Naturally acquired antibody kinetics against Plasmodium vivax antigens in people from a low malaria transmission region in western Thailand

• Main Authors: Zoe Shih Jung Liu, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Michael White, Sadudee Chotirat, Chalermpon Kumpitak, Eizo Takashima, Matthias Harbers, Wai Hong Tham, Julie Healer, Chetan E. Chitnis, Takafumi Tsuboi, Ivo Mueller, Rhea J. Longley
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74292
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) is the dominant Plasmodium spp. causing the disease malaria in low-transmission regions outside of Africa. These regions often feature high proportions of asymptomatic patients with sub-microscopic parasitaemia and relapses. Naturally acquired antibody respons...