Studies of Malaria Immunity
Date:
6th July 2009
Date:
6th July 2009
MalariaGEN's Consortial Project 2 aims to understand the functional effects of genetic variation on the immune response to malaria. Eight partners in malaria-endemic countries are involved and new study descriptions are now available which provide information on the study populations, morbidity, infection densities and clinical data. These sites are:
- Burkina Faso: The Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme are completing longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys in 4 villages.
- Kenya: The KEMRI-Wellcome Reseach Programme is contributing samples from individuals under continous surveillance for malaria.
- Mali: The University of Bamako has two different CP2 study projects at Manteourou More>> and Pongonon
- Tanzania: The Joint Malaria Programme, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre recruited samples from cross-sectional surveys at two different altitudes. More>>
- Tanzania: The National Institute for Medical Research recruited samples from eight villages in the Muheza district. More>>
- Senegal: The Institut Pasteur de Dakar recruited samples from a long-term longitudinal study in two communities. More>>
- Sri Lanka: The University of Colombo is following up on a cohort study with active case dectection carried out in 1992/3. More>>
- Sudan:The University of Khartoum performed a continuous surveillance in two villages in an area of low malaria endemicity and transmission rates.