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Immunity to malaria in Plasmodium vivax infection: a study in central China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jangpatarapongsa Kulachart, Xia Hui, Fang Qiang, Hu Kaiming, Yuan Yuanying, Peng Meiyu, Gao Qi, Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Cui Liwang, Li Baiqing, Udomsangpetch Rachanee
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BACKGROUND: P. vivax infection is characterised by relapsing fever, indicating reinfection by previously hidden parasites in the host. Relapsed infection can lead to the activation of the memory T cell pool, which may lead to protective immunity. This study aims to characterise immune responses i...
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