Abstract:The mechanism of acquisition and maintenance of natural immunity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains unclear. Although, clinical immunity develops over time with repeated malaria episodes, disease tolerance is more rapidly acquired compared to protective immunity. It remains unclear, how pre-existing immune responses impacts the mechanism responsible for disease tolerance. Here, we investigated a cohort of returning travelers treated for acute symptomatic P. falciparum malaria, either infected for th… Show more
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