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Distinct malaria parasites may help explain sickle cell trait's protection against disease (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-08

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA new study found that people with the sickle cell variant are almost exclusively infected by a distinct variety of malaria parasites, which may help explain their lower rates of disease.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedPeople with and without the sickle cell variant tend to be infected by genetically different varieties of malaria parasites, and people with the sickle cell variant are much less likely to develop symptomatic malaria despite similar overall infection rates.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedResearchers analyzed the genetics of more than 2,000 people in Mfou, Cameroon, as well as the malaria parasites infecting them.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe findings suggest that the sickle cell variant may influence which parasites can infect a person, whether or not they develop disease symptoms.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article says asymptomatic infections were extremely common, affecting three-quarters of the healthy study population.View evidenceHide evidence

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