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. 2011 Feb;11(2):102–109. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70262-0

Table 2.

Intention-to-treat vaccine efficacy against Plasmodium falciparum clinical malaria episodes

RTS,S/AS01E
Rabies vaccine
Vaccine efficacy
Number of individuals Number of episodes PYAR Event rate Number of individuals Number of episodes PYAR Event rate % (95% CI) p value
First or only episode, 14 months
≥2500 parasites per μL 447 92 482 0·19 447 139 459 0·30 39 (20–53) <0·001
>0 parasites per μL 447 101 477 0·21 447 147 454 0·32 36 (18–50) <0·001
All multiple episodes, 14 months
≥2500 parasites per μL 447 140 515 0·27 447 239 515 0·46 44 (24–58) <0·001
>0 parasites per μL 447 162 514 0·32 447 272 514 0·53 43 (24–57) <0·001
First or only episode, 18 months
≥2500 parasites per μL 223 64 269 0·24 224 92 245 0·38 37 (14–55) 0·004
>0 parasites per μL 223 72 264 0·27 224 98 240 0·41 34 (11–51) 0·007
All multiple episodes, 18 months
≥2500 parasites per μL 223 119 305 0·39 224 197 301 0·65 44 (20–61) 0·002
>0 parasites per μL 223 137 305 0·45 224 226 300 0·75 43 (20–60) 0·001

Analyses at 14 months for Kilifi and Korogwe. Analyses at 18 months for Kilifi only. PYAR=event rates per person year at risk.