Background Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis
(TB) have emerged in high-HIV-prevalence settings, which generally lack laboratory …

This study on severe malarial anemia (SMA: Hb< 6.0 g/dL), a leading global cause of
childhood morbidity and mortality, compares the entire expressed whole blood host …

Background This study examines the relative importance of living in an urban versus rural
setting and malaria in contributing to the public health problem of malarial anaemia (MA) …

Background The relationship between malaria infection and nutritional status is complex.
Previous studies suggest malaria may increase the incidence and severity of malnutrition …

Background This study described altered platelet indices in patients with acute malaria
caused by Plasmodium vivax and determined whether these alterations are associated with …

Malaria has a negative impact on health and social and economic life of residents of
endemic countries. The ultimate goals of designing new treatment for malaria are to prevent …

Paramount among the challenges to our ability to address the role of food and nutrition in
health promotion and disease prevention is how to design and implement context-specific …

Background Malaria control interventions have led to a decline in transmission intensity in
many endemic areas, and resulted in elimination in some areas. This decline, however, will …

Cerebral malaria (CM), the most lethal complication of Plasmodium falciparum severe
malaria (SM), remains fatal for 15–25% of affected children despite the availability of …

As a leading cause of childhood mortality worldwide, selection pressure by P lasmodium
falciparum continues to shape the human genome. Severe disturbances within the …