Thailand successfully produced the world's first vaccine against dengue fever
BANGKOK, 21 February 2011 (NNT)-Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is full of praise for a team of scientists who have successfully produced a vaccine against dengue fever, while showing confidence that the vaccine it will be ready for human treatment within the next 3 years.
According to Ministry of Science and Technology Dr. Veerachai Veerametheekul, the vaccine has been developed with the collaboration of researchers consisting of Dr. Poonsuk Keerapang from the Chiang Mai University, Associate Professor Dr. Nopporn Sittisombut, the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and Associate Professor Dr. Suthee Yoklan from Mahidol University.
The success, funded by the NSTDA, has been hailed as the world’s first dengue fever vaccine; however, the vaccine has so far been proven effective in mice, and has yet to be tested on human. According to the report, the vaccine will be further developed and tested in human by Bio Net Asia Company Limited and is expected to be available in the next 3 years.
-- NNT 2011-02-21
Credit: Thai Visa (www.thaivisa.com)
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