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Malaria parasites up close

Real-time imaging of malaria sporozoites in mammalian skin and lymph nodes gives new insight into parasite migratory behavior and transit through vasculature (pages 220–224).

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Figure 1: Life cycle of malaria in humans.

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Jones, M., Good, M. Malaria parasites up close. Nat Med 12, 170–171 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0206-170

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