Why functional pre-erythrocytic and bloodstage malaria vaccines fail: a meta-analysis of fully protective immunizations and novel immunological model.

BACKGROUND: Clinically protective malaria vaccines consistently fail to protect adults and children in endemic settings, and at best only partially protect infants. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identify and evaluate 1916 immunization studies between 1965-February 2010, and exclude partially or...

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Main Authors: D Lys Guilbride, Pawel Gawlinski, Patrick D L Guilbride
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873430?pdf=render