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Immunology of Malaria
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Book : Immunology of Malaria
Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : Geneva Volume : 396 Publish Date : 00 1968 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Report Book Number : 3548 |
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INDEX
CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Plasmodial infections of animals and man and the effects of natural and acquired immunity
2. Antibodies in plasmodial infection
2.1 Laboratory methods of antibody detection
2.2 Antibodies in relation to classes of immunoglobulins .....
2.3 Immunoglobulins and malaria
2.4 Protective and non-protective antibodies..........
3. Other factors in natural and acquired immunity.........
3.1 The relationship between lymphocytes and macrophages in specific immune responses................
3.2 The reticulo-endothelial system..............
3.3 Cell-mediated specific, immunity................
3.4 Genetic factors in malarial immunity ...........
3.5 Congenital immunity in malaria..............
3.6 Congenital malaria....................
4. Antigenicity of plasmodia and experimental immunization .....
4.1 Antigens
4.2 The use of antigen-antibody aggregates as reagents for the analysis of individual components in complex mixtures.....
4.3 Feasibility of immunization with attenuated strains and irradiated parasites.....................
5. Immunopathology of malaria.................
5.1 Nephritis associated with P. malariae infection.......
5.2 Anaemia in malaria...................
5.3 Big spleen disease....................
5.4 Autoantibodies to tissue antigens in malaria........
6. Immunodiagnosis.......................
6.1 Application of available methods in detection of infection . . .
6.2 Standardization of methods and reagents..........
6.3 Use of serological methods in epidemiological surveys.....
7. Research recommendations ..................
