Immune escape and immune camouflage may reduce the efficacy of RTS,S vaccine in Malawi

• Hoofdauteurs: Sundos Khan (Auteur), Matthew Parrillo (Auteur), Andres H. Gutierrez (Auteur), Frances E. Terry (Auteur), Leonard Moise (Auteur), William D. Martin (Auteur), Anne S. De Groot (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine will undergo a pilot vaccination study in sub-Saharan Africa beginning in 2019. RTS,S/AS01 Phase III trials reported an efficacy of 28.3% (children 5-17 months) and 18.3% (infants 6-12 weeks), with substantial variability across study sites. We postulated that the rela...