Molecular interactions between parasite and mosquito during midgut invasion as targets to block malaria transmission
Abstract Despite considerable effort, malaria remains a major public health burden. Malaria is caused by five Plasmodium species and is transmitted to humans via the female Anopheles mosquito. The development of malaria vaccines against the liver and blood stages has been challenging. Therefore, mal...
Main Authors: | Yacob Keleta, Julian Ramelow, Liwang Cui, Jun Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-11-01
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Series: | npj Vaccines |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-021-00401-9 |
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