"Plasmodium falciparum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.
| Descriptor ID |
D010963
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.380.611.561
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Plasmodium falciparum".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Plasmodium falciparum" by people in this website by year, and whether "Plasmodium falciparum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plasmodium falciparum" by people in Profiles.
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Fc?R binding differentially contributes to protection by two human monoclonal antibodies targeting Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein. Sci Transl Med. 2025 Apr 23; 17(795):eadk6745.
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Differential ex vivo susceptibility of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Ghana and Mali to current and lead discovery candidate antimalarial drugs. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Apr; 13(4):e0217624.
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A kalihinol analog disrupts apicoplast function and vesicular trafficking in P. falciparum malaria. Science. 2024 09 27; 385(6716):eadm7966.
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Using serological diagnostics to characterize remaining high-incidence pockets of malaria in forest-fringe Cambodia. Malar J. 2024 Feb 15; 23(1):49.
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Comparative Susceptibility of Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum Field Isolates to Reference and Lead Candidate Antimalarial Drugs in Ghana. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 06 15; 11(3):e0491622.
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Identification of novel Plasmodium vivax proteins associated with protection against clinical malaria. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023; 13:1076150.
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Co-infection of the four major Plasmodium species: Effects on densities and gametocyte carriage. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 09; 16(9):e0010760.
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Assessment of IgG3 as a serological exposure marker for Plasmodium vivax in areas with moderate-high malaria transmission intensity. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:950909.
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Deletion of the Plasmodium falciparum exported protein PTP7 leads to Maurer's clefts vesiculation, host cell remodeling defects, and loss of surface presentation of EMP1. PLoS Pathog. 2022 08; 18(8):e1009882.
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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.