IL6 and malaria: Similarly, IL-8 (Berg et al., 2014; Lyke et al., 2004), IL-6 (Jakobsen et al., 1994; Lyke et al., 2004), IL-15 (Hu, 2013; Ong’echa et al., 2011) and MCP-1 (MacMullin et al., 2012; Quelhas et al., 2012) were reported as increased during malaria.