The researchers engineered mosquitoes to deliver a weakened strain of Plasmodium falciparum, enabling them to provide enhanced immunity against malaria without making patients sick.
As per the World Malaria Report, about 597,000 people died from malaria globally in 2023, with African countries experiencing 95% of the fatalities.
Mosquitoes have been re-engineered to act as vaccine distributors, potentially providing a new approach to combat malaria, particularly among children and expectant mothers.
Vaccinologist Meta Roestenberg highlighted the innovative approach in which mosquitoes deliver vaccines via bites, closely simulating the natural process of malaria transmission.
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