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10697855

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The comparison of malaria indicators among populations with different genetic backgrounds and uniformly exposed to the same parasite strains, is one of the approaches to the study of human heterogeneities in the response to the infection. The results of our comparative studies conducted in Burkina Faso, West Africa, showed consistent interethnic differences in Plasmodium falciparum infection rates, malaria morbidity, prevalence and levels of antibodies to various P. falciparum antigens, and genetic background. The differences in the immune response were not explained by the entomological observations which indicated substantially uniform exposure to infective bites. The presence in the same epidemiological context of individuals characterized by different immune reactivity to malaria represents an ideal opportunity to study the possible relationships between the baseline level of anti-malaria immunity of a population and the protective efficacy of control measures based on the reduction of transmission. In spite of similar reduction of entomological inoculation rates obtained by permethrin-impregnated curtains, ethnic- and age-dependent efficacy was observed. These studies demonstrate the existence of marked interethnic differences in the susceptibility to P. falciparum malaria, probably involving the genetic regulation of humoral immune responses. These differences should be considered in the development of anti-malaria vaccines and in the evaluation and application of malaria control strategies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0048-2951
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
193-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Different response to Plasmodium falciparum in west African sympatric ethnic groups: possible implications for malaria control strategies.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare, Cellulare e Animale, Università di Camerino, Italy. modiano@axrma.uniroma1.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't