Journal article
Antibody response against three Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens in Mamuju District, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
N Sennang, S Rogerson, S Wahyuni, I Yusuf, D Syafruddin
Malaria Journal | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2014
Abstract
Background: Malaria endemicity in the archipelago of Indonesia varies substantially across regions. Following the government's plan for a malaria elimination programme in Indonesia, baseline malaria surveys were conducted in Mamuju District, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia to re-assess the malaria situation prior to the establishment of an evidence-based malaria elimination programme in the area. The present study aims to determine the antibody response to three merozoite antigens among the inhabitants of the district. Methods. Antibodies were measured following elution from filter-paper blood spots collected during cross-sectional surveys in the dry and wet season in 2010. Enzyme-linked i..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank Prof Idrus Paturusi, then Rector of Hasanuddin University, and Prof Sangkot Marzuki, Director of the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology for his kindness in permitting us to conduct the laboratory study at the Eijkman Institute, Jakarta. We are greatly indebted to study participants and the staff of the Mamuju District Health Staff for their technical assistance and support during the baseline surveys, and all staff of the Malaria Laboratory, Eijkman Institute, Jakarta for their assistance and support. This manuscript is part of NS's dissertation for her doctoral course in the Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University. NS wrote the first draft manuscript under the Manuscript Writing Workshop organized by INA-RESPOND. This study received financial support through the Competence-based Competitive Research grant, provided by the Ministry of National Education, Republic of Indonesia.