Article
Plasmodium vivax Infections Detected in a Large Number of Febrile Duffy-Negative Africans in Dschang, Cameroon.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 12 Jan 2021
Djeunang Dongho Ghyslaine Bruna, Gunalan Karthigayan, L'Episcopia Mariangela, Paganotti Giacomo Maria, Menegon Michela, Efeutmecheh Sangong Rose, Bouting Mayaka Georges, Fondop Joseph, Severini Carlo, Sanou Sobze Martin, Miller Louis H, Russo Gianluca
Abstract excerpt
The Duffy blood group is a critical receptor for Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) invasion of red blood cells, and consequently, P. vivax infections were considered rare in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence of Duffy-negativity is high. However, recently, P. vivax infections have been found in Duffy-negative Africans throughout the malaria transmission area of sub-Saharan Africa, raising important questions...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Black People
- Cameroon
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Duffy Blood-Group System
- Erythrocytes