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A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants

Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Bertrand Lell, José Francisco Fernandes, Béatrice Peggy Abossolo, Barbara Gaelle Nfono Ondo Methogo, Anita Lumeka Kabwende, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Benjamin Mordmüller, Saadou Issifou, Peter Gottfried Kremsner, Jahit Sacarlal, Pedro Aide, Miguel Lanaspa, John J Aponte, Sonia Machevo, Sozinho Acacio, Helder Bulo, Betuel Sigauque, Eusébio Macete, Pedro AlonsoSalim Abdulla, Nahya Salim, Rose Minja, Maxmillian Mpina, Saumu Ahmed, Ali Mohammed Ali, Ali Takadir Mtoro, Ali Said Hamad, Paul Mutani, Marcel Tanner, Halidou Tinto, Umberto D'Alessandro, Hermann Sorgho, Innocent Valea, Biébo Bihoun, Issa Guiraud, Berenger Kaboré, Olivier Sombié, Robert Tinga Guiguemdé, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Mary J Hamel, Simon Kariuki, Martina Oneko, Chris Odero, Kephas Otieno, Norbert Awino, Meredith McMorrow, Vincent Muturi-Kioi, John Lusingu, Thor G Theander, RTS,S Clinical Trials Partnership

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    Abstract

    The candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 reduced episodes of both clinical and severe malaria in children 5 to 17 months of age by approximately 50% in an ongoing phase 3 trial. We studied infants 6 to 12 weeks of age recruited for the same trial.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
    Volume367
    Issue number24
    Pages (from-to)2284-95
    Number of pages12
    ISSN0028-4793
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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