Malaria Vaccine Development and Associated Challenges
Selorme Adukpo
Abstract:Malaria is a deadly disease that can be managed with an efficacious vaccine. However, developing anti-malarial vaccines has been a complex and challenging process due to certain inherent characteristics of the Plasmodium parasite, the complexity of the parasite biology, and the disease. These notwithstanding, anti-malarial vaccine development efforts have been ongoing for several decades, with various innovative approaches that target multiple stages of the parasite’s life cycle, either in the secondary human … Show more
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