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Immunization of Mice with DNA-Based Pfs25 Elicits Potent Malaria Transmission-Blocking Antibodies
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
Immunological intervention, in addition to vector control and malaria chemotherapy, will be needed to stop the resurgence of malaria, a disease with a devastating impact on the health of 300 to 500 million people annually. We have pursued a vaccination strategy, based on DNA immunization in mice with genes encoding two antigens present on the sexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum, Pfs25 and Pfg27, to induce...
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