High antibody responses against Plasmodium falciparum in immigrants after extended periods of interrupted exposure to malaria.

<h4>Background</h4>Malaria immunity is commonly believed to wane in the absence of Plasmodium falciparum exposure, based on limited epidemiological data and short-lived antibody responses in some longitudinal studies in endemic areas.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study wa...

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Main Authors: Gemma Moncunill, Alfredo Mayor, Alfons Jiménez, Augusto Nhabomba, Núria Casas-Vila, Laura Puyol, Joseph J Campo, Maria Nelia Manaca, Ruth Aguilar, María-Jesús Pinazo, Mercè Almirall, Cristina Soler, José Muñoz, Azucena Bardají, Evelina Angov, Sheetij Dutta, Chetan E Chitnis, Pedro L Alonso, Joaquim Gascón, Carlota Dobaño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23967347/pdf/?tool=EBI