect most Nigerians to use the vaccine as it comes from the morally bankrupt USA....besides there might be a handful of gay researchers amongst them.....and as good Nigerians, we wont and cant accept anything that has been contaminated by homos.....

Good for 'em

Abi nah u MtchEeew.... SMH

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BedLam: Hmmm 10years? Will seun still be the owner of Nairaland by then?

u get plan take am?

BedLam: Hmmm 10years? Will seun still be the owner of Nairaland by then?

u get plan to take am?