<it>Plasmodium vivax</it> infection in Anajás, State of Pará: no differential resistance profile among Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive individuals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is large body of evidence that states that invasion of <it>Plasmodium vivax</it> requires the Duffy antigen, but the universality of this specificity is certainly now under question with recent reports showing that...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Tarcisio AA, Queiroz Maíse G, Cardoso Greice L, Diniz Isabela G, Silva Aylla NLM, Pinto Ana YN, Guerreiro João F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/430