CASP3 and malaria: No correlation was observed between cytoplasmic accumulation of caspase-3 and the degree of CPEC detachment from the basement membrane (rs =  − 0.299, p = 0.892), PRBC sequestration (rs = 0.188, p = 0.442), and presence of malaria pigments/haemozoin (rs = 0.172, p = 0.469) (Additional file 3: Fig. S2).