CD8 T cell-mediated protection against liver-stage malaria: Lessons from a mouse model
Malaria is a major global health problem, with severe mortality in children living is Sub-Saharan Africa, and there is currently no licensed effective vaccine. However, vaccine-induced protection from Plasmodium infection, the causative agent of malaria, was established for humans in small clinical...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00272/full |