Candidiasis

Novel approach for rapid identification and development of malaria vaccines

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 9th, 2007

Malaria is the world’s most frequent parasitic disease, affecting more than 100 countries in the tropical zones, mostly in Africa, and 40% of the world population, with more than a million deaths per year. As a consequence countries affected by malaria also tend to be economically disadvantaged. The development of a vaccine constitutes a major scientific and health challenge. Research conducted at the Biochemistry Department of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, has established a novel approach for the rapid discovery and development of vaccine candidates.

The malaria parasites injected through the bite of an infected female mosquito first develop in the liver and...

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