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Unravelling the immune signature of Plasmodium falciparum transmission-reducing immunity
Description: Infection with Plasmodium can elicit antibodies that inhibit parasite survival in the mosquito, when they are ingested in an infectious blood meal. Here, we determine the transmission-reducing activity (TRA) of naturally acquired antibodies from 648 malaria-exposed individuals using lab-based mosquito-feeding assays. [Source: Nature Communications]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02646-2
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Source: Nature Communications
Publish Date: 2/8/2018
Reading Level: Expert
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