High rate of mixed and subpatent malarial infections in southwest Nigeria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-343

  May, Jürgen ^a   Mockenhaupt, Frank P ^a   Ademowo, Olusegun G ^b   Falusi, Adeyinka G ^b   Olumese, Peter E ^b   Bienzle, Ulrich ^a   Meyer, Christian G ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLENOMEGALY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032798132     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.339     Document Type: Article

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