Decrease of the blood pH below 7.25. This symptom may occur during severe malaria tropica being found in about 0.4 % of the patients.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Acidosis. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4426-1
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