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Emory University
Scientists find new insight into genome of neglected malaria parasite
October 22nd, 2008
As international health authorities step up efforts to fight malaria, leading scientists say the stealthy and increasingly debilitating Plasmodium vivax parasite deserves more attention. The complete sequence of the P. vivax genome, reported in the Oct.9, 2008 journal Nature, could help scientists unlock its secrets. P. vivax is responsible for at least 25 percent of the roughly 500 million cases of malaria worldwide and is the major cause of malaria outside Africa, mainly afflicting Asia and the Americas. While P. vivax infection is usually non-lethal and doctors once considered it "benign," an increasing number of reports show...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-22)
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