Association between Subclinical Malaria Infection and Inflammatory Host Response in a Pre-Elimination Setting.

Subclinical infections in endemic areas of Southeast Asia sustain malaria transmission. These asymptomatic infections might sustain immunity against clinical malaria and have been considered benign for the host, but if they are associated with chronic low-grade inflammation this could be harmful. We...

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Main Authors: Thomas J Peto, Rupam Tripura, Sue J Lee, Thomas Althaus, Susanna Dunachie, Chea Nguon, Mehul Dhorda, Cholrawee Promnarate, Jeremy Chalk, Mallika Imwong, Lorenz von Seidlein, Nicholas P Day, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas J White, Yoel Lubell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4936742?pdf=render