Article
Revisiting host/parasite interactions: molecular analysis of parasites collected during longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys in humans.
Parasite immunology - 1 Apr 1996
Mercereau-Puijalon O
Abstract excerpt
This paper summarizes the first conclusions arising from an analysis of parasite diversity in blood samples collected during longitudinal surveys conducted in Senegal. Parasite typing was carried out using a PCR-based molecular analysis of allelic polymorphism. The parasite populations circulating in the village of Dielmo during periods of intense transmission (when the inoculation rate was 0.5-1 infective...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Antigens, Surface
- Carrier State
- Child
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
