Human immune responses that reduce the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in African populations

Malaria-infected individuals can develop antibodies which reduce the infectiousness of Plasmodium gametocytes to biting Anopheles mosquitoes. When ingested in a bloodmeal together with gametocytes, these antibodies reduce or prevent subsequent parasite maturation in the insect host. This transmissio...

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Autores principales: Bousema, Teun, Sutherland, Colin J., Churcher, Thomas S., Mulder, Bert, Gouagna, Louis C., Riley, Eleanor M., Targett, Geoffrey A.T., Drakeley, Chris J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20974145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.09.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20974145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.09.008

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