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Asymptomatic Multiclonal Plasmodium falciparum Infections Carried Through the Dry Season Predict Protection Against Subsequent Clinical Malaria.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Aug 2015
Sondén Klara, Doumbo Safiatou, Hammar Ulf, Vafa Homann Manijeh, Ongoiba Aissata, Traoré Boubacar, Bottai Matteo, Crompton Peter D, Färnert Anna
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BACKGROUND: Immunity to the antigenically diverse parasite Plasmodium falciparum is acquired gradually after repeated exposure. Studies in areas of high malaria transmission have shown that asymptomatic individuals infected with multiclonal infections are at reduced risk of febrile malaria during follow-up. METHODS: We assessed the relationship between the genetic diversity of clones in P. falciparum infections...
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