The effect of declining exposure on T cell-mediated immunity to Plasmodium falciparum – an epidemiological “natural experiment”

BACKGROUND: Naturally acquired immunity to malaria may be lost with lack of exposure. Recent heterogeneous reductions in transmission in parts of Africa mean that large populations of previously protected people may lose their immunity while remaining at risk of infection. METHODS: Using two ethnica...

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Autores principales: Bediako, Yaw, Ngoi, Joyce Mwongeli, Nyangweso, George, Wambua, Juliana, Opiyo, Michael, Nduati, Eunice Wambui, Bejon, Philip, Marsh, Kevin, Ndungu, Francis Maina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27660116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0683-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27660116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0683-6

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