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	Podcast:		Malaria
	Episode:		Can we block malaria transmission
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:07:50
	Publish Date:		2013-05-07 11:27:44
	Description:		Dr Sumi Biswas talks about the development of a vaccine aimed at the mosquito stage of the malaria parasite cycle. Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines aim to induce immunity against the parasites that infect mosquitoes. Such vaccines will prevent malaria transmission on a wider scale, focusing on the community rather than the individual. Dr Sumi Biswas is working on the development of transmission-blocking vaccines to prevent the spread of malaria.
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