New research project aims to uncover molecular factors behind malaria’s deadliest strain
Nearly half the world's population lives in regions where malaria is endemic, with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum accounting for approximately 95% of ...
Tag: Plasmodium falciparum
Stronger defense: symptomatic malaria provides durable protection against reinfection
In a recent study published in the PLOS Pathogens Journal, researchers evaluated the immune protection conferred by symptomatic and asymptomatic ...
Study demonstrates safety and efficacy of a three-dose whole-parasite vaccine against malaria
A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria – called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine – demonstrated safety and ...
Laos malaria outbreak in 2020–21 likely caused by multidrug-resistant strains of P. falciparum
A recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal describes the genetic epidemiology and dynamics of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum responsible ...
Scientists create a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs
Researchers have created a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs in Africa to manage one of the ...
Malaria eradication calls for detection and treatment of asymptomatic cases
Asymptomatic malaria infections don't scale back the chance of extreme illness, as extensively believed, however suppress the immune system and ...
