Prime-boost vaccination with chimpanzee adenovirus and modified vaccinia Ankara encoding TRAP provides partial protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in Kenyan adults.

The article looks at a study regarding vaccination with the recombinant viral vectors chimpanzee adenovirus 63 and modified vaccinia Ankara encoding the malaria peptide sequence multiple epitope string and thrombospondin-related adhesion protein (ME-TRAP). It mentions antimalarials to clear parasitemia and conducted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. It also mentions vaccination reduced the risk of infection.