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16 May 2008

Quest for a malaria vaccine: ‘The elements are in place’

The director of the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative is optimistic but says there is still a long way to go.
Source: TropIKA
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16 Apr 2008

Immunity to Distinct Sand Fly Salivary Proteins Primes the Anti-Leishmania Immune Response towards Protection or Exacerbation of Disease

When a sand fly transmits leishmania parasites it also injects biologically active salivary. It is a possibility that a vaccine that acted against the saliva might protect against leishamaniasis. In this study researchers found that one salivary protein protected while another exacerbated Leishmaniasis major infection, suggesting that the type of immune response induced by specific salivary proteins can prime and direct anti-leishmania immunity
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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19 Mar 2008

High Genetic Stability of Dengue Virus Propagated in MRC-5 Cells as Compared to the Virus Propagated in Vero Cells

New findings may aid in the development of system for large-scale production of a dengue vaccine.
Source: PLoS ONE
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2 Jan 2008

Towards a Vaccine against Plasmodium vivax Malaria

There is little doubt that effective interventions against Plasmodium vivax are needed. An estimated 2.6 billion people live in areas endemic for P. vivax, and P. vivax carries a substantial burden of disease with 50–70 million clinical episodes each year.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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31 Oct 2007