This study aims to correlate protection from malaria with the immune profile of infected individuals. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were conducted in all-age cohorts living in Apac, northern Uganda. This area is characterised by intense perennial malaria transmission with Plasmodium falciparum as major malaria species, and Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale as prevalent other species. Detailed immune-profiling is undertaken by protein microarray, and individuals protected and unprotected from clinical malaria episodes are compared. Site and cohort descriptions are given in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23473542 and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21540398
1024 FightMal - Correlating protection from malaria with immune profile of infected individuals in Uganda
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Key People
Prof Chris Drakeley
Professor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr Federica Verra
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Dr Teun Bousema
Senior Lecturer
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Associate Professor
Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Dr Thomas G Egwang
Biotech Laboratories, Uganda