A malaria vaccine protects Aotus monkeys against virulent Plasmodium falciparum infection

A malaria vaccine protects Aotus monkeys against virulent Plasmodium falciparum infection

Malaria: Inhibiting parasite invasion of red blood cells A vaccine targeting a protein complex that allows malaria-causing parasite to enter red blood cells has been produced. Malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum is an oft-deadly infectious disease without an effective vaccine. A tea...

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Main Authors: Prakash Srinivasan, G. Christian Baldeviano, Kazutoyo Miura, Ababacar Diouf, Julio A. Ventocilla, Karina P. Leiva, Luis Lugo-Roman, Carmen Lucas, Sachy Orr-Gonzalez, Daming Zhu, Eileen Villasante, Lorraine Soisson, David L. Narum, Susan K. Pierce, Carole A. Long, Carter Diggs, Patrick E. Duffy, Andres G. Lescano, Louis H. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:npj Vaccines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-017-0015-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-017-0015-7

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