Written on April 14, 2010 at 11:12 am by

Armed With Science Episode #63: Research Advances to Fight Malaria

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U.S. Army Col. Christian Ockenhouse, director of the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) participated in the latest episode of Armed with Science.

Ockehnouse discussed WRAIR’s malaria efforts, which encompass vaccine research, drug development, and diagnostics.

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is the premier biomedical research facility for the Department of Defense, focusing on the health and medical readiness of U.S. military personnel while supporting global health efforts.

WRAIR’s portfolio includes the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

To read the transcript, click here.

To view the Defense.gov article, click here.

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  • http://www.concordecommunications.com Andy Service

    “vaccine research, drug development, and diagnostics”
    I went to Nigeria last year and saw first hand just how important this kind of research is… keep up the good work!

  • Seattle SEO

    I found this to be very interesting and wanted to post.In 1999-2000, a total of 2060 malaria cases were reported by the ISS. Most of the patients took inappropriate treatments or did not have any prophylaxis. Ninety-three per cent became infected in African malarious countries, 4% in Asian countries, and 3% in Latin America. P. falciparum accounted for 84% of the cases, followed by P. vivax (8%), P. ovale (5%), and P. malariae (2%). Deaths corresponded to an annual case fatality rate of 0.3% in 1999 and 0.5% in 2000. In general, imported malaria cases reflect the number of Italian travellers who underestimate the infection risk in Asian and Latin American malarious countries and permanent residents of African origin who visit their relatives in their native countries.Thanks for the efforts…

  • SEO Seattle

    Great information and thanks for sharing. It amazes me how lucky we are in the United States to have such a superior medical system. It's a wonderful thing that we're sharing our technology and research to help less fortunate countries.

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