CV Lattes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's in Biology from Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (2002) and PhD in Parasitology from Universidade de São Paulo (2008). Has experience in Parasitology, focusing on Apicomplexa parasites, acting on the following subjects: malaria, antigenic variation, vaccine candidates, epitope mapping and rosetting. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Each year, the malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax infects 70 to 80 million people worldwide. In Brazil, P. vivax is responsible for 83.6% of malaria cases, being considered as the most frequent species of plasmodium in the country. Unlike Plasmodium falciparum, infections caused by P. vivax are rarely lethal. However, P. vivax has a significant impact on the productivity of local populati…
Plasmodium vivax is the most prevalent specie that causes malaria in South America. Recent findings estimate that there are about 390 million cases of malaria worldwide each year. In Brazil, P. vivax is responsible for 83.6% of malaria cases, being considered as the most frequent species of Plasmodium in the country. The erythrocytic life cycle, where the clinical symptoms of the disease …
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