Infections with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause over 600,000 deaths
each year, concentrated in Africa and in young children, but much of the world's population …

Malaria killed over 600,000 people in 2022, a death toll that has not improved since 2015.
Additionally, parasites and mosquitoes resistant to existing interventions are spreading …

Placental accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes results in maternal
anemia, low birth weight, and pregnancy loss. The parasite protein VAR2CSA facilitates the …

Background Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia during pregnancy causes maternal, fetal,
and infant mortality. Poor pregnancy outcomes are related to blood-stage parasite …

Pregnancy and malaria: the perfect storm : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Pregnancy
and malaria: the perfect storm : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Log in or Register …

Malaria during pregnancy is a major global health problem caused by infection with
Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Severe effects arise from the accumulation of infected …

VAR2CSA is the Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigen that mediates binding of
infected erythrocytes to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) and their sequestration in intervillous …

Strain-transcending antibodies against virulence-associated subsets of P. falciparum-
infected erythrocyte surface antigens could protect children from severe malaria. However …

The issue of antibody cross-reactivity is of central importance in immunology, and not least
in protective immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria, where key antigens show …

Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) poses a dangerous health risk to both mothers and their fetuses,
causing severe outcomes such as preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction …