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Study shows modest benefits for malaria vaccine in infants

(CIDRAP News) – The latest trial of the world's first malaria vaccine showed it was only modestly beneficial in African infants, a somewhat disappointing finding after an earlier part of the study showed that it halved cases in older babies.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Low US flu activity, Rift Valley fever in Mauritania, malaria in Asia-Pacific

Nov 2, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Novartis flu vaccine particles, USAID disease support, H5N1 in India, H1N1-related encephalopathy, health and climate

Oct 29, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Fair-linked E coli outbreak grows, Ebola drug tested, infection control award, malaria-prevention project

Oct 16, 2012

 

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella from salmon & turtles, poultry H5N1 vaccine, flu vaccination summary, malaria vaccine testing, new antibiotic

Oct 2, 2012

 

Researchers find novel hemorrhagic fever virus in Africa

(CIDRAP News) – Researchers have identified a new virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans, based on their investigation of an unusual outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2009 that sickened three people, killing two.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Finicky flu antibody, flu-malaria co-infection, second Oregon plague case, Pakistan polio appeal

Sep 17, 2012

 

First dengue vaccine clinical trial finds low efficacy

(CIDRAP News) – A closely watched first clinical trial of a dengue vaccine showed disappointing efficacy results overall, researchers reported yesterday, but higher efficacy against certain strains.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: More hantavirus warnings, WHO on Congo Ebola, malaria-fighting blood disorder

 

NEWS SCAN: Ebola in Uganda, dengue in Cambodia, OIE database improvements, mango Salmonella outbreak, subway bioterror testing

Aug 27, 2012

 

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