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Malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis were among a list of 17 disease-causing pathogens where vaccines need to be developed as a priority to reduce regional disease burden, according to the World Health Organization.
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Malaria, TB among top diseases where vaccines needed most: WHO 

Malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis were among a list of 17 disease-causing pathogens where vaccines need to be developed as a priority to reduce.

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Malaria killed 1,157 people in Ethiopia during the first ten months of this year, and 7.3 million cases were reported in the landlocked East African nation — the highest number of annual cases recorded in the last seven years, according to the World Health Organization.
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Malaria kills 1,157 people so far this year in Ethiopia, national risk ‘high’

Malaria killed 1,157 people in Ethiopia during the first ten months of this year, and 7.3 million cases were reported in the landlocked.

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Egypt gets WHO certification for being a malaria-free country
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Egypt gets WHO certification for being a malaria-free country

Malaria, which plagued the ancient pharaohs, has been eliminated in Egypt, according to a World Health Organization-certificate, — the third such in in.

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Vaccines against 24 pathogens could cut the number of antibiotics needed to fight antimicrobial resistance by 2.5 billion daily doses or 22% globally, according to a World Health Organization report.
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Vaccines against pathogens can cut global antibiotic usage by 22%

Vaccines against 24 pathogens could cut the number of antibiotics needed to fight antimicrobial resistance by 2.5 billion daily doses or 22% globally,.

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There are five species of plasmodium of which plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest and poses the greatest threat in Africa.
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Opinion: Vaccine for malaria took a while, but it’s worth the wait

By K. Leelamoni January 16, 2024: Vaccination is a simple, safe and effective method of protecting the body against infectious diseases. Ever since.

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The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable greater access to inoculate children as a primary preventive measure.
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WHO places second malaria jab on ‘list of prequalified vaccines’

HQ Team December 21, 2023: The World Health Organization has added a second malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines to enable.

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Mosquitoes by the evening. Image Credit: Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash
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WHO global malaria strategy ‘off track by a wide margin’

HQ Team November 30, 2023: The Covid-19 pandemic significantly disrupted malaria services, leading to a surge in both incidence and mortality rates, exacerbating.

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The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in the African region.
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WHO plans to roll out second malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M by mid-2024

The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in.

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Using structural and mechanistic information of two parasitic proteins, scientists have built a new component for a vaccine that may induce an immune response to malaria.
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NIAD develops protein that may help build new malaria vaccine

HQ Team September 28, 2023: Using structural and mechanistic information of two parasitic proteins, scientists have built a new component for a vaccine.

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US researchers have genetically edited mosquitoes to kill females of the species responsible for the spread of malaria.
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Gene editing kills female mosquitoes that spread malaria

HQ Team July 10, 2023: US researchers have genetically edited mosquitoes to kill females of the species responsible for the spread of malaria..

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