Prevalence of Plasmodium parasites in non-human primates and mosquitoes in areas with different degrees of fragmentation in Colombia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum is often based on detection of histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) in blood. Most HRP2-based assays have high sensitivity and specificity; however, authors have suggested that antibodies (Ab) to HRP2 could reduce assay sensitivity. This study sought to characterize the antibody...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Taylor DW,Bobbili N,Khadka VS,Quakyi IA,Leke RG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The erythrocytic stage of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in humans is clinically important, as the parasites at this growth stage causes malarial symptoms. Most of the currently available anti-malarial drugs target this stage, but the emergence and spread of parasites resistant to anti-malarial drugs are a ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Tougan T,Toya Y,Uchihashi K,Horii T

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This opinion article deals with the diagnostic clinical challenges faced by clinicians or health care workers in malaria-endemic areas when a severely sick child presents to the clinic with fever, coma or respiratory distress. Indeed, the coexistence of malaria with other severe infections like meningitis, invasive ba...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ackerman H,Casals-Pascual C

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Removal of exhaled air from total body emanations or artificially standardising carbon dioxide (CO2) outputs has previously been shown to eliminate differential attractiveness of humans to certain blackfly (Simuliidae) and mosquito (Culicidae) species. Whether or not breath contributes to between-person di...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mukabana WR,Takken W,Killeen GF,Knols BG

更新日期：2004-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, several epidemiological studies have demonstrated the potential of using seroprevalence (SP) and seroconversion rate (SCR) as informative indicators of malaria burden in low transmission settings or in populations on the cusp of elimination. However, most of studies are designed to contro...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sepúlveda N,Drakeley C

更新日期：2015-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt and correct diagnosis of malaria is crucial for accurate epidemiological assessment and better case management, and while the gold standard of light microscopy is often available, it requires both expertise and time. Portable fluorescent microscopy using the CyScope offers a potentially quicker, easie...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sousa-Figueiredo JC,Oguttu D,Adriko M,Besigye F,Nankasi A,Arinaitwe M,Namukuta A,Betson M,Kabatereine NB,Stothard JR

更新日期：2010-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural compounds, mostly from plants, have been the mainstay of traditional medicine for thousands of years. They have also been the source of lead compounds for modern medicine, but the extent of mining of natural compounds for such leads decreased during the second half of the 20th century. The advantage of natural...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ginsburg H,Deharo E

更新日期：2011-03-15 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:Rapid elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia is a goal with both national and international significance. Transmission of malaria in Cambodia is limited to forest environments, and the main population at risk consists of forest-goers who rely on forest products for income or sustenance. The...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kunkel A,Nguon C,Iv S,Chhim S,Peov D,Kong P,Kim S,Im S,Debackere M,Khim N,Popovici J,Srun S,Vantaux A,Guintran JO,Witkowski B,Piola P

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of exchange transfusion in patients with severe imported falciparum malaria. Twelve patients who met the diagnostic criteria for severe malaria were treated with exchange transfusion 14 times according to a conventional anti-malarial treatment. This study eval...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Lin J,Huang X,Qin G,Zhang S,Sun W,Wang Y,Ren K,Xu J,Han X

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphism in the pfcrt gene underlies Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance (CQR), as sensitive strains consistently carry lysine (K), while CQR strains carry threonine (T) at the codon 76. Previous studies have shown that microsatellite (MS) haplotype variation can be used to study the evolution o...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： DaRe JT,Mehlotra RK,Michon P,Mueller I,Reeder J,Sharma YD,Stoneking M,Zimmerman PA

更新日期：2007-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Slash and burn cultivators are a significant risk group for malaria in South-East Asia. As envisaged in the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination, Bangladesh aims to achieve zero indigenous malaria transmission by 2030. For the national plan to move from malaria control to malaria elimination, targ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Saha A,Sarker M,Kabir M,Lu G,Müller O

更新日期：2019-06-25 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：BACKGROUND:Insecticide-treated nets (ITN) and long-lasting insecticidal treated nets (LLIN) are important means of malaria prevention. Although there is consensus regarding their importance, there is uncertainty as to which delivery strategies are optimal for dispensing these life saving interventions. A targeted mass ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Beer N,Ali AS,de Savigny D,Al-Mafazy AW,Ramsan M,Abass AK,Omari RS,Björkman A,Källander K

更新日期：2010-06-18 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:Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ), encoded by TNF-836 C/A (rs 1800630) and IFN-γ -1616 C/T (rs2069705) genes, are key immunological mediators that are believed to both play protective and pathological roles in malaria. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Nasr A,Allam G,Hamid O,Al-Ghamdi A

更新日期：2014-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anopheles baimaii is a primary vector of human malaria in the forest settings of Southeast Asia including the north-eastern region of India. Here, the genetic population structure and the basic population genetic parameters of An. baimaii in north-east India were estimated using DNA sequences of the mitochon...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sarma DK,Prakash A,O'Loughlin SM,Bhattacharyya DR,Mohapatra PK,Bhattacharjee K,Das K,Singh S,Sarma NP,Ahmed GU,Walton C,Mahanta J

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequently encountered complication of imported Plasmodium falciparum infection. Markers of structural kidney damage have been found to detect AKI earlier than serum creatinine-based prediction models but have not yet been evaluated in imported malaria. This pilot study aims to...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： van Wolfswinkel ME,Koopmans LC,Hesselink DA,Hoorn EJ,Koelewijn R,van Hellemond JJ,van Genderen PJ

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria remains a worldwide public health concern and, in Colombia, despite the efforts to stop malaria transmission, the incidence of cases has increased over the last few years. In this context, it is necessary to evaluate vector diversity, infection rates, and spatial distribution, to better understand di...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： González C,Molina AG,León C,Salcedo N,Rondón S,Paz A,Atencia MC,Tovar C,Ortiz M

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an urgent need for an effective vaccine to control and eradicate malaria, one of the most serious global infectious diseases. Plasmodium merozoite surface protein 4 (MSP4) has been listed as a blood-stage subunit vaccine candidate for malaria. Infection with Plasmodium ovale species including P. ova...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Uwase J,Chu R,Kassegne K,Lei Y,Shen F,Fu H,Sun Y,Xuan Y,Cao J,Cheng Y

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increases in the coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have significantly reduced the abundance of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto in several African settings, leaving its more zoophagic sibling species Anopheles arabiensis as the primary vector. This study investigated the impact of livestock o...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mayagaya VS,Nkwengulila G,Lyimo IN,Kihonda J,Mtambala H,Ngonyani H,Russell TL,Ferguson HM

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has greatly reduced malaria transmission. However, malaria remains a global public health concern with the majority of the disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide resistance is a growing probl...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Stica C,Jeffries CL,Irish SR,Barry Y,Camara D,Yansane I,Kristan M,Walker T,Messenger LA

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have become the most common diagnostic tool for detection of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, in particular in remote areas. RDT blood spots provide a source of parasite DNA for molecular analysis. In this study, the utility of RDTs for molecular analysis and the performance of di...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Srisutham S,Suwannasin K,Mathema VB,Sriprawat K,Smithuis FM,Nosten F,White NJ,Dondorp AM,Imwong M

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heads of Government from Asia and the Pacific have committed to a malaria-free region by 2030. In 2015, the total number of confirmed cases reported to the World Health Organization by 22 Asia Pacific countries was 2,461,025. However, this was likely a gross underestimate due in part to incidence data not be...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mercado CE,Ekapirat N,Dondorp AM,Maude RJ

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous efforts to eradicate malaria parasites, particularly Plasmodium falciparum, have failed in part due to the emergence of drug resistant parasites and mosquitoes resistant to insecticides. Using an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) that kills parasites quickly, a strategy was designed to eli...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Song J,Socheat D,Tan B,Dara P,Deng C,Sokunthea S,Seila S,Ou F,Jian H,Li G

更新日期：2010-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential use of ivermectin as an additional vector control tool is receiving increased attention from the malaria elimination community, driven by the increased importance of outdoor/residual malaria transmission and the threat of insecticide resistance where vector tools have been scaled-up. This report summariz...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Chaccour CJ,Rabinovich NR,Slater H,Canavati SE,Bousema T,Lacerda M,Ter Kuile F,Drakeley C,Bassat Q,Foy BD,Kobylinski K

更新日期：2015-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insecticide resistance is the major emerging challenge facing the malaria vector control programmes in Tanzania. Proper monitoring and detection is of paramount importance guiding the vector control programmes. This paper presents the effect of mosquito aging on insecticide resistance status in Anopheles ara...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mbepera S,Nkwengulila G,Peter R,Mausa EA,Mahande AM,Coetzee M,Kweka EJ

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt, quality assured laboratory diagnosis is key to effective malaria case management and control, especially since the introduction of the more expensive artemisinin combination therapy (ACT). The malaria programme and its non-government partners, on the basis of WHO recommended Lot Quality Assurance met...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Khan MA,Walley JD,Munir MA,Khan MA,Khokar NG,Tahir Z,Nazir A,Shams N

更新日期：2011-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the abundance of studies conducted on the role of mosquitoes in malaria transmission, the biology and interaction of Plasmodium with its insect host still holds many mysteries. This paper provides the first study to follow the sporogonic cycle of Plasmodium vivax in a wild insecticide-resistant mysor...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Basseri HR,Doosti S,Akbarzadeh K,Nateghpour M,Whitten MM,Ladoni H

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to evaluate whether a selection of South African ethnomedicinal plants included in this study displayed insecticidal properties when screened against adult stages of the mosquito. METHODS:381 crude extracts of 80 plant taxa in 42 families were sprayed onto ceramic tiles and screened...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Maharaj R,Maharaj V,Crouch NR,Bhagwandin N,Folb PI,Pillay P,Gayaram R

更新日期：2011-08-11 00:00:00