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Human Malaria Jab Tests Nearing

Aug. 4 2008

A type of malaria vaccine for humans is to be tested, following the success of trials undertaken with animals.

There is currently no vaccine for the illness, which kills between two and three million people every year.

Oxford University scientists, part of an international team, reported, in the journal Nature Medicine, that its virus-based jab worked well in mice.

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category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 6 August 2008
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