Chemoprophylaxis vaccination with a Plasmodium liver stage autophagy mutant affords enhanced and long-lasting protection

Abstract Genetically attenuated sporozoite vaccines can elicit long-lasting protection against malaria but pose risks of breakthrough infection. Chemoprophylaxis vaccination (CVac) has proven to be the most effective vaccine strategy against malaria. Here, we demonstrate that a liver stage-specific...

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Main Authors: Tejram Sahu, Ella J. Gehrke, Yevel Flores-Garcia, Godfree Mlambo, Julia D. Romano, Isabelle Coppens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:npj Vaccines
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-021-00360-1