Age interactions in the development of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum and its clinical presentation.

Age interactions in the development of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum and its clinical presentation.

BACKGROUND: Naturally acquired malaria immunity has many determinants and, in the absence of immunological markers of protection, studies assessing malaria incidence through clinical endpoints remain an approach to defining immunity acquisition. We investigated the role of age in disease incidence a...

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Main Authors: John J Aponte, Clara Menendez, David Schellenberg, Elizeus Kahigwa, Hassan Mshinda, Penelope Vountasou, Marcel Tanner, Pedro L Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1950208?pdf=render

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