July 2017

Platelet-mediated clumping adhesion phenotypes of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes: A review

Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. In general, malaria is easily treated but in a subset of cases it develops to severe disease. Severe malaria has a high rate of mortality even with the best available care. This creates the need for intensive research to fully characterise the pathogenesis of the disease in order to create future novel therapies. One of the hallmarks of malaria...

Author(s): Frank G Onyambu, Stephen B Tanui, Dominic S. O. Alwala, Kiptanui Chebii and Bethwel K. Kigen