Interrupting the lifecycle of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Interrupting the lifecycle of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite

Caption

An antibody drug called CIS43LS prevents malaria infection by interrupting the lifecycle of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. The antibody binds to and neutralizes sporozoites, the stage of the parasite transmitted from mosquitos to humans.

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NIH

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