 Malaria
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A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia.
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D008288
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Malaria- Malaria
- Remittent Fever
- Fever, Remittent
- Paludism
- Plasmodium Infections
- Infections, Plasmodium
- Infection, Plasmodium
- Plasmodium Infection
- Marsh Fever
- Fever, Marsh
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2015 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malaria" by people in Profiles.
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Cassidy CA, Shook-Sa BE, Boyce RM, Ciccone EJ, Gower EW, Young AM, Edwards JK. False-positive Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests are Prevalent Among Children Under 5 Years of Age in Uganda. J Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 233(3):e782-e790.
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Chelangat SC, Nakawuki A, Orech S, Oboth P, Nekaka R, Iramiot JS, Mbwali I, Chalo RN, Epuitai J, Adongo PR, Ssenyonga LVN, Olowo S. Facilitators and barriers to adherence to severe malaria treatment guidelines in children at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a health workers' perspective. Malar J. 2026 Feb 26; 25(1).
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Deane K, Atusingwize E, Musoke D. Livelihoods as a key social determinant of malaria: Qualitative evidence from Uganda. Glob Public Health. 2025 12 31; 20(1):2593787.
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Boyce RM, Shook-Sa BE, Ndizeye R, Baguma E, Giandomenico D, Cassidy CA, Eshun S, Siedner MJ, Staedke SG, Ntaro M, Juliano JJ, Reyes R, Mulogo EM. Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for the Prevention of Malaria. N Engl J Med. 2025 Oct 09; 393(14):1399-1408.
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Atusingwize E, Deane K, Musoke D. Social determinants of malaria in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review. Malar J. 2025 May 26; 24(1):165.
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Mazigo E, Jun H, Lee WJ, Louis JM, Fitriana F, Syahada JH, Muh F, Lu F, Ahmed MA, Cha SH, Chun W, Park WS, Lee SJ, Na S, Han JH, Kija N, Geodfrey S, Han ET, Todd J, Manjurano A, Kidima W, Han JH. Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in high- and low-transmission areas of Tanzania: The role of asymptomatic carriers in malaria persistence and the need for targeted surveillance and control efforts. Parasites Hosts Dis. 2025 Feb; 63(1):57-65.
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Nalwoga A, Sabourin KR, Miley W, Jackson C, Maktabi M, Labo N, Mugisha J, Whitby D, Rochford R, Newton R. Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Is Associated With Increased Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Seropositivity and Higher KSHV Antibody Breadth and Magnitude: Results of a Case-Control Study From Rural Uganda. J Infect Dis. 2024 02 14; 229(2):432-442.
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Samayoa-Reyes G, Weigel C, Koech E, Waomba K, Jackson C, Onditi IA, Sabourin KR, Kenney S, Baiocchi RA, Oakes CC, Ogolla S, Rochford R. Effect of Malaria Infection on Epstein-Barr Virus Persistence in Kenyan Children. J Infect Dis. 2024 01 12; 229(1):73-82.
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Boyce RM, Cassidy C, Ndizeye R, Baguma E, Giandomenico D, Shook-Sa BE, Ntaro M, Reyes R, Mulogo EM. Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria in children: Protocol for a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled controlled trial in western Uganda. PLoS One. 2023; 18(4):e0284322.
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Samayoa-Reyes G, Flaherty SM, Wickham KS, Viera-Morilla S, Strauch PM, Roth A, Padrón L, Jackson CM, Meireles P, Calvo D, Roobsoong W, Kangwanrangsan N, Sattabongkot J, Reichard G, Lafuente-Monasterio MJ, Rochford R. Development of an ectopic huLiver model for Plasmodium liver stage infection. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0279144.
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