"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malaria, Falciparum" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of antibody serology to determine current helminth and Plasmodium falciparum infections in a co-endemic area in Southern Mozambique. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 06; 16(6):e0010138.
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Plasmodium falciparum and Helminth Coinfections Increase IgE and Parasite-Specific IgG Responses. Microbiol Spectr. 2021 12 22; 9(3):e0110921.
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Case 2: Fever and Seizures in a 10-month-old Girl from Nigeria. Pediatr Rev. 2016 Jun; 37(6):262-3.
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon, a region of low transmission, is associated with immunologic memory. Infect Immun. 2012 Apr; 80(4):1583-92.
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Association of HLA alleles with Plasmodium falciparum severity in Malian children. Tissue Antigens. 2011 Jun; 77(6):562-71.
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A positive correlation between atypical memory B cells and Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity in cross-sectional studies in Peru and Mali. PLoS One. 2011 Jan 14; 6(1):e15983.
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Antibody response dynamics to the Plasmodium falciparum conserved vaccine candidate antigen, merozoite surface protein-1 C-terminal 19kD (MSP1-19kD), in Peruvians exposed to hypoendemic malaria transmission. Malar J. 2008 Sep 09; 7:173.
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Imported malaria in pregnancy: report of four cases and review of management. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Sep; 15(3):408-13.