"Malaria, Falciparum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Malaria caused by PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations.
| Descriptor ID |
D016778
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.530.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Malaria, Falciparum- Malaria, Falciparum
- Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
- Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 81 | 13 | 94 |
| 2018 | 63 | 7 | 70 |
| 2019 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malaria, Falciparum" by people in Profiles.
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Novel malaria vaccines. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 11 02; 17(11):4549-4552.
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Malaria epidemiology and anti-malarial drug efficacy in Guinea: a review of clinical and molecular studies. Malar J. 2021 Jun 16; 20(1):272.
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SARS-CoV-2 and Plasmodium falciparum are probably adopting Analogous strategy to invade erythrocytes. J Infect Public Health. 2021 Jul; 14(7):883-885.
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Co-infection of hepatitis E virus and Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A genuine risk in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Apr 20; 14(1):215.
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Less Severe Cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Could Co-infection or a Recent History of Plasmodium falciparum Infection Be Protective? Front Immunol. 2021; 12:565625.
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Plasmodium falciparum outbreak in native communities of Condorcanqui, Amazonas, Perú. Malar J. 2021 Feb 12; 20(1):88.
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B cell analysis in SARS-CoV-2 versus malaria: Increased frequencies of plasmablasts and atypical memory B cells in COVID-19. J Leukoc Biol. 2021 01; 109(1):77-90.
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Maintaining focus on administering effective malaria treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. S Afr Med J. 2020 11 23; 111(1):13-16.
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Molecular detection of drug resistant polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Southwest, Nigeria. BMC Res Notes. 2020 Oct 27; 13(1):497.
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Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Regulate Immune Responses in Health and Disease. Cells. 2020 09 20; 9(9).