Children in Burkina Faso Who Are Protected by Insecticide‐Treated Materials Are Able to Clear Drug‐Resistant Parasites Better than Unprotected Children
Author(s) -
Diadier Diallo,
Colin J. Sutherland,
Issa Nèbiè,
Amadou T. Konaté,
Rosalynn Ord,
Edith IlboudoSanogo,
Brian Greenwood,
Simon Cousens
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/518252
Subject(s) - malaria , odds ratio , confidence interval , chloroquine , plasmodium falciparum , immunity , biology , immunology , medicine , immune system
It has been suggested that reducing exposure to malaria by vector control might impair the development of naturally acquired immunity to malaria. It is also thought that an individual's ability to clear drug-resistant malarial parasites after treatment is enhanced by acquired immunity.
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