Vaccines against malaria : hope in a gathering storm / Committee on Malaria Vaccines, Board on International Health, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine ; Philip K. Russell and Christopher P. Howson, editors.

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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 30 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0309571502
9780309571500

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vaccines against malaria.DDC classification:

616.9362079 22

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QR189.5.M34 I59 1996eb

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1996 I-574
WC 765

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Contents:

Vaccines Against Malaria: Hope in a Gathering Storm -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Summary -- PROJECT CHARGE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Findings -- Recommendations -- 2 Malaria: The Deteriorating Situation -- GLOBAL EXTENT, CAUSATIVE AGENT, AND MODE OF TRANSMISSION OF MALARIA -- Life-Threatening Complications of Malaria -- HEALTH IMPACT OF MALARIA ON THE U.S. POPULATION -- U.S. Travelers Abroad -- U.S. Resident Population -- ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF MALARIA

CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR MALARIA CONTROLDrug-Based Control Strategies -- Vector-Based Control Strategies -- THE RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPING A MALARIA VACCINE -- GOALS AND TARGET POPULATIONS FOR MALARIA VACCINES -- Preerythrocytic Vaccines -- Asexual Blood-Stage Vaccines -- Sexual (Gametocyte) Vaccines -- 3 Malaria Vaccines: The Elements for Success Are Moving into Place -- 4 Current Obstacles to Development -- THE SCIENCE -- COORDINATION -- 5 Solutions for Science -- 6 Solutions for Coordination -- PREREQUISITES FOR SUCCESS

MODELS FOR COORDINATION AND LEADERSHIPIMPLEMENTING COORDINATION -- Initial Considerations -- Prioritization, Product Development, and Process Management -- Initial Efforts to Coordinate Malaria Vaccine R & D -- THE NEXT STEPS -- References -- Appendix Workshop Agenda -- AGENDA -- Summary of Agency Activities

Summary: "Vaccines Against Malaria: Hope in a Gathering Storm" is a book that was edited by Phillip K. Russell and Christopher Paul Howson and was published in 1996 in Washington, D.C., by the National Academy Press. The book focuses on the resurgence of malaria worldwide. Malaria is a public health problem in more than 90 countries. This book includes the proceedings of a workshop that was organized by the Institute of Medicine and was held from October 19-20, 1995. The theme of the workshop was the evaluation of international efforts in malaria vaccine research and development.

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"Vaccines Against Malaria: Hope in a Gathering Storm" is a book that was edited by Phillip K. Russell and Christopher Paul Howson and was published in 1996 in Washington, D.C., by the National Academy Press. The book focuses on the resurgence of malaria worldwide. Malaria is a public health problem in more than 90 countries. This book includes the proceedings of a workshop that was organized by the Institute of Medicine and was held from October 19-20, 1995. The theme of the workshop was the evaluation of international efforts in malaria vaccine research and development.

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