Antigens for a Vaccine that Prevents Severe Malaria
Abstract
Malaria is the primary infectious disease threat facing the U.S. soldier and is the leading cause of all causalities during tropical deployments. The long-term objective of this project is to identify and prepare the malaria parasite forms causing severe anemia and then apply functional genomics and bioformatics tools to identify 15 to 30 proteins that could form the basis for an effective vaccine at both the pre-erythrocytic and blood stages of malaria infection. The project will then evaluate these lead candidates for their recognition by sera collected from immune individuals in order to identify the leading 3 to 5 candidates for a blood stage vaccine that prevents severe malaria anemia.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA487227
Entities
People
- Patrick E. Duffy
Organizations
- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research