Immunological characterization of a VIR protein family member (VIR-14) in Plasmodium vivax-infected subjects from different epidemiological regions in Africa and South America.

• Main Authors: Raianna F Fantin (Author), Camila H Coelho (Author), Anne D Berhe (Author), Luisa M D Magalhães (Author), Dhélio B Pereira (Author), Nichole D Salinas (Author), Niraj H Tolia (Author), Chanaki Amaratunga (Author), Seila Suon (Author), Issaka Sagara (Author), David L Narum (Author), Ricardo T Fujiwara (Author), Claudia Abejon (Author), Antonio Campos-Neto (Author), Patrick E Duffy (Author), Lilian L Bueno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plasmodium vivax is a major challenge for malaria control due to its wide geographic distribution, high frequency of submicroscopic infections, and ability to induce relapses due to the latent forms present in the liver (hypnozoites). Deepening our knowledge of parasite biology and its molecular com...