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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Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Mackinnon, M
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2014