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Spatiotemporal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte binding antigen-175 gene dimorphism in Ghana.
Malaria journal - 22 Jan 2025
Kpirikai Abraham Y, Ofosu Belinda A, Okai Josie N A, Kornu Victor, Kassim Abdul Rashid, Donkor Esther, Malm Frederica, Ahmed Osumanu, Sakyi Mona-Liza E, Saiid Samirah, Kudakpo Albert Yao, Mensah Charles, Dzabeng Francis, Morang'a Collins, Awandare Gordon A, Aniweh Yaw, Amenga-Etego Lucas N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a leading cause of death worldwide, claiming over 600,000 lives each year. Over 90% of these deaths, mostly among children under 5 years, occur in sub-Saharan Africa and are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The merozoites stage of the parasite, crucial for asexual development invade erythrocytes through ligand-receptor interactions. Erythrocyte binding antigen (EBA)-175 is one of the...
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- Ghana
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Protozoan Proteins
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Humans