Colombian doctors and scientists took an important step in the world of medicine, following creating a new malaria vaccine.
YES! As you read it, there is already a new vaccine once morest this disease
They are Myriam Arévalo and Sócrates Herrera, who were selected by the National Institute of Health of the United States. This, following the work presented by a new vaccine once morest malaria which has an effectiveness of 60%.
An evaluation of the best centers of research in Malaria Immunology, conducted in the United States. allowed to discover this researchfrom colombian doctors, only Latinos selected among seven world scientists, who develop this vaccine from the city of Cali.
“Colombia is one of the countries that produces the most malaria on the continent, in addition to Venezuela and Brazil, where Plasmodium vivax malaria occurs. Where we have focused this research as it is of great importance at the regional level in America, Oceania and part of Asia. But that competes with Plasmodium falciparum malaria, which occurs in Africa. So we have developed a vaccine that prevents the development of the infection, having a 60% protection. Said Socrates Herrera, a doctor at the University of Caldas, who was born in Lebanon (Tolima) and is a professor at the Universidad del Valle.
He added that the first studies carried out in patients of the city of Cali and the municipality of Buenaventura allowed to show a high effectiveness from vaccine. The foregoing, in an investigation process that must continue with a greater number of tests.
“We are very happy, so we are aiming to carry out a more extensive study in the department of Chocó. By the end of this year, where we hope to have over 100 volunteers,” he stated.
Colombian scientists have already passed the initial phase
He said that within the framework of the development of the vaccines los scientists Colombians have already passed the initial phase, which is work in progress. laboratories. Then in experimental animals and then comes the clinical development, which in turn has four phases.
“In this first phase it was shown that the vaccine was not toxic, that it was very well tolerated. Which produced a very good amount of antibodies and immunity; and then we have to expose people to malaria to find out if it protects or not, and we did that too, ”he explained.
He added that in the city of Cali and Buenaventura volunteers were sought for this investigation in the country. “We took a population that were volunteers from Cali and Buenaventura, we vaccinated them three times, we imposed them to the infection in an experimental and deliberate way, in the laboratories and 60% of them had protection variables and 40% were completely protected. because they did not develop any infection,” he assured.
He remembered that in the first study Made in Cali and Buenaventura 35 volunteers were taken into account. But in the next one that is going to develop in Colombia with volunteers from Cali and Chocó, 150 people will be sought.
The doctor stated that this vaccine becomes the best method of protection of this malaria, which affects the blood and that might be avoided in people with the application of the vaccine.
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