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Nature 449, 266 (20 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449266b; Published online 19 September 2007

Malaria research should go 'back to basics'

Ewen Callaway

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Too many ineffectual vaccines threaten vital work.

Efforts to wipe out malaria must stop squandering resources on trials of ineffectual vaccines and focus instead on generating better candidates, according to a report released on 17 September by the George Institute for International Health in Sydney, Australia.