Prevalence and levels of IgG and IgM antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in blood donors from Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon

Prevalence and levels of IgG and IgM antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax in blood donors from Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon

Antibodies of IgG and IgM isotopes reacting with Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax thick-smear antigens were searched for by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) in a random sample of 230 blood donors at the transfusion centre of Porto Velho (HEMERON), Rondônia State, western Brazilian Ama...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Maria Esther de Carvalho, Regina Tomoko Ninomia, Luis Antonio Vieira Garcia, Francisco Roberto dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
malaria
blood donors
indirect fluorescent antibody test
Brazilian Amazon
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
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