Severe malaria in Gambian children is not due to lack of previous exposure to malaria.
The reasons why only a small proportion of African children infected with Plasmodium falciparum develop severe or fatal malaria are not known. One possible reason is that children who develop severe disease have had less previous exposure to malaria infection, and hence have less acquired immunity,...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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1992
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