Prevalence and level of antibodies to the circumsporozoite protein of human malaria parasites in five states of the Amazon region of Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-371

  Arruda, Mercia E ^a   Zimmerman, Robert H ^b   Souza, Renata M C ^a   Oliveira Ferreira, Joseli ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon region; Brazil; Infection; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 34249911237     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000041     Document Type: Article

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