This study is part of a series of projects to improve protection against meningitis. Previously, researchers have given nose drops containing N. lactamica to over 400 volunteers and shown that many of them become colonised with N. lactamica without causing any illness or disease. This has previously been shown to prevent people from becoming colonised with N. meningitidis which can cause meningitis. This study aims to give nose drops containing N. lactamica to healthy adults in Mali, to see if they become safely colonised. In the future the study team would like to find out how N.lactamica helps children resist N.meningitidis, and develop new vaccines that exploit that mechanism.
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Establish the impact of nasal inoculation of healthy Malian volunteers with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica by assessing nasopharyngeal colonisation with Neisseria species
Timeframe: 6 months
Establish the effect of the nasal inoculation of healthy Malian volunteers with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica by collecting information about symptoms
Timeframe: 6 months
Analyse the haemoglobin of healthy Malian volunteers inoculated with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica
Timeframe: 3 months
Analyse the white cell count of healthy Malian volunteers inoculated with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica
Timeframe: 3 months
Analyse the platelet count of healthy Malian volunteers inoculated with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica
Timeframe: 3 months
Analyse the biochemistry blood results (ALT) of healthy Malian volunteers inoculated with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica
Timeframe: 3 months
Analyse the biochemistry blood results (Creatinine) of healthy Malian volunteers inoculated with reconstituted lyophilised Neisseria lactamica
Timeframe: 3 months