About the Authors
- Caterina Guinovart
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Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
- John J. Aponte
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Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
- Jahit Sacarlal
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Affiliations Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
- Pedro Aide
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Affiliations Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique, Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique
- Amanda Leach
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Affiliation GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Quique Bassat
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Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
- Eusébio Macete
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Affiliations Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique, Direcçao Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique
- Carlota Dobaño
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Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
- Marc Lievens
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Affiliation GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Christian Loucq
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Affiliation PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- W. Ripley Ballou
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Affiliation GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Joe Cohen
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Affiliation GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Pedro L. Alonso
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* E-mail: palonso@clinic.ub.es
Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça, Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
Competing Interests
MVI supports the development and testing of a number of malaria vaccines, including some that can be regarded as competitors. AL, ML, WRB* and JC are currently employed by GSK Biologicals or *were employed at the time the study was conducted. AL, WRB and JC hold shares in GlaxoSmithKline. JC and WRB are inventors on patents relating to malaria vaccines. None of the other authors in this paper have declared a conflict of interest.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CG JJA CD PLA. Performed the experiments: CG JJA JS PA QB EM PLA. Analyzed the data: JJA ML. Wrote the paper: CG CD CL PLA. Contributed to the interpretation of the results and write up of the manuscript: JJA JS AL CL RB JC. Participated in the design and implementation of the original trial: JS AL RB JC.