Malaria vaccine development entered a new era in 2015 when the pre-erythrocytic
Plasmodium falciparum candidate RTS, S was favorably reviewed by the European …

Over the past 10 years, knowledge of the burden, economic costs, and consequences of
malaria in pregnancy has improved, and the prevalence of malaria caused by Plasmodium …

CD36 is a scavenger receptor involved in fatty acid metabolism, innate immunity and
angiogenesis. It interacts with lipoprotein particles and facilitates uptake of long chain fatty …

Malaria remains a major public health threat in tropical and subtropical regions across the
world. Even though less than 1% of malaria infections are fatal, this leads to about 430,000 …

Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe and fatal form of malaria in humans with
over half a million deaths each year. Cerebral malaria, a complex neurological syndrome of …

Introduction Malaria, a devastating febrile illness caused by protozoan parasites, sickened
247,000,000 people in 2021 and killed 619,000, mostly children and pregnant women in …

Plasmodium falciparum VAR2CSA binds to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) on the surface of the
syncytiotrophoblast during placental malaria. This interaction facilitates placental …

Natural killer (NK) cells are important innate effector cells that are well described in their
ability to kill virally-infected cells and tumors. However, there is increasing appreciation for …

Malaria control relies heavily on the use of anti-malarial drugs and insecticides against
malaria parasites and mosquito vectors. Drug and insecticide resistance threatens the …

Background In endemic areas, pregnant women are highly susceptible to Plasmodium
falciparum malaria characterized by the accumulation of parasitized red blood cells (pRBC) …