Issaka Sagara, Sara A Healy, Mahamadoun H Assadou, Mamady Kone, Bruce J Swihart, Jennifer L Kwan, Jonathan Fintzi, Kourane Sissoko, Bourama Kamate, Yacouba Samake, Merepen A Guindo, M'Bouye Doucoure, Karamoko Niaré, Amagana Dolo, Balla Diarra, Kelly M Rausch, David L Narum, David S Jones, Nicholas J MacDonald, Daming Zhu, J Patrick Gorres, Alemush Imeru, Rathy Mohan, Ismaila Thera, Irfan Zaidi, Fernando Salazar-Miralles, Junhui Duan, Jillian Neal, Robert D Morrison, Olga Muratova, Daman Sylla, Elise M O'Connell, Yimin Wu, Jen C C Hume, Mamadou B Coulibaly, Charles F Anderson, Sekou F Traore, Ogobara K Doumbo, Patrick E Duffy
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines target mosquito-stage parasites and will support elimination programmes. Gamete vaccine Pfs230D1-EPA/Alhydrogel induced superior activity to zygote vaccine Pfs25-EPA/Alhydrogel in malaria-naive US adults. Here, we compared these vaccines in malaria-experienced Malians. METHODS: We did a pilot safety study then double-blind, block-randomised, comparator-controlled main-phase trial in malaria-intense Bancoumana, Mali...
July 24, 2023: Lancet Infectious Diseases