title: Malaria: a sporozoite runs through it.
abstract: A recent study reveals new insights into the development of Plasmodium sporozoites, the infectious agents of malaria. These findings may lead to changes in the approach to malaria vaccines and novel interpretations of the mechanisms of immunity to malaria.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Fiocruz, MG, 30 190-002., Belo Horizonte, Brazil. akrettli@cpqrr.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Krettli
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000254:growth & development*