CXCL10 and malaria: Of note, in a recent study conducted in Mali, the Fulani, an ethnic group known to be less susceptible to clinical malaria than other ethnic groups, were shown to have significantly higher plasma levels of IP-10 at baseline than Dogon children living in the same area, but no significant change in IP-10 levels in the setting of malaria infection [29], suggesting that the change in IP-10 levels may be a more important determinant of malarial anemia than baseline levels.