MALARIA: Weekly Update from Malaria Nexus 22 October 2013

Latest News   Posted on 18 October 2013 Administration of genetically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites generates favorable immune responses A recent article published in the journal Vaccine demonstrates for the first time that administration of genetically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites in humans generates favorable immune responses.   Posted on 18 October 2013 Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) is dispensable for host cell invasion A study recently published in Nature Communications presents surprising new findings on the transmembrane protein apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) in apicomplexan parasites.   Feature Articles   Posted on 18 October 2013 First-in-human evaluation of genetically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites administered by bite of Anopheles mosquitoes to... Vaccine, Volume 31, Issue 43, 9 October 2013, Pages 4975-4983 Michele Spring, Jittawadee Murphy, Robin Nielsen, Megan Dowler, Jason W. Bennett, Stasya Zarling, Jack Williams, Patricia de la Vega, et al   Posted on 18 October 2013 Screening of novel malaria DNA vaccine candidates using full-length cDNA library Experimental Parasitology, Volume 135, Issue 3, November 2013, Pages 546-550 Akiko Shibui, Susumu Nakae, Junichi Watanabe, Yoshitaka Sato, Mohammed E.M. Tolba, Junko Doi, Takashi Shiibashi, Sadao Nogami, Sumio Sugano, Nobumichi Hozumi   Posted on 18 October 2013 The impact of heterogeneous transmission on the establishment and spread of antimalarial drug resistance Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 340, 7 January 2014, Pages 177-185 Eili Y. Klein   Posted on 18 October 2013 The complexity of medicinal plants: The traditional Artemisia annua formulation, current status and future perspectives Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 150, Issue 1, 28 October 2013, Pages 1-13 Frank van der Kooy, Shaun Edward Sullivan

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