The potential role of vaccines in the elimination of falciparum malaria and the eventual eradication of malaria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1646-1649

  Plowe, Christopher V ^a   Alonso, Pedro ^c,d   Hoffman, Stephen L ^b  

^a University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

^b SANARIA INC   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d Ministério de Saúde   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VECTOR CONTROL;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 72849137064     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/646613     Document Type: Short Survey

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