Acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax antigens in pregnant women living in a low malaria transmission area of Brazil

Acquisition of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax antigens in pregnant women living in a low malaria transmission area of Brazil

Abstract Background Pregnant women have increased susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum malaria and acquire protective antibodies over successive pregnancies. Most studies that investigated malaria antibody responses in pregnant women are from high transmission areas in sub-Saharan Africa, while r...

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Main Authors: Meseret W. Kassa, Wina Hasang, André Barateiro, Timon Damelang, Jessica Brewster, Jamille G. Dombrowski, Rhea J. Longley, Amy W. Chung, Gerhard Wunderlich, Ivo Mueller, Elizabeth H. Aitken, Claudio R. F. Marinho, Stephen J. Rogerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Pregnancy malaria
Antibody
P. falciparum
P. vivax
Low transmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04402-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04402-4

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