Low-level Plasmodium vivax exposure, maternal antibodies, and anemia in early childhood: Population-based birth cohort study in Amazonian Brazil.

Low-level Plasmodium vivax exposure, maternal antibodies, and anemia in early childhood: Population-based birth cohort study in Amazonian Brazil.

<h4>Background</h4>Malaria causes significant morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Neonates and young infants remain relatively protected from clinical disease and the transplacental transfer of maternal antibodies is...

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Main Authors: Anaclara Pincelli, Marly A Cardoso, Maíra B Malta, Igor C Johansen, Rodrigo M Corder, Vanessa C Nicolete, Irene S Soares, Marcia C Castro, Marcelo U Ferreira, MINA-Brazil Study Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009568

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