Antibodies to Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte binding protein 2b are associated with protection against P. vivax malaria in populations living in low malaria transmission regions of Brazil and Thailand.

• Main Authors: Wen-Qiang He (Author), Stephan Karl (Author), Michael T White (Author), Wang Nguitragool (Author), Wuelton Monteiro (Author), Andrea Kuehn (Author), Jakub Gruszczyk (Author), Camila T França (Author), Jetsumon Sattabongkot (Author), Marcus V G Lacerda (Author), Wai-Hong Tham (Author), Ivo Mueller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>The Plasmodium vivax Reticulocyte Binding Protein (PvRBP) family is involved in red blood cell recognition and members of this family are potential targets for antibodies that may block P. vivax invasion. To date, the acquisition of immunity against PvRBPs in low malar...