Abstract The well-established relative resistance to malaria observed in the Fulani as
compared with other sympatric tribes in West Africa has been attributed to their higher levels
of serum immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibodies to malarial antigens. In this study, we confirm and
extend the previous findings by analyses of the levels of IgM, IgG and IgG subclasses of anti-
malarial antibodies in asymptomatic individuals of different sympatric tribes in Burkina Faso
(Fulani/Mossi) and Mali (Fulani/Dogon). The Fulani showed significantly higher median ...
