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Assessment of Antibodies Induced by Multivalent Transmission-Blocking Malaria Vaccines

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
A malaria transmission-blocking vaccine would be a critical tool in achieving malaria elimination and eradication. By using chimpanzee adenovirus serotype 63 and modified vaccinia virus Ankara viral vectored vaccines, we investigated whether ...
Vinay Menon, Melissa C. Kapulu, Iona Taylor, Kerry Jewell, Yuanyuan Li, Fergal Hill, Carole A. Long, Kazutoyo Miura, Sumi Biswas   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Malaria in an Area Prepared for Clinical Trials in Korogwe, North-eastern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
Site preparation is a pre-requesite in conducting malaria vaccines trials. This study was conducted in 12 villages to determine malariometric indices and associated risk factors, during long and short rainy seasons, in an area with varying malaria ...
Acleus S Rutta, AE Mnzava, AM Ronn, Bruno P Mmbando, CA Maxwell, CJ Drakeley, CJ Drakeley, Deus S Ishengoma, DG Heppner Jr, E Kahigwa, Filbert Francis, H Dirren, Hamisi A Msangeni, J Keiser, JC Beier, JG Siri, JP Lusingu, JP Lusingu, JP Shott, KN Suh, M Alifrangis, Martha M Lemnge, Mathias L Kamugisha, Method D Segeja, Misago D Seth, PB Bloland, R Bodker, R Bodker, RW Snow, S Vyas, Samwel H Sembuche, V Robert, WL Kilama, WL Kilama   +33 more
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Life Course Malaria Exposure and SARS‐CoV‐2 Seroepidemiology in Ugandan Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study Nested in a Birth Cohort

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background COVID‐19 has had major global health impacts, yet reported morbidity and mortality have been lower in Africa despite serological evidence of widespread infection. Malaria has been proposed as a potential modifier of susceptibility to and outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
Ludoviko Zirimenya, Doreen Nayebare, Claire Baine, Jacent Nassuuna, Milly Namutebi, Christopher Zziwa, Denis Nsubuga, Fred Kiwudhu, Florence Akello, Josephine Tumusiime, Gloria Oduru, Grace Kabami, Hellen Akurut, Rachel Nakyesige, Agnes Natukunda, Anne Wajja, Lawrence Lubyayi, Simon Kimuda, Gyaviira Nkurunungi, Jennifer Serwanga, Katie J. Doores, Emily L. Webb, Alison M. Elliott   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to improve access to blood in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Current challenges and opportunities

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Blood transfusion is life‐saving for patients in emergencies, but low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) often face a severe shortage of banked blood. Establishing blood banks in rural areas presents substantial logistical and economic challenges for many LMICs.
Suvro Sankha Datta, Ritwick Mondal, Shramana Deb, Giuseppe Tortora, Angela Pirri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Media‐dependent performance of rabies virus‐like particle production under low oxygen tension in baculovirus‐infected Sf9 cells

Journal of Chemical Technology &Biotechnology, Volume 101, Issue 6, Page 1273-1282, June 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Rabies continues to pose a major public health threat, causing approximately 59 000 deaths each year, especially in regions with limited resources where high costs restrict vaccine access. Safer and scalable vaccine platforms, such as virus‐like particles, are promising alternatives, but their production is highly sensitive to ...
Júlia Públio Rabello, Milena Miyu Teruya, Fernanda Angela Correia Barrence, Thaissa Consoni Bernardino, Jaci Leme, Luis Giovani de Oliveira Guardalini, Noemi Nosomi Taniwaki, Soraia Attie Calil Jorge, Eutimio Gustavo Fernández Núñez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria Vaccine Development: The Need for Novel Approaches: A Review Article

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2018
Background: Although rigorous efforts have substantially decreased the malaria burden through decades, it still threatens the lives of millions of children. Development of an effective vaccine can provide important approach in malaria control strategies.
Shima MAHMOUDI, Hossein KESHAVARZ
doaj  

Advances in transmission-blocking vaccines against Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax

Expert Review of Vaccines
Introduction The World Health Organization has recommended two pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines targeting Plasmodium falciparum. However, there is currently no vaccine available for Plasmodium vivax, the second leading cause of malaria.
Mayumi Tachibana, Eizo Takashima, Motomi Torii, Yimin Wu, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Takafumi Tsuboi   +5 more
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Public Health Achievements in Rwanda: A 21st Century Transformation

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
This narrative review examines Rwanda's post‐2000 public health transformation using the WHO health system building blocks. It shows how strategic governance, universal health coverage via mutuelle de santé, community health workers, and digital health tools have driven substantial gains in maternal/child health, infectious disease control, and ...
Niyibizi Julius, Mugisha John, Nizeyimana Emmanuel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A landscape review of malaria vaccine candidates in the pipeline

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Background Globally, malaria continues to pose a major health challenge, with approximately 247 million cases of the illness and 627,000 deaths reported in 2021.
Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen, Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo, Sodiq Inaolaji Yusuff, Samuel O. Abimbola, Muritala Abdulkadir, Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye, Abass Olawale Omotosho, Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande, Hameedat Damilola Shittu, Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf, Oluwatosin Ogundipe, Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili, Abdullateef Opeyemi Afolabi, Salwa M. A. Dahesh, Marwa Ahmed Mahmoud Gameil, Mona Said El-Sherbini   +15 more
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Costing the supply chain for delivery of ACT and RDTs in the public sector in Benin and Kenya [PDF]

, 2015
Studies have shown that supply chain costs are a significant proportion of total programme costs. Nevertheless, the costs of delivering specific products are poorly understood and ballpark estimates are often used to inadequately plan for the budgetary ...
Anupindi, Ravi, de Savigny, Don, Doumbia, Seydou, Johnson, Brittany, Shretta, Rima, Smith, Lisa, Yadav, Prashant   +6 more
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