New malaria vaccine candidates identified

Researchers have discovered new vaccine targets that could help in the battle against malaria. Taking a new, large-scale approach to this search, researchers tested a library of proteins from the Plasmodium falciparum parasite with antibodies produced by the immune systems of a group of infected children.

 

Ref  http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3008705

New malaria vaccine candidates identified