Malaria parasites use camouflage to trick immune defences of pregnant women
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Copenhagen University Hospital and the University of Copenhagen have discovered why malaria parasites are able to hide from the immune defences of expectant mothers, allowing the parasite to attack the placenta. The discovery is an important part of the efforts researchers are making to understand this frequently fatal disease and to develop a vaccine.