Malaria continues to be a global health challenge, affecting more than half the world’s population and causing approximately 660,000 deaths annually. The majority of malaria cases are caused by… (More)
Plasmodium falciparum merozoites use diverse alternative erythrocyte receptors for invasion and variably express cognate ligands encoded by the erythrocyte binding antigen (eba) and reticulocyte… (More)
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 lead to delayed acquisition… (More)
BACKGROUND
Plasmodium falciparum invades human erythrocytes by using an array of ligands that interact with several receptors, including sialic acid (SA), complement receptor 1 (CR1), and basigin. We… (More)