Last Updated: 19/06/2024
The newly-discovered splenic Plasmodium reservoir as a target to reduce global malaria burden
Objectives
This study will use the world’s only collection of spleen and blood samples from untreated human infections, to study the splenic malaria reservoir, uncover its biology and identify new ways to improve malaria elimination strategies.
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Principal Investigators / Focal Persons
Rationale and Abstract
Recent discovery has been made that the spleen is the major reservoir for malaria parasites in natural human malaria infections. There are significant concerns that this previously-unrecognised reservoir underlies the major challenges faced to eliminate this disease.
Themes
Date
Dec 2022
Total Project Funding
$1.14M
Funding Details
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia, Australia
Grant ID: 2019153
AUD 1.56M
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