Naturally acquired immune responses to P. vivax merozoite surface protein 3α and merozoite surface protein 9 are associated with reduced risk of P. vivax malaria in young Papua New Guinean children.

• Main Authors: Danielle I Stanisic (Author), Sarah Javati (Author), Benson Kiniboro (Author), Enmoore Lin (Author), Jianlin Jiang (Author), Balwan Singh (Author), Esmeralda V S Meyer (Author), Peter Siba (Author), Cristian Koepfli (Author), Ingrid Felger (Author), Mary R Galinski (Author), Ivo Mueller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread human malaria parasite. Cohort studies in Papua New Guinea have identified a rapid onset of immunity against vivax-malaria in children living in highly endemic areas. Although numerous P. vivax merozoite antigens are targets of naturally acquire...