A new way to block malaria transmission by targeting young contagious parasite forms

(Radboud University Medical Center) Boosting our natural antibody responses against the transmissible parasite stage could hold the key to combatting the malaria parasite and preventing the spread of the disease. It was previously though thought the human part of the malaria transmission cycle is immunologically 'silent'. However, a new study demonstrates that natural immune responses can recognize and kill parasites in this phase of the life cycle before they can spread to mosquitoes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news