Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 19th, 2006
Study 1: Nasal immunization with a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine candidate, Pfs25, induces complete protective immunity in mice against field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum.
"Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines based on antigens expressed in sexual stages of the parasites are considered one promising strategy for malaria control. To investigate the feasibility of developing noninvasive mucosal transmission-blocking vaccines against Plasmodium falciparum, intranasal immunization experiments with Pichia...
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