Patent ID: 8709741

Claim:
An in vitro method of diagnosis of a Plasmodium infection in a subject, comprising the following steps: a) measuring a serum concentration of at least one secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) selected from the group consisting of GIIF, GV and GX sPLA2s, in a blood sample from said subject, b) comparing the serum concentration of GIIF, GV and/or GX sPLA2s obtained in step a) with a reference serum concentration of GIIF, GV and/or GX sPLA2s in subjects not infected with Plasmodium respectively, wherein an increased serum concentration of GIIF, GV and/or GX sPLA2s in said blood sample from said subject compared to the reference serum concentration of GIIF, GV and/or GX sPLA2s in subjects not infected with Plasmodium is indicative that said subject is infected with Plasmodium.