Article
Evaluation of SPf66 malaria vaccine efficacy in Brazil
Registro en:
URDANETA, Margarita et al. Evaluation of SPf66 malaria vaccine efficacy in Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 58, n. 3, p. 378-385, 1998.
0002-9637
10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.378
0002-9637
Autor
Urdaneta, Margarita
Prata, Aluizio
Struchiner, Claudio J.
Tosta, C. Eduardo
Tauil, Pedro
Boulos, Marcos
Resumen
This paper reports the efficacy results of the randomized, placebo-controlled, field trial of SPf66 malaria vaccine in Costa Marques, Rondonia, Brazil. This region is characterized by the seasonal distribution of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections, and the recent occupation by migrants from nonendemic areas. A total of 800 individuals of both sexes, ranging in age from seven to 60 years, were included in the study. Of the initial cohort, 572 participants completed the vaccination schedule. Clinical and parasitologic evaluations were obtained by active and passive searches on a periodic basis. The overall protective efficacy against P. falciparum infections was -1.6% (-32.9% to 22.4%), and 14.1% (-17.0% to 36.9%) for the first episode. The overall protective efficacy for P. vivax infections was -19.7% (-44.8% to 1.03%), and -10.8% (-41.1% to 12.8%) for the first episode. No statistical evidence of an overall significant protective effect of SPf66 malaria vaccine against P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria was obtained in this trial.
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