Tag: Plasmodium falciparum

  • Scientists face challenges in the elimination of Malaria

    Scientists face challenges in the elimination of Malaria

    Researchers from Germany and Japan claim they have isolated a vaccine candidate that could help prevent malaria. The vaccine, CIS42LS, is a monoclonal antibody against Plasmodium falciparum. The researchers are hopeful that the antibody could be administered subcutaneously in adults too. Malaria is the second-largest killer of kids in the world with an estimated one…