Assessment of genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in Sudan: the RTS,S leading malaria vaccine candidate.
Nouh Saad MohamedHanadi AbdElbagiAhad R ElsadigAbdalla Elssir AhmedYassir Osman MohammedLubna Taj ElssirMohammed-Ahmed B ElnourYousif AliMohamed S AliOmnia AltahirMustafa AbubakrEmmanuel Edwar SiddigAyman AhmedRihab Ali OmerPublished in: Malaria journal (2021)
In this study, the results indicated a high conservation at the pfcsp gene. This may further contribute in understanding the genetic polymorphisms of P. falciparum prior to the deployment of the RTS,S vaccine in Sudan.