Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most virulent form of human malaria. This protozoan parasite spends part of its lifecycle inside the red blood cells (RBCs) of its host. The mature human ...

Scientists have identified the regional character to Plasmodium falciparum across Africa. Malaria, infecting 219 million individuals in 2017, remains a threat to public health and regional stability.

Mali: A phase 2 randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has revealed that a multistage malaria vaccine provided encouraging protection against controlled human malaria ...

Thought LeadersProfessor Karine Le RochDirector of the Center for Infectious Disease and Vector ResearchUniversity of California, Riverside As part of World Malaria Day 2022, we interview Karine Le ...

The Plasmodium falciparum translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is a homolog of the mammalian histamine-releasing factor (HRF), which causes histamine release from human basophils and IL-8 ...

Malaria vaccine shows over 50% efficacy in adults following controlled human malaria infection, supporting further trials in children.

A recent breakthrough sheds light on how the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades human red blood cells. The study reveals the role of a sugar called sialic acid in this invasion process.

A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoiding detection and destruction mechanisms normally deployed by the immune system ...

Over the last couple of decades, rapid diagnostic tests have emerged as a vital tool in the fight to control malaria. The relatively inexpensive test strips, which work in just minutes, have diagnosed ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research joined a network of African scientists, the Plasmodium Diversity Network Africa, and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to ...