Injectable formulation of malaria parasites achieve controlled infection
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
In a breakthrough that could accelerate malaria vaccine and drug development, scientists just announced that, for the first time ever, human volunteers were infected with malaria via a simple injection of cryopreserved sterile parasites that were harvested from the salivary glands of infected mosquitoes in compliance with regulatory standards. The parasites had been frozen in a vial for more than two years.