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THE precise nature of the responses to Babesia spp. and Plasmodium spp. which lead to their elimination from the host and subsequent acquisition of immunity is uncertain. A degree of thymus dependence is involved, as shown by the aggravation of infection by neonatal thymectomy1,2, anti-thymocyte serum3 and anti-lymphocyte serum4,5. For instance, parasitaemias due to P. berghei were higher in neonatally thymectomised rats than in controls, and lasted about twice as long, with higher mortality1,2.
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CLARK, I., ALLISON, A. Babesia microti, and Plasmodium berghei yoelii infections in nude mice. Nature 252, 328–329 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252328a0
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