Article
Molecular evidence of Plasmodium vivax infection in Duffy negative symptomatic individuals from Dschang, West Cameroon.
Malaria journal - 14 Feb 2017
Russo Gianluca, Faggioni Giovanni, Paganotti Giacomo Maria, Djeunang Dongho Ghyslaine Bruna, Pomponi Alice, De Santis Riccardo, Tebano Gianpiero, Mbida Mpoame, Sanou Sobze Martin, Vullo Vincenzo, Rezza Giovanni, Lista Florigio Romano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax infection is known to be rare in West/Central Africa, the most accepted explanation being the lack of expression of erythroid Duffy antigen in the local human populations. Duffy negativity prevents the parasite to exploit the entry mechanism on the red blood cell surf...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Cameroon
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Duffy Blood-Group System
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Malaria, Vivax
- Male
- Middle Aged