| seroepidemiology of malaria: age-specific pattern of plasmodium falciparum antibody, parasite and spleen rates among children in an endemic area in peninsular malaysia. | a seroepidemiological study was carried out on orang asli (aborigines) children who lead a semi-nomadic life in the deep jungles of ulu kelantan, malaysia. out of a total of about 190 children below 14 years, 143 were studied. blood was collected from finger pricks on standard "strip type" filter papers for indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) tests with plasmodium falciparum antigen. a positive reaction at 1:10 dilution in infants and young children was considered positive and the reasons are gi ... | 1981 | 7027557 |