1183 Alternative mechanisms for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum

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P. falciparum Community Project

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Locations: Ghana (GH)

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This study looks at samples collected from two sites in Ghana. The first is Lekma Hospital, Teshie, Accra; near the coast, an eastern suburb of Accra. Malaria transmission in Teshie is lower than at the other sites previously sampled in Ghana, such as Kintampo and Navrongo. The second is the municipal hospital at Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana, this is within a malaria endemic area with two seasonal peaks, a major wet season April to July and a minor one from September to November. Samples were also collected in Lagos State, Nigeria. The state has stable perennial but seasonal malaria transmission with high transmission in the wet season (April to October) and low transmission in the dry season (November to March).

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Prof Gordon Awandare
Director
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Collins Morang'a
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Wellington Aghoghovwia Oyibo
College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Ifeyinwa Aniebo
Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria
Felix Ansah
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Prof David Conway
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr Lucas Amenga-Etego
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Navrongo, Ghana
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