'Cocktail' approach could lead to universal malaria vaccine

By mixing a key surface protein from a number of different strains of the malaria parasite, researchers say they have improved the effectiveness of a potential vaccine against the disease spread by mosquitoes.A vaccine that targeted the AMA1 surface protein was effective in previous human testing, the researchers say, against only one strain of the protozoan Plasmodium falciparum - the malaria parasite - whereas their "cocktail" approach, using the protein from different strains, may lead to universal coverage against the microbe. via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..