IL1B and Plasmodium falciparum malaria: In considering elements of the baso (+) network at 3 d p.i., elevated IL-3 has been reported to suppress protective immunity to P. berghei NK65 (77), with elevated MIP-1β in the context of elevated RANTES associated with protection against severe falciparum malaria (78) and elevated levels of IL-1β associated with lower childhood parasitemia and protection against severe falciparum malarial anemia (79, 80).