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    "Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) Hamburg Germany.",
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  "published": "2026-11-06",
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  "title": "Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene in a Child With Plasmodium falciparum Cerebral Malaria: A Rare but Serious Complication.",
  "title_text": "Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene in a Child With Plasmodium falciparum Cerebral Malaria: A Rare but Serious Complication.",
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