Placental malaria and circumsporozoite protein-specific immunity

Authors:

• Hviid, Lars
• Tuikue Ndam, Nicaise
• Rogerson, Stephen J.

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Trends in Parasitology, Volume 41, Issue 1, 2025-01-31

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Circumsporozoite protein-specific active and passive immunization can protect significantly against Plasmodium falciparum malaria and are being considered as tools to prevent placental malaria. Despite recent encouraging findings, a closer view of the underlying biology indicates significant challenges to preventing placental malaria.