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Low-high season variation in Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte binding antigen 175 (eba-175) allelic forms in malaria endemic area of Burkina Faso.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Jan 2010
Soulama Issiaka, Bougouma Edith C, Diarra Amidou, Nebie Issa, Sirima Sodiomon B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of seasonal variation on the distribution of the eba-175 allelic forms in the area where malaria transmission is markedly seasonal. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 291 and 239 children under 5 years of age during the low and the high malaria transmission season, respectively, in four villages named Dawelgué, Kounda, Tanghin and Watenga of Saponé Health District, then...
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