TFRC and parasitic infectious disease: Further depletion of CD71+ reticulocytes using α-CD71 mAb in P. yoelii-infected mice substantially improved the hematological parameters (RBC, hemoglobin, and hematocrit), immune cell counts (WBC, monocytes, lymphocytes, and neutrophils), and markedly reduced parasitemia in both pre-existing anemic and non-anemic mice.