Malaria under arrest: New drug target prevents deadly transmission

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Australian researchers have found a new drug target for stopping the spread of malaria, after successfully blocking the world's deadliest malaria parasite -- Plasmodium falciparum -- from completing the 'transmission stage' of its lifecycle.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news