Susceptibility to malaria in fulani, Bariba, Otamari and gando individuals living in sympatry in Benin: Role of opsonizing antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum merozoites

Susceptibility to malaria in fulani, Bariba, Otamari and gando individuals living in sympatry in Benin: Role of opsonizing antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum merozoites

Objectives: Fulani in Africa are known to be less susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria. This study explored a potential involvement of antibody-mediated merozoite phagocytosis mechanism in this natural protection against malaria. Methods: Before the start of the malaria transmission sea...

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Main Authors: Abdou Khadre Dit Jadir Fall, Ikhlaq Hussain Kana, Asier Garcia-Senosiain, Benoît Henry, Célia Dechavanne, André Garcia, Pierre Buffet, Audrey Sabbagh, Florence Migot-Nabias, Michael Theisen, David Courtin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Opsonic phagocytosis
Fulani
Malaria resistance
Benin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023002992

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