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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809029903321

Titolo

Battling malaria [[electronic resource] ] : strengthening the U.S. military malaria vaccine program / / Committee on U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Research, a program review ; Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2006

ISBN

0-309-18043-0

1-280-56746-5

9786610567461

0-309-65949-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 121 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

GravesPatricia M

LevineMyron M <1944-> (Myron Max)

Soggetti

Malaria - Vaccination

Medicine, Military - United States

Malaria - Prevention

Malaria - Immunological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Box, Figures, and Tables -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Malaria Threat and Need for a Vaccine -- 3 Malaria Vaccines -- 4 The U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Research and Development Program-Scientific Aspects -- 5 Organization and Management of the Program -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Vaccine Trials -- Appendix B Current Requirements for a Malaria Vaccine -- Appendix C Suggested Design of Trials for Testing Malaria Vaccines in Nonimmune Adults Visiting Endemic Areas -- Appendix D Patents -- Appendix E Scientific Advisory Board for DoD Malaria Vaccine Research and Development Program (Draft Charter) -- Appendix F Recommendations of the IOM Report Protecting Our Forces -- Appendix G Executive Summary and



Recommendations of the DoD Report Acquisition of Vaccine Production -- Appendix H Open Meeting Agenda -- Appendix I Committee and Staff Biographies.