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Seasonal variation in agglutination of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Apr 1998
Giha H A, Theander T G, Staalsø T, Roper C, Elhassan I M, Babiker H, Satti G M, Arnot D E, Hviid L
Abstract excerpt
Agglutination and rosette formation are in vitro characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes, which have been associated with host protective immune responses and also with parasite virulence. The present study was carried out in an area of seasonal and unstable malaria transmission in eastern Sudan. Plasma samples were obtained before, during, and after the transmission season from a volunteer...
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