SPf66 - The first malaria vaccine

A crucial step has been made in the development of malaria vaccines. The first trial of SPf66 in Africa and the first outside Latin America has been completed in an area of very intense and perennial transmission. In this review, Marcel Tanner, Thomas Teuscher and Pedro Alonso briefly discuss the su...

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Published in:Parasitology Today 1995, Vol.11 (1), p.10-13
Main Authors: Tanner, M., Teuscher, T., Alonso, P.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Human protozoal diseases
Infectious diseases
Malaria
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Plasmodium falciparum
Protozoal diseases
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Summary:A crucial step has been made in the development of malaria vaccines. The first trial of SPf66 in Africa and the first outside Latin America has been completed in an area of very intense and perennial transmission. In this review, Marcel Tanner, Thomas Teuscher and Pedro Alonso briefly discuss the success and the limitations of SPf66, the questions which remain open and the prospects for further development and application.
ISSN:0169-4758
1873-1473
DOI:10.1016/0169-4758(95)80098-0