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Brandy Lee Bennett1, Photini Sinnis
1Department of Medical Parasitology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10010, USA.
In a recent review on CD8+ T-cell responses after malaria infection and immunization, Zavala and colleagues outline two decades of research and formulate the central unresolved questions in the field. Here we discuss some of these findings and highlight their importance to malaria vaccinology.
In a recent review on CD8+ T-cell responses after malaria infection and immunization, Zavala and colleagues outline two decades of research and formulate the central unresolved questions in the field. Here we discuss some of these findings and highlight their importance to malaria vaccinology.
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