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Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program

Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program

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ISBN10: 0309101689
ISBN13: 9780309101684
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr
Published: Aug 26 2006
Pages: 144
Language: English

Malaria is an infectious disease common to several parts of the world, including Africa, northern South America, and Asia. During their service in the military, U.S. active members may be sent to any part of the world, including parts of the world where Malaria is an issue. In Liberia in 2003, for example, there was a 28 percent attack rate in Marines who spent a short time ashore, and half of the 80 Marines affected needed to be evacuated to Germany. This was not only costly to the U.S. military but dangerous as well. To fight against this disease, there exists a Malaria Vaccine program in the U.S. military. However, there exists a variety of potential vaccine targets for the most severe and important form of malaria; malaria from the species Plasmodium falciparum. Issues also arise with the fact that there are three possible stages to create vaccines against--preerythrocytic, blood, or transmission.

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