Vivax malaria in Duffy-negative patients shows invariably low asexual parasitaemia: implication towards malaria control in Ethiopia

Vivax malaria in Duffy-negative patients shows invariably low asexual parasitaemia: implication towards malaria control in Ethiopia

Abstract Background The increase in detections of Plasmodium vivax infection in Duffy-negative individuals in Africa has challenged the dogma establishing the unique P. vivax Duffy Binding Protein-Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (PvDBP-DARC) pathway used by P. vivax merozoites to invade reticu...

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Main Authors: Andargie Abate, Isabelle Bouyssou, Solenne Mabilotte, Cecile Doderer-Lang, Laurent Dembele, Didier Menard, Lemu Golassa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Duffy antigen
Polymorphism
Asexual parasitaemia
Ethiopia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04250-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04250-2

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