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Not an epidemiologist but a bit of googling suggests that humans are the sole reservoir for the varieties of parasites that can cause malaria in humans. I wond
by frankus 5y ago
Not an epidemiologist but a bit of googling suggests that humans are the sole reservoir for the varieties of parasites that can cause malaria in humans.
I wonder if how much closer a 77% effective vaccine could bring is to eradicating the parasite worldwide.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoUnlikely, it would probably take something more like 95% since the spreaders are not human they're mosquitos, you would have to cut the population of mosquitos down to the 77%+ number to get started via that mechanism for herd immunity.