When pregnant women receive an influenza vaccination they might be providing protection that extends to their babies after they are born, researchers found.
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases (SCVPD) under the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health (DH) has recommended the use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in the Childhood Immunisation Programme (CIP) of Hong Kong.
A cure for asthma caused by an allergy to dust mites is under development by researchers at Monash University in Australia. Their goal is to create a vaccine that can completely cure asthma caused by dust mite allergy.
By examining the way the malaria-causing parasite reproduces, European scientists have shown that altering the parasite's reproductive strategy could lead to new treatments for malaria. The parasite which causes malaria, Plasmodium, is transmitted though the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver before infecting red blood cells.
Scientists have discovered a protein secreted by tuberculosis (TB) bacteria that could be a promising new vaccine candidate, they report today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The protein could also be used to improve diagnosis of TB.
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