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Exploring the genetic diversity pattern of PvEBP/DBP2: A promising candidate for an effective Plasmodium vivax vaccine.
Acta tropica - 1 Jul 2024
Hernández-Zambrano Laura J, Alfonso-González Heliairis, Buitrago Sindy P, Castro-Cavadía Carlos J, Garzón-Ospina Diego
Abstract excerpt
Malaria remains a public health challenge. Since many control strategies have proven ineffective in eradicating this disease, new strategies are required, among which the design of a multivalent vaccine stands out. However, the effectiveness of this strategy has been hindered, among other reasons, by the genetic diversity observed in parasite antigens. In Plasmodium vivax, the Erythrocyte Binding Protein (PvEBP,...
Topics
- Plasmodium vivax
- Genetic Variation
- Protozoan Proteins
- Humans
- Malaria Vaccines
- Malaria, Vivax
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Colombia
- Phylogeny
- Receptors, Cell Surface
