Malaria Parasite Can Reawaken After Years: New Vaccine Target May Block Liver Infection

Malaria parasite 'Achilles' heel' could pave way for new vaccine

"This is truly a game-changing, paradigm-shifting discovery."

Malaria parasite can reawaken after years: New vaccine target may block liver infection

University of South Florida researchers have discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), a malaria parasite that infects millions of people in Central and South America and Southeast Asia.

USF researchers’ discovery could advance malaria vaccine development

The finding by USF researchers could help prevent a widespread malaria parasite from hiding in the liver and causing infections months or years later.