Malarial Ecology, Transmission, Immunology, Parasitology and Prophylaxis in Kenya

Abstract

Western Kenya is endemic for some of the highest transmission rates of Plasmodium falciparum in the world. It therefore offers the most rigorous test of the efficacy of candidate vaccines. The planned field evaluation of the recombinant vaccine RTS,S-TRAP was not done because of equivocal Phase I results in American volunteers. The field population was maintained and a site for a new field clinic was obtained from the Ministry of Health.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA384797

Entities

People

  • Davy K. Koech

Organizations

  • Kenya Medical Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Allergy And Immunology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microbiology
  • Parasitology
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Vaccines

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology