Article
No influence of age on infection complexity and allelic distribution in Plasmodium falciparum infections in Ndiop, a Senegalese village with seasonal, mesoendemic malaria.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 1998
Zwetyenga J, Rogier C, Tall A, Fontenille D, Snounou G, Trape J F, Mercereau-Puijalon O
Abstract excerpt
We have shown previously that in Dielmo, a Senegalese village with intense perennial Plasmodium falciparum transmission, the infection complexity and the distribution of some allelic types harbored by asymptomatic carriers was age-dependent. We report here an investigation of these parameters in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Alleles
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Base Sequence
- Carrier State
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Primers
- Genes, Protozoan
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans