Differential impact of sickle cell trait on symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria

Individuals who carry the sickle cell trait ($S$-gene) have a greatly reduced risk of experiencing symptomatic malaria infections. However, previous studies suggestthat the sickle cell trait does not protect against acquiring asymptomatic malaria infections, although the proportion of symptomatic i...

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Main Authors: Eunha Shim, Zhilan Feng, Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2012-09-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2012.9.877
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