Malaria Vaccine

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Adverse-effects 3 Notes 4 More General Terms 5 References

Indications

• prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria for children age 5-17 months

Adverse-effects

• meningitis is more common in children that receive malaria vaccine

Notes

• investigational vaccine
• 12 month follow-up

More General Terms

• vaccine

References

1. The RTS,S Clinical Trials Partnership First Results of Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine in African Children N Engl J Med, October 18, 2011 <PubMed> PMID: [1] <Internet> [2]
   - White NJ A Vaccine for Malaria N Engl J Med, October 18, 2011 <PubMed> PMID: [3] <Internet> [4]

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