Corroborating our association of the MBL2*LYQC haplotype as well as YA/YO and YO/YO genotypes with the indeterminate, or asymptomatic, clinical form in T. cruzi infected individuals, all three have been associated with positive parasitemia counts in asymptomatic adults infected with Plasmodium falciparum [46]. The gene discussed is MBL2; the disease is parasitic infectious disease.