Title |
Anti-Anopheles darlingi saliva antibodies as marker of Plasmodium vivax infection and clinical immunity in the Brazilian Amazon
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, June 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-8-121 |
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Authors |
Bruno Bezerril Andrade, Bruno Coelho Rocha, Antonio Reis-Filho, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Wanderli Pedro Tadei, Luciano Andrade Moreira, Aldina Barral, Manoel Barral-Netto |
Abstract |
Despite governmental and private efforts on providing malaria control, this disease continues to be a major health threat. Thus, innovative strategies are needed to reduce disease burden. The malaria vectors, through the injection of saliva into the host skin, play important role on disease transmission and may influence malaria morbidity. This study describes the humoral immune response against Anopheles (An.) darlingi saliva in volunteers from the Brazilian Amazon and addresses the association between levels of specific antibodies and clinical presentation of Plasmodium (P.) vivax infection. |
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