Dynamics of anti-MSP3 and Pfs230 antibody responses and multiplicity of infection in asymptomatic children from southern Ghana

Abstract Background During a Plasmodium infection, exposure of human host immune cells to both the asexual and the sexual stages of the parasite elicit immune responses. These responses may be protective and prevent the development of high parasitaemia and its associated clinical symptoms, or block...

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Main Authors: Linda E. Amoah, Festus K. Acquah, Ruth Ayanful-Torgby, Akua Oppong, Joana Abankwa, Evans K. Obboh, Susheel K. Singh, Michael Theisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2607-5