An unstable Th epitope of P. falciparum fosters central memory T cells and anti-CS antibody responses.

An unstable Th epitope of P. falciparum fosters central memory T cells and anti-CS antibody responses.

Malaria is transmitted by Plasmodium-infected anopheles mosquitoes. Widespread resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides and resistance of parasites to drugs highlight the urgent need for malaria vaccines. The most advanced malaria vaccines target sporozoites, the infective form of the parasite. A ma...

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Main Authors: Carlos A Parra-López, David Bernal-Estévez, Liusong Yin, Luis Eduardo Vargas, Carolina Pulido-Calixto, Luz Mary Salazar, J Mauricio Calvo-Calle, Lawrence J Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4077652?pdf=render

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