Immunity to Malaria in Plasmodium vivax Infection: A Study in Central China

• Main Authors: Kulachart Jangpatarapongsa, Hui Xia, Qiang Fang, Kaiming Hu, Yuanying Yuan, Meiyu Peng, Qi Gao, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Liwang Cui, Baiqing Li, Rachanee Udomsangpetch
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13394

Background: P. vivax infection is characterised by relapsing fever, indicating reinfection by previously hidden parasites in the host. Relapsed infection can lead to the activation of the memory T cell pool, which may lead to protective immunity. This study aims to characterise immune responses in a...