A high force of plasmodium vivax blood-stage infection drives the rapid acquisition of immunity in papua new guinean children.

When both parasite species are co-endemic, Plasmodium vivax incidence peaks in younger children compared to P. falciparum. To identify differences in the number of blood stage infections of these species and its potential link to acquisition of immunity, we have estimated the molecular force of bloo...

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Main Authors: Cristian Koepfli, Kathryn L Colborn, Benson Kiniboro, Enmoore Lin, Terence P Speed, Peter M Siba, Ingrid Felger, Ivo Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3764149?pdf=render