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NIAID workshop on immunity to malaria: addressing immunological challenges

Nature Immunology volume 10, pages 673–678 (2009)Cite this article

The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases convened a workshop of malaria investigators and immunologists to foster collaborations and attract more immunologists into malaria research. Discussions highlighted research gaps and underscored the incomplete understanding of basic immune mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis of or protection against malaria.

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Figure 1: Estimated incidence of malaria in 2006.
Figure 2: Women wait with their sick babies receiving treatment for malaria.
Figure 3: Population indices of immunity in an endemic area of P. falciparum transmission.
Figure 4: Life cycle of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium species).

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Acknowledgements

We thank the following workshop participants for discussions and contributions: B. Beutler, C.A. Biron, P. Crompton, O. Doumbo, P. Duffy, K. Fitzgerald, D. Golenbock, H. Gans, R. Gazzinelli, M. Good, J.T. Harty, P. Holt, S. Kappe, J.W. Kazura, J. Langhorne, T.M. Laufer, R.F.G. Leke, C. Long, E.O. Long, J. McCarthy, M. McHeyzer-Williams, L.H. Miller, S.D. Miller, G. Mor, C. Norbury, S.K. Pierce, E. Riley, L. Schofield, P. Scott, R. Seder, A. Sette, A. Sher, E.M. Shevach, J.D. Smith, G. Snounou, T.A. Springer, M.M. Stevenson, D.W. Taylor, M.Walgren, C.-R. Wang, T.E. Wellems, R. Wetsel, E.J. Wherry and F.P. Zavala. We also thank G. Folkers, H. Quill and N. Touchette for discussions and editorial comments.

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Augustine, A., Hall, B., Leitner, W. et al. NIAID workshop on immunity to malaria: addressing immunological challenges. Nat Immunol 10, 673–678 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0709-673

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