Title |
Marked variation in MSP-119 antibody responses to malaria in western Kenyan highlands
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-12-50 |
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Authors |
Kingsley Badu, Yaw Asare Afrane, John Larbi, Virginia Ann Stewart, John Waitumbi, Evelina Angov, John M Ong'echa, Douglas J Perkins, Guofa Zhou, Andrew Githeko, Guiyun Yan |
Abstract |
Assessment of malaria endemicity at different altitudes and transmission intensities, in the era of dwindling vector densities in the highlands, will provide valuable information for malaria control and surveillance. Measurement of serum anti-malarial antibodies is a useful marker of malaria exposure that indicates long-term transmission potential. We studied the serologic evidence of malaria endemicity at two highland sites along a transmission intensity cline. An improved understanding of the micro-geographic variation in malaria exposure in the highland ecosystems will be relevant in planning effective malaria control. |
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