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Immunology and Immunopathogenesis of Malaria (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
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Immunology and Immunopathogenesis of Malaria (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 297
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Malaria is still a major global health problem, killing more than 1
million people every year. Almost all of these deaths are caused by
Plasmodium falciparum, one of the four species of malaria parasites
infecting humans. This high burden of mortality falls heavily on
Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 90% of these deaths are thought to
occur, and 5% of children die before the age of 5 years. The death
toll from malaria is still growing, with malaria-specific mortality
in young African children estimated to have doubled during the last
twenty years. This increase has been associated with drug
resistance of the parasite, spread of insecticide resistant
mosquitoes, poverty, social and political upheaval, and lack of
effective vaccines. This collection of reviews addresses many of
these important issues of malarial immunity and immunopathology.
They are of interest not only to malariologists, but hopefully also
to the broader immunological community. Strong interactions with,
and feedback from immunologists working in other infectious
diseases and in basic immunology will help us to move the field of
malaria immunology and therapeutic intervention forward more
quickly.
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