Wednesday, November 4, 2009

They Test a New Vaccine for Malaria in Africa

A new vaccine that is capable of preventing Malaria in a 50% of the kids is being subject of the last tests. If the proves succeed and the vaccine works in kids, the first vaccine for a human parasite will be in the market within the next 3 to 5 years.

Every year about tenths of millions of people are affected by Malaria. More than one third of the hospital beds in the hospital of Kenya are used to help these victims. More than a million of kids die in Africa because of this parasite.

This vaccine is only and exclusively for the African stump. Experts predict that the success of the vaccine will lead to a historical progress.