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Molecular approaches to malaria
Author(s) -
Lingelbach Klaus,
Kirk Kiaran,
Rogerson Stephen,
Langhorne Jean,
Carucci Daniel J.,
Waters Andrew
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04362.x
Subject(s) - malaria , biology , genome , vector (molecular biology) , disease , computational biology , whole genome sequencing , evolutionary biology , virology , genetics , immunology , gene , pathology , medicine , recombinant dna
Summary Malaria is a serious health problem in developing countries. With the complete sequencing of the genomes of the parasite and of the mosquito vector, malaria research has entered the post‐genome era. In this report we summarize the results and new research avenues presented at a recent meeting held with the aim of developing interdisciplinary approaches to combat this disease.