Gammaherpesvirus Co-infection with Malaria Suppresses Anti-parasitic Humoral Immunity

Immunity to non-cerebral severe malaria is estimated to occur within 1-2 infections in areas of endemic transmission for Plasmodium falciparum. Yet, nearly 20% of infected children die annually as a result of severe malaria. Multiple risk factors are postulated to exacerbate malarial disease, one be...

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Main Authors: Matar, Caline G., Anthony, Neil R., O’Flaherty, Brigid M., Jacobs, Nathan T., Priyamvada, Lalita, Engwerda, Christian R., Speck, Samuel H., Lamb, Tracey J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440701/