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LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A vaccine that nearly halves the chance of catching malaria could save hundreds of thousands of lives annually, scientists in Britain said.
Research published Friday online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases said the vaccine cuts the risk of infection by the parasite that causes severe malaria by 46 percent over 15 months, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The vaccine attacks the parasite that causes malaria when it first enters the bloodstream or liver cells, and even though it doesn't offer complete protection, it could save countless lives, the report said.
The vaccine "shows promise as a potential public health intervention against childhood malaria in malaria endemic countries," said Dr. Ally Olotu of the Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Program, which led the study.
Malaria is passed to humans by infected mosquitoes and is one of the biggest killers of children in Africa. Of the nearly 1 million people killed by the disease across Africa each year, the majority are children under 5.
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