https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/malaria RSS Feed for Frontiers in Malaria | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-10-05T01:23:51.18+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1999637 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1999637 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z Correction Francis OkotNorman AwenoEbenezer C. IkechukwuAbubaker RomGerald KabuyeJamshed KhanAnthony KirabiraAtemthi Dhieu DauAmanya JacobEzbon WAparySimon Peter KatongoleDenis MubiruChukwudi A. Nnaji https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1890327 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1890327 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z Review Rakesh PadhanJatin KumarBharti GoyalRam DasVikas KumarSoumyaranjan PradhanKailash C. PandeyTarun Kumar VatsBhuvan Dixit https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1909034 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1909034 2026-09-11T00:00:00Z Review Anthony PilorgetSospeter Ngoci NjeruDamaris Matoke-MuhiaChristophe Loizel https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1913848 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1913848 2026-09-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Francis OkotNorman AwenoEbenezer C. IkechukwuAbubaker RomGerald KabuyeJamshed KhanAnthony KirabiraAtemthi Dhieu DauAmanya JacobEzbon WAparySimon Peter KatongoleDenis MubiruChukwudi A. Nnaji https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1925644 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1925644 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z Review Suresh ThanguduKarthik NuthalapatiChiranjib PatraGanesh KambleChiranjeevi KorupalliGanesh Gollavelli https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1916446 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1916446 2026-09-07T00:00:00Z Perspective Shyamkumar Sriram https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1875477 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1875477 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z Original Research Theophilus Arthur-GyimahDoreen Asantewa AbeasiFrank Bediako AgyeiStephen Owusu ApauJosephine Yeboah Agyapong 0.05). A statistically significant, moderate inverse correlation was confirmed between individual parasite density and platelet count (ρ= -0.34, 95% CI: -0.39 to -0.30, p < 0.001); however, platelet depletion plateaued at the highest burdens, showing no significant variance between high and severe parasitemia groups (p = 1.000). The predictive model mapped an intermediate Area Under the Curve (AUC = 0.771). At an optimized Youden’s threshold of 0.133, it demonstrated a balanced sensitivity of 63.6% and specificity of 79.9%. Acute thrombocytopenia is a consistent, pathophysiologically driven hallmark of P. falciparum infection that tracks peripheral parasite burden up to a point of physiological saturation. Due to distribution overlaps and structural class imbalances, standalone platelet metrics display insufficient diagnostic capacity to substitute for direct microscopy. Nonetheless, automated platelet counts offer substantial clinical utility as an objective, rapid screening tool to optimize patient triage and flag high-probability cases in rural diagnostics.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1916099 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1916099 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z Perspective Shyamkumar Sriram https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1923808 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1923808 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z Editorial Dhanpat Kumar Kochar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1874255 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1874255 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Giorgio PraulinsFrank MechanGemma HarveyBasil D. BrookeVincent CorbelStéphane DuchonMaria L. KaiserSarah MooreAhmadi Bakari MpelepeleShüné V. OliverHimmat SinghJennifer StevensonYvan G. Fotso ToguemVaishali VermaCharles WondjiRosemary Susan Lees https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1849845 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1849845 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z Mini Review Nahla Galal MetwallySara MohamadIris Bruchhaus https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1794884 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1794884 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Joseph GichuhiTullu BukhariThomas Ogao OnchuruOscar MbareErick OdoyoJeremy Keith Herren https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1751312 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1751312 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Olugbenga Ayodeji MokuoluMohammed Baba AbdulkadirGeorge Oche AmbroseJoseph Oladele OleToluwani MokuoluLukman LawalAdegboyega Joshua AgboolaKafayat Oluwafunke SuleimanSelimat IbrahimSamuel Whyte JegedeAlexander Idu EntonuAbdur-Rasheed Opeyemi MakindeOkikiola Sobuur FagboladeAroniyo Opeyemi OmolehinFuhad Damilola AzeezDaniel Oluwagbenga AbegundeRahmatullah Ahuoiza OgirimaKolawole Temidayo AjayiOluwaseun Oluwafemi AyorindeAkinmeji Kateanah Ibukun https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1776838 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2026.1776838 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z Editorial Annette Elizabeth KaiserLouisa Alexandra MessengerRichard OxboroughNancy Stephen Matowo https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1693543 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1693543 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Fadhila KihweleTegemeo GavanaDenis KailemboElizabeth KasagamaCharles Dismas MwalimuJubilate BernardBest YoramLeah NdekukaStella KajangeSamwel LazaroNoela KisokaProsper ChakiChristian LengelerAngel Dillip https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1687355 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1687355 2025-11-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Collins BowaNdagha KalongaBenjamin MbonshiLungowe SitaliJoseph SimwelaEvarister KudowaAmazing-Grace Tepeka https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1667330 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1667330 2025-11-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Sampreeti TahbildarPon Arunachalam BoopathiSanjay Kumar KocharDhanpat Kumar KocharMohamed AiyazRaja C. MugasimangalamSudha N. RaoAshis Das https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1725748 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1725748 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z Editorial Alena PanceElena Gómez-DíazSarah Reece https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1604498 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1604498 2025-10-03T00:00:00Z Clinical Trial Robert JamesThomas ObadiaLyndes WiniAlbino BobogareSarah CharnaudShazia Ruybal-PesántezCaitlin BourkeJacob E. MunroBrioni R. MooreMadhu Page-SharpLaurens ManningUrijah LiligetoSophie G. ZaloumisJ. Kevin BairdHarin KarunajeewaIvo Mueller https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1553466 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmala.2025.1553466 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Cláudia GomesLizeth ChicasKelly A. CrottyIsaac SalzanoDavidi TawfilesAna Rodriguez