Overview
Contributed by top research leaders in the field
Compares the immune responses to both malaria infection and malaria vaccines, which are traditionally treated separately
Covers the immune responses to the different stages of malaria
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Immune Response to Infection
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Immune Response to Malaria Vaccines: Liver Stage Vaccines
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Immune Response to Malaria Vaccines: Blood Stage Vaccines
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Immune Response to Malaria Vaccines: Transmission Blocking Vaccines
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About this book
Currently, malaria kills more than 300,000 people per year, making it a top priority of world leaders and international organizations, who are working towards implementing and coordinating efforts to eradicate this disease. An effective malaria vaccine is recognized as the key element that will decide between success and failure in this fight. At present, despite intensive research efforts, such a vaccine is not yet available for use. However, there are a number of advanced candidate vaccines with high chances of success in the short term.
Malaria: Immune Response to Infection and Vaccination provides a comprehensive view on the immune response to malaria and to the different vaccines under development. The book offers the following:
- Contributions by top research leaders in the field,
- Comparisons of the immune responses to both malaria infection and malaria vaccines, which are traditionally treated separately,
- Coverage of the immune responses to the different stages of malaria, which are frequently treated as separate fields of research.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Maria M. Mota, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal
Ana Rodriguez, New York University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, New York, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Malaria
Book Subtitle: Immune Response to Infection and Vaccination
Editors: Maria M. Mota, Ana Rodriguez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45210-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45208-1Published: 19 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83239-5Published: 30 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45210-4Published: 12 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 278
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Immunology, Vaccine, Infectious Diseases