Clinical Study to Assess Minimum Mosquito Bites for P. Vivax Infection in Thai Adults
A Clinical Study to Assess the Minimum Number of Infective Mosquito Bites to Achieve Malaria Infection in Healthy Thai Adults Using Controlled Human Plasmodium Vivax Infected Mosquito Challenge
About This Trial
This study is a human challenge study to assess the minimum infective mosquito bite dose in a controlled human malaria Infection (via P. vivax sporozites) in healthy volunteers. The results will inform the development of a P. vivax mosquito-delivered CHMI trial platform, supporting safer and more accurate vaccine efficacy assessments. Conducting the trial in individuals genetically and immunologically similar to the target population will also enhance the relevance of findings to real-world endemic settings. This study is funded by the UK Wellcome Trust. The grant reference number are Oxford/MORU: 212336/Z/18/Z and 212336/Z/18/A, and Mahidol University: 212336/A/18/Z and 212336/A/18/A.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Treatments Being Tested
Mosquito bite (1 or 2 or 3)
Successful feeding of 1, 2, or 3 Plasmodium vivax-infected mosquitoes