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Longevity of Genotype-Specific Immune Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 in Kenyan Children from Regions of Different Malaria Transmission Intensity.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 7 Sept 2016
Bowman Natalie M, Juliano Jonathan J, Snider Cynthia J, Kharabora Oksana, Meshnick Steven R, Vulule John, John Chandy C, Moormann Ann M
Abstract excerpt
Naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum presents a changing landscape as malaria control programs and vaccine initiatives are implemented. Determining which immunologic indicators remain surrogates of past infection, as opposed to mediators of protection, led us to compare stability of immune responses across regions with divergent malaria transmission intensities. A repeat cross-sectional study of...
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