IL17A and Plasmodium falciparum malaria: While the role of IL-17 in parasite clearance is not clear, MCs are reported to be an important source of this cytokine in addition to Th17 cells (33–35) and IL-17 levels has been associated with protection against Plasmodium berghei (ANKA strain) (36) and severe disease in falciparum malaria (37).