To our knowledge, effects of age, placental malaria infection, infections during follow-up,
nutritional habits, sickle-cell trait and individual exposure to Anopheles bites were never …

Abstract Background In sub-Saharan areas, malaria transmission was mainly ensured by
Anopheles. gambiae sl and Anopheles. funestus vectors. The immune response status to …

Background Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading cause of child mortality in Nigeria.
Neonates are born with maternal antibodies from placental transfer which may protect …

Antibodies that impede the invasion of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) merozoites
into erythrocytes play a critical role in anti-malarial immunity. The Growth Inhibition Assay …

Abstract Background The primary antibody (Ab) response to Plasmodium falciparum is a
critical step in developing immunity to malaria. Information on the initial Ab responses of …

Background Studies of the association between the level of anti-malarial antibody and
protection from malaria infection can yield conflicting results if they fail to take into account …

Background Antibodies targeting malaria blood-stage antigens are important targets of
naturally acquired immunity, and may act as valuable biomarkers of malaria exposure …

IgG antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum are transferred from the maternal to fetal
circulation during pregnancy, wane after birth, and are subsequently acquired in response to …

Background The impact of the age of first Plasmodium falciparum infection on the rate of
acquisition of immunity to malaria and on the immune correlates of protection has proven …

In this study, we investigated how different categories of prenatal malaria exposure (PME)
influence levels of maternal antibodies in cord blood samples and the subsequent risk of …