Parasite virulence and disease patterns in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Heterogeneity in parasite virulence is one of several factors that have been proposed to contribute to the wide spectrum of disease severity in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. We used observed age-structured patterns of disease to define a population structure of P. falciparum, where the latter conta...

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Main Authors: Gupta, S, Hill, A, Kwiatkowski, D, Greenwood, A, Greenwood, B, Day, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1994