RTS,S/AS01 vaccine (Mosquirix™): an overview

• Published in: Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 480 - 489
• Main Author: Laurens, Matthew B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 03.03.2020; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: adjuvant; Animals; AS01; Humans; Incidence; malaria; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - prevention & control; Malaria Vaccines; Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology; Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control; Plasmodium; Plasmodium falciparum; Prevalence; Product Review; RTS,S; vaccine; Plasmodium; RTS,S; vaccine; malaria; adjuvant; AS01

Malaria is an illness caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Of the five species that infect humans, P. falciparum exacts the highest toll in terms of human morbidity and mortality, and therefore represents a major public health threat in endemic areas. Recent a...