Journal ArticleAuthors : Crispim, Marcell (2023)
Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of human malaria, a parasitic disease with a high global burden. In 2021, the World Health Organization reported an estimated 247 million cases of malaria and 619,000 malaria-related deaths, with the majority occurring among children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2021, 96% of all malaria-related deaths occurred in this region. Resistance to current antimalarial drugs is a signi...