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A single parasite gene determines strain-specific protective immunity against malaria: the role of the merozoite surface protein I.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2010
Cheesman Sandra, O'Mahony Elaine, Pattaradilokrat Sittiporn, Degnan Kathryn, Knott Sara, Carter Richard
Abstract excerpt
Despite many decades of research, no registered vaccine against the pathogenic blood stages of the malaria parasite exists, translating into the loss of many hundreds of thousands of young lives each year in tropical Africa. Although many parasite proteins have been shown to induce immune respons...
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