title: Taking the sting out of malaria.
abstract: The innate immune response to malaria is a major determinant of disease severity and outcome. In this issue of Immunity, Sharma et al. (2011) provide evidence of a unique DNA sensing pathway that may contribute to immunopathology in plasmodial infections.
authors.affiliation: McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.
authors.forename: Laura K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Erdman
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kain