Malaria, Falciparum

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C03.752.530.650
Concept/Terms	Malaria, Falciparum Malaria, Falciparum Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum

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Diseases [C]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Protozoan Infections [C03.752]
Malaria [C03.752.530]
Malaria, Falciparum [C03.752.530.650]

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Malaria, Falciparum
Blackwater Fever

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Bar chart showing 69 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2010 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1992	1	0	1
1994	1	0	1
1996	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	2	3
2003	4	0	4
2004	1	4	5
2005	4	0	4
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	3	2	5
2009	3	1	4
2010	5	1	6
2011	4	0	4
2012	4	0	4
2013	2	1	3
2014	0	1	1
2015	6	0	6
2016	1	0	1
2017	5	0	5
2018	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1

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Gordeuk VR, Shah BN, Zhang X, Thuma PE, Zulu S, Moono R, Reading NS, Song J, Zhang Y, Nouraie M, Campbell A, Minniti CP, Rana SR, Darbari DS, Kato GJ, Niu M, Castro OL, Machado R, Gladwin MT, Prchal JT. The CYB5R3c.350C>G and G6PD A alleles modify severity of anemia in malaria and sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2020 11; 95(11):1269-1279.

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Taylor DW, Bobbili N, Kayatani A, Tassi Yunga S, Kidima W, Leke RFG. Measuring antibody avidity to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens using a multiplex immunoassay approach. Malar J. 2020 May 01; 19(1):171.

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Mfuh KO, Achonduh-Atijegbe OA, Bekindaka ON, Esemu LF, Mbakop CD, Gandhi K, Leke RGF, Taylor DW, Nerurkar VR. A comparison of thick-film microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and polymerase chain reaction for accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Malar J. 2019 Mar 12; 18(1):73.

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Lloyd YM, Fang R, Bobbili N, Vanda K, Ngati E, Sanchez-Quintero MJ, Salanti A, Chen JJ, Leke RGF, Taylor DW. Association of Antibodies to VAR2CSA and Merozoite Antigens with Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Living in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Infect Immun. 2018 09; 86(9).

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Valliani S, Agasthi P, Westney G, Foreman M. Transfusion-Transmitted Plasmodium falciparum in a Patient With Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathy. Ann Intern Med. 2018 09 18; 169(6):417-418.

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Tassi Yunga S, Fouda GG, Sama G, Ngu JB, Leke RGF, Taylor DW. Increased Susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum in Infants is associated with Low, not High, Placental Malaria Parasitemia. Sci Rep. 2018 01 09; 8(1):169.

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Lloyd YM, Ngati EP, Salanti A, Leke RGF, Taylor DW. A versatile, high through-put, bead-based phagocytosis assay for Plasmodium falciparum. Sci Rep. 2017 10 31; 7(1):14705.

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Mfuh KO, Tassi Yunga S, Esemu LF, Bekindaka ON, Yonga J, Djontu JC, Mbakop CD, Taylor DW, Nerurkar VR, Leke RGF. Detection of Plasmodium falciparum DNA in saliva samples stored at room temperature: potential for a non-invasive saliva-based diagnostic test for malaria. Malar J. 2017 10 27; 16(1):434.

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Siriwardhana C, Fang R, Salanti A, Leke RGF, Bobbili N, Taylor DW, Chen JJ. Statistical prediction of immunity to placental malaria based on multi-assay antibody data for malarial antigens. Malar J. 2017 09 29; 16(1):391.

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Mawson AR, Majumdar S. Malaria, Epstein-Barr virus infection and the pathogenesis of Burkitt's lymphoma. Int J Cancer. 2017 11 01; 141(9):1849-1855.

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