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n. - One of the minute active bodies into which certain parasitic single-celled animals divide in one stage of their life cycle.

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  • It has been known since the 1960s that one form of the malaria parasite - called the sporozoite - can wake up the immune system and help to protect against future infection.
  • “Anti-sporozoite” vaccines, designed to prevent infection.
  • P. berghei sporozoite challenges for at least 19 months.
  • + T cells that mediate protection against Pb sporozoite challenge.
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