University of South Florida identifies new vulnerability in malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax

Researchers at the University of South Florida have identified a previously unknown vulnerability in the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax (P. Vivax). The discovery highlights that the parasite can reawaken after years of dormancy, and suggests a new vaccine target that could block liver infection.

The finding underscores the global impact of P. Vivax, which infects millions of people in Central and South America and Southeast Asia. The 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.