Parasite Burden and Severity of Malaria in Tanzanian Children
Parasite Burden and Severity of Malaria in Tanzanian Children
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The pathogenesis of severe malaria due to
Plasmodium falciparum
remains controversial. In this study conducted over several years and involving 882 Tanzanian children, parasite burden was insufficient to explain the development of severe illness.
Although almost 600,000 African children die each year from malaria,
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most infections i...
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Parasite Burden and Severity of Malaria in Tanzanian Children
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4091983
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4091983
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1303944
