A threshold concentration of anti-merozoite antibodies is required for protection from clinical episodes of malaria
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A threshold concentration of anti-merozoite antibodies is required for protection from clinical episodes of malaria☆
Antibodies to selected Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens are often reported to be associated with protection from malaria in one epidemiological cohort, but not in another. Here, we sought to understand this paradox by exploring the hypothesis that a threshold concentration of antibodies is necessary for protection. We analyzed data from two independent cohorts along the Kenyan coast, on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vaccine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0264-410X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.042