Team goes house to house to learn where new vaccine works best (Image 1)
Cameron Taylor, an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spent two summers in Malawi, collecting data for a malaria vaccine trial. Each week, she took time out to play soccer with the neighborhood boys. [Image 1 of 5 related images. See (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Team goes house to house to learn where new vaccine works best (Image 2)
Malaria is endemic in Malawi, especially in the areas around Lake Malawi, the 350-mile-long lake that sits between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Malawi has a high infant mortality rate, declining life expectancy and an estimated 1 million orphans, mostly because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Team goes house to house to learn where new vaccine works best (Image 3)
Typical housing in the Mtandire village outside of Lilongwe, Malawi. Trenches near houses collect water during the rainy season and create a breeding ground for mosquitoes. [Image 3 of 5 related images. See Image 4.]
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Team goes house to house to learn where new vaccine works best (Image 5)
Some homes in Malawi are more vulnerable to mosquitoes than others. Community-health workers note housing conditions to understand the environments of the children in the trial and the efficacy of the vaccine. [Image 5 of 5 related images. Back to (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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Team goes house to house to learn where new vaccine works best (Image 6)
A community health worker records environmental information during a house visit in Malawi. He will collect GPS data and details about the area around the house, such as vegetation types and whether there is any standing water. [Image 6 of 6 related images. Back to (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
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