[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing human malaria and their basic biology

S Sato - Journal of physiological anthropology, 2021 - Springer
Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic
clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering …

Peripheral artery disease: epidemiology and global perspectives

FGR Fowkes, V Aboyans, FJI Fowkes… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Global populations are undergoing a major epidemiological transition in which the burden of
atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases is shifting rapidly from high-income to low-income …

[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax

RE Howes, KE Battle, KN Mendis… - The American journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria, putting 2.5 billion people at risk of
infection. Its unique biological and epidemiological characteristics pose challenges to …

[HTML][HTML] Modulators of mercury risk to wildlife and humans in the context of rapid global change

CA Eagles-Smith, EK Silbergeld, N Basu… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is an urgent global health threat. The complexity
of Hg in the environment can hinder accurate determination of ecological and human health …

T cell-mediated immunity to malaria

SP Kurup, NS Butler, JT Harty - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Immunity to malaria has been linked to the availability and function of helper CD4+ T cells,
cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and γδ T cells that can respond to both the asymptomatic liver stage …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria medicines: a glass half full?

TNC Wells, RH Van Huijsduijnen… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Despite substantial scientific progress over the past two decades, malaria remains a
worldwide burden that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. New, affordable …

[HTML][HTML] “Asymptomatic” malaria: a chronic and debilitating infection that should be treated

I Chen, SE Clarke, R Gosling, B Hamainza… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
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[HTML][HTML] Associations of suboptimal growth with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in children under five years: a pooled analysis of ten prospective studies

I Olofin, CM McDonald, M Ezzati, S Flaxman, RE Black… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Child undernutrition affects millions of children globally. We investigated
associations between suboptimal growth and mortality by pooling large studies. Methods …

Epidemiology and infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax gametocytes in relation to malaria control and elimination

T Bousema, C Drakeley - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the tropics, with Plasmodium
falciparum responsible for the majority of the disease burden and P. vivax being the …

Evidence and implications of mortality associated with acute Plasmodium vivax malaria

JK Baird - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vivax malaria threatens patients despite relatively low-grade parasitemias in peripheral
blood. The tenet of death as a rare outcome, derived from antiquated and flawed clinical …