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Integrating vaccines and monoclonal antibodies into malaria prevention

Nature Medicine volume 30, pages 37–38 (2024)Cite this article

Two malaria vaccines are approved and several prophylactic antibodies are in development, but a combination of strategies tailored to different epidemiological situations will be needed if malaria is to be eliminated.

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Fig. 1: The malaria life cycle and targets for monoclonal antibodies.

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  2. Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

    Terrie E. Taylor

  3. Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Faith Osier

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Taylor, T.E., Osier, F. Integrating vaccines and monoclonal antibodies into malaria prevention. Nat Med 30, 37–38 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02745-2

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