Generation of an antibody that recognizes Plasmodium chabaudi cysteine protease (chabaupain-1) in both sexual and asexual parasite life cycle and evaluation of chabaupain-1 vaccine potential

- Localization of P. chabaudi CP-1 in malaria stages is described for the first time.
- Mice immunization with PcrCP-1 reduces parasitaemia.
- PcrCP-1 confers protective immune response to P. chabaudi infection.