"Plasmodium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias may occur). These are PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE, and PLASMODIUM VIVAX. Species causing infection in vertebrates other than man include: PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; P. vinckei, and PLASMODIUM YOELII in rodents; P. brasilianum, PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; and PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI in monkeys; and PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM in chickens.
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D010961
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.380.611
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plasmodium" by people in Profiles.
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Targeting plasmodium a-tubulin-1 to block malaria transmission to mosquitoes. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023; 13:1132647.
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Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry to identify species of Neotropical Anopheles vectors of malaria. Malar J. 2019 Mar 22; 18(1):95.
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Drug Resistance in Protozoan Parasites: An Incessant Wrestle for Survival. J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2019 09; 18:1-11.
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PD-1 Co-inhibitory and OX40 Co-stimulatory Crosstalk Regulates Helper T Cell Differentiation and Anti-Plasmodium Humoral Immunity. Cell Host Microbe. 2015 May 13; 17(5):628-41.
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Seasonal pattern of avian Plasmodium-infected mosquitoes and implications for parasite transmission in central Panama. Parasitol Res. 2013 Nov; 112(11):3743-51.