The role of immunity in mosquito-induced attenuation of malaria virulence.
A recent study found that mosquito-transmitted (MT) lines of rodent malaria parasites elicit a more effective immune response than non-transmitted lines maintained by serial blood passage (non-MT), thereby causing lower parasite densities in the blood and less pathology to the host. The authors attr...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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