Malaria Vaccine

The Malaria Vaccine topic includes research on the development, delivery, and outcomes of malaria vaccines. Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) parasite, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitos. Pf, which has multiple life cycle stages, first enters the liver as a sporozoite, then emerges into the bloodstream, at which point the infected person becomes sick. Although malaria deaths have declined thanks to mosquito-control methods, the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands each year, particularly children and pregnant women.