Malaria parasite uses antibody camouflage to hide

Jul 13 2011

Scientists from Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital - and the University of Copenhagen have discovered malaria parasites use a type of antibody camouflage to hide from the immune system in the placentas of pregnant women, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a University of Copenhagen press release states. The researchers plan to examine whether the malaria parasite uses its camouflage abilities during other stages of infection (7/11).