More than a century after the discovery of Plasmodium spp. parasites, the pathogenesis of
severe malaria is still not well understood. The majority of malaria cases are caused by …

Background Plasmodium vivax is one of the major species of malaria infecting humans.
Although emphasis on P. falciparum is appropriate, the burden of vivax malaria should be …

Vivax malaria was historically described as 'benign tertian malaria'because individual
clinical episodes were less likely to cause severe illness than Plasmodium falciparum …

Background. Severe disease attributable to Plasmodium vivax infection is already well
described worldwide; however, autopsies in these patients are scarce. Methods. From 1996 …

Visceral leishmaniasis is hypoendemic in Mediterranean countries, where it is caused by the
flagellate protozoan Leishmania infantum. VL cases in this area account for 5%–6% of the …

This review focuses on current clinical and immunological aspects of cerebral malaria
induced by Plasmodium falciparum infection. Albeit many issues concerning the …

Malaria is one of the most devastating human infectious diseases caused by Plasmodium
spp. parasites. A search for an effective and safe vaccine is the main challenge for its …

Malaria is a complex parasitic disease, caused by Plasmodium spp. More than a century
after the discovery of malaria parasites, this disease continues to pose a global public health …

Malaria is an endemic disease that affected 229 million people and caused 409 thousand
deaths, in 2019. Disease control is based on early diagnosis and specific treatment with …

Despite rigorous effort made to control malaria for more than a century, it is still among the
main public health problems in least developed regions of the world. Majority of deaths …