An Antibody Screen of a Plasmodium vivax Antigen Library Identifies Novel Merozoite Proteins Associated with Clinical Protection.

• Main Authors: Camila T França (Author), Jessica B Hostetler (Author), Sumana Sharma (Author), Michael T White (Author), Enmoore Lin (Author), Benson Kiniboro (Author), Andreea Waltmann (Author), Andrew W Darcy (Author), Connie S N Li Wai Suen (Author), Peter Siba (Author), Christopher L King (Author), Julian C Rayner (Author), Rick M Fairhurst (Author), Ivo Mueller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria would be greatly facilitated by the development of an effective vaccine. A comprehensive and systematic characterization of antibodies to P. vivax antigens in exposed populations is useful in guiding rational vaccine design. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FI...