Prospects for Malaria Vaccines: Pre-Erythrocytic Stages, Blood Stages, and Transmission-Blocking Stages. (3rd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zheng, Jingtong; Pan, He; Gu, Yinuo; Zuo, Xu; Ran, Nan; Yuan, Yuze; Zhang, Chao; Wang, Fang
• Other Names: Das Aparup Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: BioMed research international. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10-03
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Life sciences -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/9751471
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2314-6133

Abstract

Abstract : Malaria is a disease of public health importance in many parts of the world. Currently, there is no effective way to eradicate malaria, so developing safe, efficient, and cost-effective vaccines against this disease remains an important goal. Current research on malaria vaccines is focused on developing vaccines against pre-erythrocytic stage parasites and blood-stage parasites or on developing a transmission-blocking vaccine. Here, we briefly describe the progress made towards a vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum, the most pathogenic of the malaria parasite species to infect humans.