protective efficacy

Efficacy of a Spatial Repellent for Control of Malaria in Indonesia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

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spatial repellent, malaria, Indonesia, protective efficacy

Author(s):

Syafruddin D, Asih PBS, Achee NL, et al.

Reference:

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 May 18

A cluster-randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to estimate the protective efficacy (PE) of a spatial repellent (SR) against malaria infection in Sumba, Indonesia. Following radical cure in 1,341 children aged ≥ 6 months to ≤ 5 years in 24 clusters, households were given transfluthrin or placebo passive emanators (devices designed to release vaporized chemical).

NOT Open Access | Improving the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a whole‐killed malaria blood‐stage vaccine by chloroquine

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immunogenicity, protective efficacy, malaria, blood‐stage, vaccine, chloroquine

Author(s):

Yong Fu, Xiao Lu, Feng Zhu, Yunxiang Zhao, Yan Ding, Lilin Ye, Bo Guo, Taiping Liu, Wenyue Xu

Reference:

Parasite Immunology, Volume42, Issue1, January 2020, e12682

A whole‐killed malaria blood‐stage vaccine (WKV) is promising in reducing the morbidity and mortality of malaria patients, but its efficacy needs to be improved. We found that the antimalarial drug chloroquine could augment the protective efficacy of the WKV of Plasmodium yoelii. The direct antimalarial effect of chloroquine on parasites during immunization could be excluded, as the administration of chloroquine or chloroquine plus alum every two weeks had a slight effect on parasitemia, and an immunization with NP‐KLH (4‐hydroxy‐3‐nitrophenylacetyl Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin) plus chloroquine could significantly promote the generation of NP‐specific antibodies. Additionally, alum was required for chloroquine to augment the immunogenicity of the pRBC lysate.

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