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YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - A trial involving more than 1,400 children in Mozambique has given experts hope they can create a vaccine against malaria, which kills over a million people worldwide each year, mainly in Africa.
The results of the study were reported Tuesday at an international malaria conference that has drawn some 1,500 scientists, health workers and politicians to Cameroon.
The study showed a malaria vaccine offered partial protection to young children for up to 18 months while cutting the risk of severe malaria by 49 percent.
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