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 …

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 …

Malaria and the Spleen In this report, patients living in a malaria-endemic area underwent
trauma-related splenectomy. In these asymptomatic patients who were naturally infected …

Plasmodium vivax causes heavy burdens of disease across malarious regions worldwide.
Mature P. vivax asexual and transmissive gametocyte stages occur in the blood circulation …

Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed human malaria parasite. Previous studies
have shown that circulating microparticles during P. vivax acute attacks are indirectly …

Coevolution of humans and malaria parasites has generated an intricate balance between
the immune system of the host and virulence factors of the parasite, equilibrating maximal …

Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread human malaria parasite. Global
malaria efforts have been less successful at reducing the burden of P. vivax compared to P …

Background A very large biomass of intact asexual-stage malaria parasites accumulates in
the spleen of asymptomatic human individuals infected with Plasmodium vivax. The …

The overwhelming dominance of Duffy blood group negativity among most people living in
sub-Saharan Africa has been considered the basis of their protection from endemic …

Plasmodium vivax can cause severe malaria, however its pathogenesis is poorly
understood. In contrast to P. falciparum, circulating vivax parasitemia is low, with minimal …