Aotus monkeys were challenged with the virulent Vietnam Oak Knoll (FVO) strain of P. falciparum. Vaccination of A. nancymai with yMSP1(19) induced protective immune responses. Both of the A. nancymai vaccinated with yMSP1(19) self-resolved an otherwise lethal infection (Kumar et al., 1995).
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