Identifying rapidly parasiticidal anti-malarial drugs using a simple and reliable in vitro parasite viability fast assay.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) use HRP2 detection, including Paracheck-Pf(R), but their utility is limited by persistent false positivity after treatment. PLDH-based tests become negative more quickly, but sensitivity has been reported below the recommended standard of 90%. A new pLDH test, CareS...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Gerstl S,Dunkley S,Mukhtar A,De Smet M,Baker S,Maikere J

更新日期：2010-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Vietnam, malaria transmission has been reduced to very low levels over the past 20 years, and as a consequence, the country aims to eliminate malaria by 2030. This study aimed to characterize the dynamics and extent of the parasite reservoir in Central Vietnam, in order to further target elimination strat...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kattenberg JH,Erhart A,Truong MH,Rovira-Vallbona E,Vu KAD,Nguyen THN,Nguyen VH,Nguyen VV,Bannister-Tyrrell M,Theisen M,Bennet A,Lover AA,Tran TD,Nguyen XX,Rosanas-Urgell A

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study evaluated the SD Bioline Malaria Ag 05FK40 (SDFK40), a three-band RDT detecting Plasmodium falciparum-specific parasite lactate dehydrogenase (Pf-pLDH) and pan Plasmodium-specific pLDH (pan-pLDH), in a reference setting. METHODS:The SDFK40 was retrospectively and prospectively tested again...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Maltha J,Gillet P,Cnops L,Bottieau E,Van Esbroeck M,Bruggeman C,Jacobs J

更新日期：2011-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple red blood cell (RBC) variants appear to offer protection against the most severe forms of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Associations between these variants and uncomplicated malaria are less clear. METHODS:Data from a longitudinal cohort study conducted in 3 sub-counties in Uganda was used to quan...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kakande E,Greenhouse B,Bajunirwe F,Drakeley C,Nankabirwa JI,Walakira A,Nsobya SL,Katureebe A,Rek J,Arinaitwe E,Rosenthal PJ,Kamya MR,Dorsey G,Rodriguez-Barraquer I

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Kilombero Valley is a highly malaria-endemic agricultural area in south-eastern Tanzania. Seasonal flooding of the valley is favourable to malaria transmission. During the farming season, many households move to distant field sites (shamba in Swahili) in the fertile river floodplain for the cultivation o...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Hetzel MW,Alba S,Fankhauser M,Mayumana I,Lengeler C,Obrist B,Nathan R,Makemba AM,Mshana C,Schulze A,Mshinda H

更新日期：2008-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Avian malaria vector competence studies are needed to understand more succinctly complex avian parasite-vector-relations. The lack of vector competence trials may be attributed to the difficulty of obtaining gametocytes for the majority of Plasmodium species and lineages. To conduct avian malaria infectivity...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Carlson JS,Giannitti F,Valkiūnas G,Tell LA,Snipes J,Wright S,Cornel AJ

更新日期：2016-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping provides the means to develop a practical, rapid, inexpensive assay that will uniquely identify any Plasmodium falciparum parasite using a small amount of DNA. Such an assay could be used to distinguish recrudescence from re-infection in drug trials, to monitor...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Daniels R,Volkman SK,Milner DA,Mahesh N,Neafsey DE,Park DJ,Rosen D,Angelino E,Sabeti PC,Wirth DF,Wiegand RC

更新日期：2008-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mexico is in the malaria pre-elimination phase; therefore, continuous assessment and understanding of the social and behavioural risk factors related to exposure to malaria are necessary to achieve the overall goal. The aim of this research was to investigate socio-economic backgrounds, attitudes and practic...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mora-Ruiz M,Penilla RP,Ordóñez JG,López AD,Solis F,Torres-Estrada JL,Rodríguez AD

更新日期：2014-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Certain species of macaques are natural hosts of Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium cynomolgi, which can both cause malaria in humans, and Plasmodium inui, which can be experimentally transmitted to humans. A significant number of zoonotic malaria cases have been reported in humans throughout Southeast Asia,...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Fungfuang W,Udom C,Tongthainan D,Kadir KA,Singh B

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria elimination efforts can be undermined by imported malaria infections. Imported infections are classified based on travel history. METHODS:A genetic strategy was applied to better understand the contribution of imported infections and to test for local transmission in the very low prevalence region o...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Daniels RF,Schaffner SF,Dieye Y,Dieng G,Hainsworth M,Fall FB,Diouf CN,Ndiop M,Cisse M,Gueye AB,Sarr O,Guinot P,Deme AB,Bei AK,Sy M,Thwing J,MacInnis B,Earle D,Guinovart C,Sene D,Hartl DL,Ndiaye D,Steketee RW,

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it is well known that drug pressure selects for drug-resistant parasites, the role of transmission reduction by insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) on drug resistance remains unclear. In this study, the drug resistance profile of current and previous first-line anti-malarials in Kenya was assessed w...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Shah M,Omosun Y,Lal A,Odero C,Gatei W,Otieno K,Gimnig JE,ter Kuile F,Hawley WA,Nahlen B,Kariuki S,Walker E,Slutsker L,Hamel M,Shi YP

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a leading global cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, despite recent advances in treatment and prevention technologies. Scale-up and wide distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) could rapidly decrease malarial disease in endemic area...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Dye TD,Apondi R,Lugada ES,Kahn JG,Smith J,Othoro C

更新日期：2010-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) delivered during antenatal care (ANC) visits has been shown to be a highly efficacious and cost-effective intervention. Given the high rates of ANC attendance in sub-Saharan Africa, the current low IPTp coverage represents considerable missed opportunitie...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Maheu-Giroux M,Castro MC

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The conserved centromere-associated proteins, CENH3 (or CENP-A) and CENP-C are indispensable for the functional centromere-kinetochore assembly, chromosome segregation, cell cycle progression, and viability. The presence and functions of centromere proteins in Plasmodium falciparum are not well studied. Iden...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Verma G,Surolia N

更新日期：2014-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Most malaria-endemic countries have struggled in the past decade to establish effective national-scale continuous distribution mechanisms for long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Since the implementation of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme in 2004 and mass-distribution campaigns in 2009-2011 and 2015-2016, Tanz...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Yukich J,Stuck L,Scates S,Wisniewski J,Chacky F,Festo C,Kabulika G,Dimoso K,Mandike R,Greer G,Serbantez N,Elisaria E,Nyoni W,Dadi D,Akim I,Lengeler C,Brown N,Koenker H

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals in a malaria endemic community differ from one another. Many of these differences, such as heterogeneities in transmission or treatment-seeking behaviour, affect malaria epidemiology. The different kinds of heterogeneity are likely to be correlated. Little is known about their impact on the shape...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ross A,Smith T

更新日期：2010-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases around the world has decreased substantially over the last 15 years, but with the spread of resistance against anti-malarial drugs and insecticides, this decline may not continue. There is an urgent need to consider alternative, accelerated strategies to elim...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Tun STT,von Seidlein L,Pongvongsa T,Mayxay M,Saralamba S,Kyaw SS,Chanthavilay P,Celhay O,Nguyen TD,Tran TN,Parker DM,Boni MF,Dondorp AM,White LJ

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study of the Plasmodium falciparum heavy metal transporter gene pfmdr2 employed radioactive labelled heavy metal. As the use of radioactive isotopes shrank considerably during the last few years, resulting in the cessation of the production of some isotopes, amongst them Cadmium109 which was used for tha...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Rosental B,Hadad U,Sinay R,Braiman A,Porgador A,Pollack Y

更新日期：2012-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental vaccines targeting Plasmodium falciparum have had some success in recent years. These vaccines use attenuated parasites, recombinant sporozoite proteins, or DNA and virus combinations to induce cell-mediated immune responses and/or antibodies targeting sporozoite surface proteins. To capitalize ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Zou X,House BL,Zyzak MD,Richie TL,Gerbasi VR

更新日期：2013-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and house modifications are proven vector control tools, yet in most regions, full coverage has not been achieved. This study investigates household factors associated with access to ITNs and house modification in Tanzania. METHODS:Baseline cross-sectional survey data from pr...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Odufuwa OG,Ross A,Mlacha YP,Juma O,Mmbaga S,Msellemu D,Moore S

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent whole cell in vitro screening campaigns identified thousands of compounds that are active against asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum at submicromolar concentrations. These hits have been made available to the public, providing many novel chemical starting points for anti-malarial drug disco...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Le Manach C,Scheurer C,Sax S,Schleiferböck S,Cabrera DG,Younis Y,Paquet T,Street L,Smith P,Ding XC,Waterson D,Witty MJ,Leroy D,Chibale K,Wittlin S

更新日期：2013-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic manipulation of malaria parasites remains an inefficient, time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Presented here is a set of methods for 96-well plate-based transfection and culture that improve the efficiency of genetic manipulation of Plasmodium falciparum. Compared to standard protocols plate-based t...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Caro F,Miller MG,DeRisi JL

更新日期：2012-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria can be transmitted by blood transfusion through donations collected from asymptomatic or parasitic donors. The parasites are released into the bloodstream during its life cycle and will therefore be present in donated blood by infected individuals. All cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) n...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Batista-Dos-Santos SA,Freitas DRC,Raiol M,Cabral GF,Feio AC,Póvoa MM,Cunha MG,Ribeiro-Dos-Santos Â

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a notifiable disease in the Netherlands, a non-endemic country. Imported malaria infections occur regularly among travellers, migrants and visitors. Surveillance data were analysed from 2008 to 2015. Trends in amounts of notifications among risk groups were analysed using Poisson regression. For a...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： de Gier B,Suryapranata FS,Croughs M,van Genderen PJ,Keuter M,Visser LG,van Vugt M,Sonder GJ

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the changing pattern of US President's Malaria Initiative-funded IRS in sub-Saharan Africa between 2008 and 2015. IRS coverage in sub-Saharan Africa increased from <2 % of the at-risk population in 2005, to 11 % or 78 million people in 2010, mainly as a result of increased funding from PMI. The sc...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Oxborough RM

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although chemoprophylaxis remains an important strategy for preventing malaria in travellers, its effectiveness may be compromised by lack of adherence. Inappropriate use of chemoprophylaxis is likely to increase the risk of acquiring malaria, but may probably also worsen the severity of imported cases. The ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Vliegenthart-Jongbloed K,de Mendonça Melo M,van Wolfswinkel ME,Koelewijn R,van Hellemond JJ,van Genderen PJ

更新日期：2013-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, malaria (Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum) has been successfully controlled in the Ecuador-Peru coastal border region. The aim of this study was to document this control effort and to identify the best practices and lessons learned that are applicable to malaria control and to othe...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Krisher LK,Krisher J,Ambuludi M,Arichabala A,Beltrán-Ayala E,Navarrete P,Ordoñez T,Polhemus ME,Quintana F,Rochford R,Silva M,Bazo J,Stewart-Ibarra AM

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care demand studies help to examine the behaviour of individuals and households during illnesses. Few of existing health care demand studies examine the choice of treatment services for childhood illnesses. Besides, in their analyses, many of the existing studies compare alternative treatment options ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Nonvignon J,Aikins MK,Chinbuah MA,Abbey M,Gyapong M,Garshong BN,Fia S,Gyapong JO

更新日期：2010-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The north coast of Guadalcanal has some of the most intense malaria transmission in the Solomon Islands. And, there is a push for intensified vector control in Guadalcanal, to improve the livelihood of residents and to minimize the number of cases, which are regularly exported to the rest of the country. The...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Bugoro H,Hii JL,Butafa C,Iro'ofa C,Apairamo A,Cooper RD,Chen CC,Russell TL

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The circumsporozoite protein (CS protein) on the malaria parasites in mosquitoes plays an important role in sporogony in mosquitoes. The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine candidate, which has shown significant efficacy against clinical malaria in a large Phase 3 trial, targets the Plasmodium falciparum CS protein, ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Miura K,Jongert E,Deng B,Zhou L,Lusingu JP,Drakeley CJ,Fay MP,Long CA,Vekemans J

更新日期：2014-07-09 00:00:00