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The malaria antidote

Vidya Krishnan

Mint tracks the progress of global research in evolving a malaria vaccine and the success in creating drugs to tackle similar killer diseases

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has sought marketing approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine after clinical trials conducted in Burkina Faso, Africa, showed the shot significantly cut cases of the disease in African children. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)Premium
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has sought marketing approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine after clinical trials conducted in Burkina Faso, Africa, showed the shot significantly cut cases of the disease in African children. Photo: Bloomberg
(Bloomberg)

In a major scientific breakthrough, the world is on the threshold of creating a vaccine to prevent malaria—which causes 1.2 million deaths globally every year. British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has sought marketing approval for the world’s first malaria vaccine after clinical trials conducted in Burkina Faso, Africa, showed the shot significantly cut cases of the disease in African children. Mint takes stock of the progress of global research in evolving a malaria vaccine and also tracks the success in creating vaccines to tackle similar killer diseases.

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Published: 13 Oct 2013, 11:25 PM IST
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