A vaccine towards Lyme illness is now being examined in Sweden, for the primary time ever. A brand new vaccine will most likely be in the marketplace inside a few years, says Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Professor of utilized well being know-how at Blekinge Institute of Know-how.
Not all ticks carry Lyme illness, however about 20 per cent do. Yearly over 10,000 individuals contract Lyme illness in Sweden and a vaccine can be welcome.
Over 15,000 individuals are included within the research which is led by Blekinge College of Know-how. The vaccine research has now been underway for over a yr and it’s time for the check individuals to obtain their third dose of vaccine.
Professor of utilized well being know-how, Johan Sanmartin Berglund, leads the Swedish a part of the research.
It’s troublesome to provide a Lyme illness vaccine as a result of the Lyme illness micro organism exists in so many alternative variants. Within the preliminary research, we mapped which forms of Lyme illness are present in Europe and which the vaccine must cowl.”
Johan Sanmartin Berglund, professor of utilized well being know-how
The aim is to provide a vaccine that works in all places on the earth. The area Blekinge in Sweden is without doubt one of the check areas in Sweden as a result of the county is thought for having a excessive incidence of Lyme illness.
Johan Sanmartin Berglund believes {that a} new vaccine will most likely be in the marketplace inside a few years.
“The vaccination research should final over at the very least two tick seasons. After that, it can take a couple of extra years earlier than the vaccine is authorized and accessible in Europe. I estimate {that a} new vaccine could also be accessible in 2026” concludes Johan Sanmartin Berglund.
