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ArticleNPJ vaccines2025

Malaria bivalent viral vectored vaccine protects against Plasmodium falciparum and vivax and blocks parasite transmission.

Yutaro Yamamoto, Takuto Katayama, Camila Fabbri, Sora Niwa, Daiki Okuhara, Mitsuhiro Iyori, Ammar A Hasyim, Hiroaki Mizukami, Hisatoshi Shida, Stefanie Lopes and 1 more

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Yutaro Yamamoto *Laboratory of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology, Kanazawa University School of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Takuto Katayama *Laboratory of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology, Kanazawa University School of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Camila FabbriInstituto Leônidas & Maria Deane-Fiocruz Amazônia, Laboratório de Diagnóstico e Controle e Doenças Infecciosas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Sora NiwaLaboratory of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology, Kanazawa University School of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Daiki OkuharaLaboratory of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology, Kanazawa University School of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Mitsuhiro IyoriResearch Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ammar A HasyimLaboratory of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology, Kanazawa University School of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Hiroaki MizukamiDivision of Genetic Therapeutics, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
Hisatoshi ShidaLaboratory of Primate Model, Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Stefanie LopesInstituto Leônidas & Maria Deane-Fiocruz Amazônia, Laboratório de Diagnóstico e Controle e Doenças Infecciosas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Shigeto YoshidaLaboratory of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology, Kanazawa University School of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan. shigeto@p.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.

Funding

Fostering Joint International Research grant (A) 21KK0295Global Health Innovative Technology Fund GHIT T2021-256Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows 24KJ0091Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 19H03458Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 21K16317SPS Bilateral Joint Research Projects JPJSBP120205704
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Abstract

Malaria remains a major infectious disease, with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax often co-endemic, requiring a dual-target vaccine for adequate control. We previously developed monovalent vaccines against P. falciparum or P. vivax using vaccinia virus LC16m8Δ (m8Δ) and adeno-associated virus type 1 (AAV1). Here, we demonstrate the efficacy of a novel bivalent malaria vaccine against P. falciparum and P. vivax. The m8Δ vaccine harbors two gene cassettes encoding Pfs25-PfCSP and Pvs25-PvCSP fusion proteins, while the AAV1 vaccine includes two recombinant AAV1s carrying one of these cassettes as a mixture. Heterologous m8Δ-prime and AAV1-boost immunization provided 70% protection against both PfCSP/Pb and PvCSP/Pb transgenic sporozoites. Moreover, a membrane feeding assay using P. vivax isolates from infected patients in the Brazilian Amazon showed 90% transmission-blocking efficacy. The bivalent vaccine outperformed monovalent combinations, maintaining immune responses for over 7 months, and shows promise for malaria control and elimination.

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