Application of 23 Novel Serological Markers for Identifying Recent Exposure to Plasmodium vivax Parasites in an Endemic Population of Western Thailand

Application of 23 Novel Serological Markers for Identifying Recent Exposure to Plasmodium vivax Parasites in an Endemic Population of Western Thailand

Thailand is aiming for malaria elimination by the year 2030. However, the high proportion of asymptomatic infections and the presence of the hidden hypnozoite stage of Plasmodium vivax are impeding these efforts. We hypothesized that a validated surveillance tool utilizing serological markers of rec...

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Main Authors: Sadudee Chotirat, Narimane Nekkab, Chalermpon Kumpitak, Jenni Hietanen, Michael T. White, Kirakorn Kiattibutr, Patiwat Sa-angchai, Jessica Brewster, Kael Schoffer, Eizo Takashima, Takafumi Tsuboi, Matthias Harbers, Chetan E. Chitnis, Julie Healer, Wai-Hong Tham, Wang Nguitragool, Ivo Mueller, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Rhea J. Longley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
malaria
Plasmodium vivax
serology
surveillance
Thailand
serological exposure marker
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.643501/full

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