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Published online 22 June 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040621-3

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Vaccines may increase virulence

Pursue additional defences, urge malaria experts.

Vaccines against malaria could cause the parasite to develop more vicious strains. But experts warn that the finding should not detract from the urgent hunt for a jab.

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