Burkitt lymphoma risk shows geographic and temporal associations with Plasmodium falciparum infections in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211055120
Abstract: Significance Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma (eBL) is the most common pediatric cancer in malaria-endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa and is universally fatal if untreated. Previous research has suggested an etiological link between malaria exposure and eBL.… read more here.
Keywords: ebl; burkitt lymphoma; falciparum infections; incidence ... See more keywords
High genetic complexity but low relatedness in Plasmodium falciparum infections from Western Savannah Highlands and coastal equatorial Lowlands of Cameroon.
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DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1953686
Abstract: To determine the diversity and connectivity of infections in Northwestern and Southwestern Cameroon, 232 Plasmodium falciparum infections, collected in 2018 from the Ndop Health District (NHD) in the western savannah highlands in the Northwest and… read more here.
Keywords: mean; western savannah; complexity; savannah highlands ... See more keywords
Clinical Implications of Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infections in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy427
Abstract: Background Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections are common in Malawi; however, the implications of these infections for the burden of malaria illness are unknown. Whether asymptomatic infections eventually progress to malaria illness, persist without causing symptoms,… read more here.
Keywords: asymptomatic infections; malaria illness; plasmodium falciparum; asymptomatic plasmodium ... See more keywords
Description of Plasmodium falciparum infections in central Gabon demonstrating high parasite densities among symptomatic adolescents and adults
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-3002-9
Abstract: BackgroundMalaria remains a public health issue, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa with special features of seriousness in young children and pregnant women. Adolescents and adults are reported to have acquired a semi-immune status and, therefore, present… read more here.
Keywords: gabon; plasmodium falciparum; young children; adolescents adults ... See more keywords
Cytokine response in asymptomatic and symptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in children in a rural area of south-eastern Gabon
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280818
Abstract: Plasmodium falciparum is a parasite that causes asymptomatic or symptomatic malaria infections in humans depending on various factors. These infections are also a major cause of anemia in intertropical countries such as Gabon. Past studies… read more here.
Keywords: plasmodium falciparum; south eastern; falciparum infections; eastern gabon ... See more keywords