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Spleen enlargement and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in two ethnic groups with different malaria susceptibility in Mali, West Africa.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Mar 2006
Bereczky S, Dolo A, Maiga B, Hayano M, Granath F, Montgomery S M, Daou M, Arama C, Troye-Blomberg M, Doumbo O K, Färnert A
Abstract excerpt
The high resistance to malaria in the nomadic Fulani population needs further understanding. The ability to cope with multiclonal Plasmodium falciparum infections was assessed in a cross-sectional survey in the Fulani and the Dogon, their sympatric ethnic group in Mali. The Fulani had lower parasite prevalence and densities and more prominent spleen enlargement. Spleen rates in children aged 2-9 years were 75% in...
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