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Reduced transplacental transfer of a subset of Epstein-Barr virus-specific antibodies to neonates of mothers infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria during pre...

Ogolla, Sidney; Daud, Ibrahim I; Asito, Amolo; Sumba, Odada P; Ouma, Collins; Vulule, John; Mehta, Saurabh; Rochford, Rosemary (American Society for Microbiology, 2015-11-01)

Over 35% of children in a region of malaria endemicity are infected with Epstein- Barr virus (EBV) by 6 months of age. This susceptibility may be linked to impaired transplacental transfer of antibodies. In this study, ...