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 Cui8, Baiqing Li, Rachanee Udomsangpetch
• Other Authors: Center for Innovation Development and Technology Transfer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mahidol University 2013
• Subjects: Malaria; Plasmodium vivax Infection; China
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2066
• Institution: Mahidol University

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...