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From: The promise and potential challenges of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants (IPTi)

Figure 4

Drug treatment and immune mechanisms act synergistically to eliminate parasites. (a) A patient with some pre-existing immunity clears infection and reduces the number and transmission of the parasites that survive treatment. (b) Without pre-existing immunity, the window for proliferation and differential transmission of resistant parasites is extended. White and black circles represent sensitive and resistant parasites, respectively.

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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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