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About the Authors:
Neida K. Mita-Mendoza
Affiliations Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America, Departmento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigaciόn y Estudios Avanzados – Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
Diana L. van de Hoef
Affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Division of Parasitology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
Tatiana M. Lopera-Mesa
Affiliation: Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Saibou Doumbia
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
Drissa Konate
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
Mory Doumbouya
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
Wenjuan Gu
Affiliation: Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Jennifer M. Anderson
Affiliation: Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Leopoldo Santos-Argumedo
Affiliation: Departmento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigaciόn y Estudios Avanzados – Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
Ana Rodriguez
Affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Division of Parasitology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
Michael P. Fay
Affiliation: Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Mahamadou Diakite
Affiliation: Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
Carole A. Long
Affiliation: Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Rick M. Fairhurst
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliation: Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Introduction
Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria, a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, is characterized by significant impairment of the microvascular endothelium [1]. Systemic...