Predicting the public health impact of a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine

Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines are in development, but roll-out strategies have not been assessed. Here, the authors show that transmission-blocking activity is likely to be higher in the field than in laboratory conditions, and that school-aged children are an important group to target.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joseph D. Challenger, Daniela Olivera Mesa, Dari F. Da, R. Serge Yerbanga, Thierry Lefèvre, Anna Cohuet, Thomas S. Churcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21775-3