Safety and comparability of controlled human Plasmodium falciparum infection by mosquito bite in malaria-naïve subjects at a new facility for sporozoite challenge.

Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) studies which recapitulate mosquito-borne infection are a critical tool to identify protective vaccine and drug candidates for advancement to field trials. In partnership with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the CHMI model was established at the...

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Main Authors: Angela K Talley, Sara A Healy, Olivia C Finney, Sean C Murphy, James Kublin, Carola J Salas, Susan Lundebjerg, Peter Gilbert, Wesley C Van Voorhis, John Whisler, Ruobing Wang, Chris F Ockenhouse, D Gray Heppner, Stefan H Kappe, Patrick E Duffy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236046?pdf=render