Evaluating antibody functional activity and strain-specificity of vaccine candidates for malaria in pregnancy using in vitro phagocytosis assays

Malaria in pregnancy is a major cause of poor maternal and infant health, and is associated with the sequestration of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IE) in the placenta. The leading vaccine candidate for pr...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 29, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mirja Hommel, Jo-Anne Chan, Alexandra J. Umbers, Christine Langer, Stephen J. Rogerson, Joseph D. Smith and James G. Beeson Tags: Short report Source Type: research