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Genetic diversity of transmission-blocking vaccine candidates Pvs25 and Pvs28 in Plasmodium vivax isolates from Yunnan Province, China.
Parasites & vectors - 28 Nov 2011
Feng Hui, Zheng Li, Zhu Xiaotong, Wang Gege, Pan Yanyan, Li Ying, Yang Yimei, Lin Yahui, Cui Liwang, Cao Yaming
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BACKGROUND: Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) have been considered an important strategy for disrupting the malaria transmission cycle, especially for Plasmodium vivax malaria, which undergoes gametocytogenesis earlier during infection. Pvs25 and Pvs28 are transmission-blocking vaccine candidates for P. vivax malaria. Assessment of genetic diversity of the vaccine candidates will provide necessary information...
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