Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
- Chronicles the successes and failures in the 100-year-old hunt for a malaria vaccine
- Offers easy-to-follow explanations that are understandable to a general audience
- Provides a unique, single-authored, comprehensive and critical review of malaria vaccines
- Incorporates the latest scientific literature as well as viewpoints and perspectives from leaders in malaria vaccine research
- Explains the microbiology underlying the discovery of malaria parasites
- Helps readers understand why a successful malaria vaccine still does not exist
- Serves as essential reading for anyone interested in infectious disease, public health, and public policy regarding malaria prevention and control
Synopsis
Brings to life all the drama of the hunt for the still-elusive malaria vaccine, by celebrating the triumphs and documenting the failures.
- Provides a unique, single-authored, comprehensive and critical review of malaria vaccines.
- Incorporates the latest scientific literature as well as viewpoints and perspectives from leaders in malaria vaccine research.
- Explains the microbiology underlying the discovery of malaria parasites.
- Helps readers understand why a successful malaria vaccine still does not exist.
- Serves as essential reading for anyone interested in infectious disease, public health, and public policy regarding malaria prevention and control.
Synopsis
Chronicling a 100-year quest, this book tells the fascinating story of the hunt for the still-elusive malaria vaccine. Sherman captures the controversies, missteps, stolen ideas, and clashes of ego as researchers around the world compete to develop the first successful malaria vaccine.