Specificities of Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Sur face Protein (MSP)-119

ABSTRACT

In a survey of children living in South Western Nigeria . plasma levels of a nti -MSP119 antibodies were not associated with patent parasitemia. Anti -MSP1 ,9 antibody titres correlated positively with age, indicating that development of antibodies to MSP1'9 may depend on long -term exposure to parasites.