THE EFFECT OF SPLENECTOMY ON IMMUNITY TO PLASMODIUM-MALARIAE AND PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM IN A MALARIA IMMUNE DONOR

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PETERSEN, E [1 ]
HOGH, B [1 ]
MARBIAH, NT [1 ]
HANSON, AP [1 ]
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[1] LIBERIAN INST BIOMED RES,CHARLESVILLE,LIBERIA
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TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY | 1992年 / 43卷 / 01期
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
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A 55 year old Liberian male was splenectomized after an abdominal trauma. A few days after splenectomy he experienced a pure Plasmodium malariae infection with high fever. He was later followed for 12 months with monthly blood films and temperature measurements, and did never show any signs of clinical malaria. The parasite densities observed during the longitudinal follow after splenectomy did not differ from parasite densities in villagers with intact spleens.
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