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[Allelic polymorphism of Plasmodium falciparum MSP-2 gene in blood samples from Gabonese children].
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) - 1 Jul 2001
Ntoumi F, Ngoundou-Landji J, Luty A J, Dubreuil G, Millet P
Abstract excerpt
In this study we have undertaken the molecular analysis of the MSP-2 gene of R falciparum isolates collected from schoolchildren living in the village of Dienga (Gabon). Using conventional microscopy and the polymerase chain reaction, 61% of these children harboured parasites without any symptom of malaria (asymptomatic status). Children with a malaria episode were those with an axillary temperature > or = 37.5...
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