Nigerian scientist in ABU ‘develops malaria vaccine’
          Nasiru Shua’ibu, a professor in the Biochemical Parasitology  Department of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has developed a new  malaria vaccine to prevent high rate of death from malaria fever.   Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, Kaduna State  on Tuesday, Mr. Shu’aibu said the new malaria vaccine was different  from others currently in use.   Mr. Shu’aibu, who is currently working with the Institute of Tropical  Medicine, Japan, said the result of the research on the new vaccine  would soon be out for Nigerians to use.   “In a simple term that a layman can understand, the content of this  malaria vaccine research is difficult, but let me try if I could  simplify it, it is called DNA Vaccine.   “It is a new technology for discovery and delivery of vaccine against  any infectious disease that was developed in the early to mid 1990s.   “The DNA of the malaria parasite was extracted and the portion of the  DNA that is tested to be a good vaccine cand...