Antigenicity and immunogenicity of Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-3

A recent clinical trial in African children demonstrated the potential utility of merozoite surface protein (MSP)-3 as a vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The present study evaluated the use of Plasmodium vivax MSP-3 (PvMSP-3) as a target antigen in vaccine formulations against malaria...

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Main Authors: Bitencourt, A, Vicentin, E, Jimenez, M, Ricci, R, Leite, J, Costa, F, Ferreira, L, Russell, B, Nosten, F, Rénia, L, Galinski, MR, Barnwell, J, Rodrigues, M, Soares, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013