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Open Access | Hepatitis B Infection Is Associated with Asymptomatic Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

Submitted by patrick sampao on June 1, 2011 - 08:01
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Bruno B. Andrade, Cristiane J. N. Santos, Manoel Barral-Netto, et al.
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PLoS ONE 6(5): e19841.
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This study aimed to address this question. Methodology and Findings An observational study of 636 individuals was performed in Rondônia, western Amazon, Brazil between 2006 and 2007.

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B cell epitope mapping and characterization of naturally acquired antibodies to the Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein-3α (PvMSP-3α) in malaria exposed individuals from Brazilian Amazon

Submitted by patrick sampao on February 7, 2011 - 09:12
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J.C. Lima-Junior., J. Jiang., Oliveira-Ferreira., et al
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Vaccine, Volume 29, Issue 9, 17 February 2011, Pages 1801-1811
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lila@ioc.fiocruz.br

Our results indicates that PvMSP3 is highly immunogenic in naturally exposed populations, where 78% of studied individuals present IgG immune response against the full-length recombinant protein (PVMSP3-FL) and IgG subclass profile was similar to all five recombinant proteins studied with a high predominance of IgG1 and IgG3.

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Open Access | Dispatch: Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Brazilian Amazon

Submitted by patrick sampao on September 24, 2010 - 08:43
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Márcia A., Cynthia O., et al
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 16, Number 10–October 2010
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These data help characterize the clinical profile of severe P. vivax malaria in Latin America.

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