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How Mosquito Immune System Attacks Specific Infections, Including Malaria Parasite

October 18, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with specificity to infections with various pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria in humans, using one single gene. Unlike humans and other animals, insects do not make antibodies to target specific infections. According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: AgDscam, Andrew Pike, Anopheles NF-kB, Cell Host & Microbe, Chris M. Cirimotich, George Dimopoulos, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, malaria parasite, Malaria Resistant Mosquitoes, Ramesh Chandra, Yuemei Dong

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