Article
Variation of Plasmodium falciparum msp1 block 2 and msp2 allele prevalence and of infection complexity in two neighbouring Senegalese villages with different transmission conditions.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Feb 1999
Konaté L, Zwetyenga J, Rogier C, Bischoff E, Fontenille D, Tall A, Spiegel A, Trape J F, Mercereau-Puijalon O
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the impact of transmission on the development of immunity to malaria and on parasite diversity, longitudinal surveys have been conducted for several years in Dielmo and Ndiop, 2 neighbouring Senegalese villages with holo- and mesoendemic transmission conditions, respectively. We analysed Plasmodium falciparum msp1 block 2 and msp2 genotypes of isolates collected from 58% of the Dielmo villagers...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Antigens, Surface
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Genetic Variation