Strain theory of malaria: the first 50 years.
Adv Parasitol
; 66: 1-46, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18486688
ABSTRACT
From the 1920s to the 1970s, a large body of principles and evidence accumulated about the existence and character of 'strains' among the Plasmodium species responsible for human malaria. An extensive research literature examined the degree to which strains were autonomous, stable biological entities, distinguishable by clinical, epidemiological or other features, and how this knowledge could be used to benefit medical and public health practice. Strain theory in this era was based largely on parasite phenotypes related to clinical virulence, reactions to anti-malarial drugs, infectivity to mosquitoes, antigenic properties and host immunity, latency and relapse. Here we review the search for a definition of 'strain', suggest how the data and discussion shaped current understandings of many aspects of malaria and sketch a number of specific connections with perspectives from the past 30 years.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plasmodium
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Malária
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos