Malaria

Recent findings illuminate research in malaria

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 15th, 2005

Investigators in Denmark and the United Kingdom have published new malaria data.

Study 1: Scientists have found evidence for the involvement of VAR2CSA in pregnancy-associated malaria.

According to a study from Denmark, "In Plasmodium falciparum-endemic areas, pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) is an important health problem. The condition is precipitated by accumulation of parasite-infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the placenta, and this process is mediated by parasite-encoded variant surface antigens (VSA) binding to chondroitin sulfate A (CSA). Parasites causing PAM express unique VSA types, VSA_PAM , which can be serologically...

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