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Gender in delivery of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia vaccine: Lessons from Kenya
September 7, 2015 Editor 0
Livestock farmers in Africa face serious challenges posed by pests and diseases which significantly influence productivity of their animals and greatly threaten their livelihoods. One of the most important diseases for cattle farmers in the continent is the contagious #bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), also called the cattle lung disease. It is a highly contagious disease of cattle […]
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[News & Analysis] Tropical Medicine: Surprising New Dengue Virus Throws a Spanner in Disease Control Efforts
October 30, 2013 Editor 0
At a meeting this week in Bangkok, scientists announced the discovery of the first new dengue serotype in a half century. For vaccine developers who have struggled to make a preparation effective against the four known serotypes, factoring in a fifth may be a major headache. Author: Dennis Normile Go to Source
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Medicine: Nosing ahead
October 1, 2012 Editor 0
AS THE newly identified coronavirus that has just turned up in London re-emphasises (see article), new diseases—and new versions of old diseases—can appear suddenly, apparently from nowhere.
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IVI announces the prequalification of innovative cholera vaccine by the World Health Organization
November 15, 2011 Editor 0
Shanchol vaccine developed through IVI and produced by Shantha can be used to prevent and control cholera around the world SEOUL, KOREA — Shanchol™, a new oral cholera vaccine developed through the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization established by the United Nations and based in Seoul, recently received prequalification from the World Health […]
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Weakened malaria parasites form basis of new vaccine strategy
September 8, 2011 Editor 0
Using live but weakened malaria parasites as the basis of a vaccine represents a potentially encouraging anti-malaria strategy, according to results of follow-up animal studies performed after the conclusion of a recent clinical trial in humans.
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Kenyan AIDS vaccine work boosts African research
August 10, 2011 Editor 0
The pursuit of an AIDS vaccine has boosted African research and capacity to conduct trials, and encouraged other countries to follow suit. Go to Source
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