Cross-species reactivity of antibodies against Plasmodium vivax blood-stage antigens to Plasmodium knowlesi.

• Main Authors: Fauzi Muh (Author), Namhyeok Kim (Author), Myat Htut Nyunt (Author), Egy Rahman Firdaus (Author), Jin-Hee Han (Author), Mohammad Rafiul Hoque (Author), Seong-Kyun Lee (Author), Ji-Hoon Park (Author), Robert W Moon (Author), Yee Ling Lau (Author), Osamu Kaneko (Author), Eun-Taek Han (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Malaria is caused by multiple different species of protozoan parasites, and interventions in the pre-elimination phase can lead to drastic changes in the proportion of each species causing malaria. In endemic areas, cross-reactivity may play an important role in the protection and blocking transmiss...