Improving malaria elimination strategies with a new discovery

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-05-04 12:00

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Malaria is one of the world’s most serious infectious diseases caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bites of infected female mosquitos. Credit: WEHI

WEHI researchers have made a crucial discovery about how asymptomatic malaria infections impact the body, informing potential strategies to control transmission and improve treatment outcomes.

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Malaria infected mosquito

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conference: Molecular Systems Biology

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Organisation/s: WEHI, The University of Melbourne, Menzies School of Health Research

Funder: The research was supported by the NHMRC, the Australian Academy of Science, and the Ministry of Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.

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