Plasmodium vivax transmission blocking studies in the South Pacific (Old ID 23455)

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Stephan Karl
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project is aimed at better understanding transmission of P. vivax, the world's most widely spread malaria parasite. Using a newly established experimental platform that enables us to feed P. vivax infected blood to Anopheles farauti mosquitoes, we can start researching factors in human blood that determine P. vivax infection success, test new vaccine and drug candidates for their ability to block transmission and thus significantly advance science surrounding this neglected parasite.

Date

01 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2022

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Plasmodium Vivax;Anopheles Farauti;Malaria Vaccines;antimalarial drugs;transmission blocking immunity;Papua New Guinea

Funding Body

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Amount

437034

Project Team

Louis Schofield;Tom Burkot