COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST MALARIA

摘要

The present invention includes compounds useful for the control of malaria. One class of compounds includes cysteine proteases that are active against mosquitoes and a second class of compounds includes chimeric proteins having a defensin portion and either a chitinase inhibitor portion or a chitin binding protein portion, wherein the two portions are joined by a linker. Also included in the invention are methods of controlling malaria by application of compounds of the invention to mosquito habitats.