IgG against VSA

Molecular group: 
Ig against parasite protein Ag
Molecule/Cell: 
IgG against VSA
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ: 
Plasma
Population: 
Gabon
Transmission: 
Unstable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Pediatric
SM/NCSM vs UM: 
Patient number: 
200
Additional differences: 
Anti-VSA-IgG levels/person: ↑ from the acute to the healthy phase; + correlation with delay to first reinfection; + correlation between healthy phase anti-VSA-IgG and protection from malaria (UM); - correlation with malaria attack rate; - correlation with age (convalescent phase); - correlation between malaria attack rates and recognition of heterologous isolates
Refs: 
Tebo et al., 2002, Am J Trop Med Hyg