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Malaria Journal

Ausgabe 1/2009

Inhalt (314 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Identification and bioinformatic characterization of a multidrug resistance associated protein (ABCC) gene in Plasmodium berghei

María González-Pons, Ada C Szeto, Ricardo González-Méndez, Adelfa E Serrano

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Pattern of drug utilization for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in urban Ghana following national treatment policy change to artemisinin-combination therapy

Alexander NO Dodoo, Carole Fogg, Alex Asiimwe, Edmund T Nartey, Augustina Kodua, Ofori Tenkorang, David Ofori-Adjei

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Rapid decrease of malaria morbidity following the introduction of community-based monitoring in a rural area of central Vietnam

Ngo Duc Thang, Annette Erhart, Le Xuan Hung, Le Khanh Thuan, Nguyen Xuan Xa, Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Pham Van Ky, Marc Coosemans, Nico Speybroeck, Umberto D'Alessandro

Open Access Review

Age patterns of severe paediatric malaria and their relationship to Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity

Emelda A Okiro, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Hugh Reyburn, Richard Idro, James A Berkley, Robert W Snow

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Artemisinin-based combinations versus amodiaquine plus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Faladje, Mali

Kassoum Kayentao, Hamma Maiga, Robert D Newman, Meredith L McMorrow, Annett Hoppe, Oumar Yattara, Hamidou Traore, Younoussou Kone, Etienne A Guirou, Renion Saye, Boubacar Traore, Abdoulaye Djimde, Ogobara K Doumbo

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The role of ENSO in understanding changes in Colombia's annual malaria burden by region, 1960–2006

Gilma Mantilla, Hugo Oliveros, Anthony G Barnston

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Complement consumption in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Nancy K Nyakoe, Ronald P Taylor, Joseph N Makumi, John N Waitumbi

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Seasonal prevalence of malaria in West Sumba district, Indonesia

Din Syafruddin, Krisin, Puji Asih, Sekartuti, Rita M Dewi, Farah Coutrier, Ismail E Rozy, Augustina I Susanti, Iqbal RF Elyazar, Awalludin Sutamihardja, Agus Rahmat, Michael Kinzer, William O Rogers

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Sub-microscopic infections and long-term recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum in Mozambican pregnant women

Alfredo Mayor, Elisa Serra-Casas, Azucena Bardají, Sergi Sanz, Laura Puyol, Pau Cisteró, Betuel Sigauque, Inacio Mandomando, John J Aponte, Pedro L Alonso, Clara Menéndez

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Failure of artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in southern Cambodia

William O Rogers, Rithy Sem, Thong Tero, Pheaktra Chim, Pharath Lim, Sinuon Muth, Duong Socheat, Frédéric Ariey, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai

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Pfmdr1 copy number and arteminisin derivatives combination therapy failure in falciparum malaria in Cambodia

Pharath Lim, Alisa P Alker, Nimol Khim, Naman K Shah, Sandra Incardona, Socheat Doung, Poravuth Yi, Denis Mey Bouth, Christiane Bouchier, Odile Mercereau Puijalon, Steven R Meshnick, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Thierry Fandeur, Jacques Le Bras, Pascal Ringwald, Frédéric Ariey

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Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in malaria asymptomatic African migrants assessed by nucleic acid sequence based amplification

Marianna Marangi, Rocco Di Tullio, Pètra F Mens, Domenico Martinelli, Vincenzina Fazio, Gioacchino Angarano, Henk DFH Schallig, Annunziata Giangaspero, Gaetano Scotto

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Social and environmental malaria risk factors in urban areas of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Meili Baragatti, Florence Fournet, Marie-Claire Henry, Serge Assi, Herman Ouedraogo, Christophe Rogier, Gérard Salem

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Initial evidence of reduction of malaria cases and deaths in Rwanda and Ethiopia due to rapid scale-up of malaria prevention and treatment

Mac Otten, Maru Aregawi, Wilson Were, Corine Karema, Ambachew Medin, Worku Bekele, Daddi Jima, Khoti Gausi, Ryuichi Komatsu, Eline Korenromp, Daniel Low-Beer, Mark Grabowsky

Open Access Case report

Swedish traveller with Plasmodium knowlesi malaria after visiting Malaysian Borneo

Ulf Bronner, Paul CS Divis, Anna Färnert, Balbir Singh

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Sickle cell trait (HbAS) and stunting in children below two years of age in an area of high malaria transmission

Benno Kreuels, Stephan Ehrhardt, Christina Kreuzberg, Samuel Adjei, Robin Kobbe, Gerd D Burchard, Christa Ehmen, Matilda Ayim, Ohene Adjei, Jürgen May

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Costs of early detection systems for epidemic malaria in highland areas of Kenya and Uganda

Dirk H Mueller, Tarekegn A Abeku, Michael Okia, Beth Rapuoda, Jonathan Cox

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Malaria transmission in two localities in north-western Argentina

María J Dantur Juri, Mario Zaidenberg, Guillermo L Claps, Mirta Santana, Walter R Almirón

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Molecular characterization of antifolates resistance-associated genes, (dhfr and dhps) in Plasmodium vivax isolates from the Middle East

Sedigheh Zakeri, Shadi Rabiei Motmaen, Mandana Afsharpad, Navid Dinparast Djadid

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Malaria and water resource development: the case of Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia

Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Worku Legesse, Wim Van Bortel, Solomon Gebre-Selassie, Helmut Kloos, Luc Duchateau, Niko Speybroeck

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Quality of anti-malarial drugs provided by public and private healthcare providers in south-east Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe, Harparkash Kaur, Nkem Dike, Elvis Shu, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Kara Hanson, Viola Okoye, Paul Okonkwo

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Estimating the burden of malaria in pregnancy: a case study from rural Madhya Pradesh, India

Nadia Diamond-Smith, Neeru Singh, RK Das Gupta, Aditya Dash, Krongthong Thimasarn, Oona MR Campbell, Daniel Chandramohan

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Anti-malarial activities of Andrographis paniculata and Hedyotis corymbosa extracts and their combination with curcumin

Kirti Mishra, Aditya P Dash, Bijay K Swain, Nrisingha Dey

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Micro-geographic risk factors for malarial infection

Ward P Myers, Andrea P Myers, Janet Cox-Singh, Hui C Lau, Benny Mokuai, Richard Malley

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Polymorphism of PfATPase in Niger: detection of three new point mutations

Maman Laminou Ibrahim, Nimol Khim, Hassane Hadiza Adam, Frédéric Ariey, Jean-Bernard Duchemin

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Community knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on malaria in Swaziland: A country earmarked for malaria elimination

Khumbulani W Hlongwana, Musawenkosi LH Mabaso, Simon Kunene, Dayanandan Govender, Rajendra Maharaj

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Household possession, use and non-use of treated or untreated mosquito nets in two ecologically diverse regions of Nigeria – Niger Delta and Sahel Savannah

Bamgboye M Afolabi, Olayemi T Sofola, Bayo S Fatunmbi, William Komakech, Festus Okoh, Oladele Saliu, Peju Otsemobor, Olusola B Oresanya, Chioma N Amajoh, David Fasiku, Inuwa Jalingo

Open Access Review

The last man standing is the most resistant: eliminating artemisinin-resistant malaria in Cambodia

Richard J Maude, Wirichada Pontavornpinyo, Sompob Saralamba, Ricardo Aguas, Shunmay Yeung, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas PJ Day, Nicholas J White, Lisa J White

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Field-based evidence of fast and global increase of Plasmodium falciparum drug-resistance by DNA-microarrays and PCR/RFLP in Niger

Maman Laminou Ibrahim, Nicolas Steenkeste, Nimol Khim, Hadiza Hassane Adam, Lassana Konaté, Jean-Yves Coppée, Fredéric Ariey, Jean-Bernard Duchemin

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Efficacy of chloroquine, amodiaquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria: revisiting molecular markers in an area of emerging AQ and SP resistance in Mali

Mamadou Tekete, Abdoulaye A Djimde, Abdoul H Beavogui, Hamma Maiga, Issaka Sagara, Bakary Fofana, Dinkorma Ouologuem, Souleymane Dama, Aminatou Kone, Demba Dembele, Mamadou Wele, Alassane Dicko, Ogobara K Doumbo

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AFCo1, a meningococcal B-derived cochleate adjuvant, strongly enhances antibody and T-cell immunity against Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 4 and 5

Gustavo Bracho, Caridad Zayas, Lina Wang, Ross Coppel, Oliver Pérez, Nikolai Petrovsky

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Glatiramer acetate reduces the risk for experimental cerebral malaria: a pilot study

Peter Lackner, Andrea Part, Christoph Burger, Anelia Dietmann, Gregor Broessner, Raimund Helbok, Markus Reindl, Erich Schmutzhard, Ronny Beer

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Extended high efficacy of the combination sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine with artesunate in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria on the Benin coast, West Africa

Alain Nahum, Annette Erhart, Daniel Ahounou, Désiré Bonou, Chantal Van Overmeir, Joris Menten, Martin Akogbeto, Marc Coosemans, Achille Massougbodji, Umberto D'Alessandro

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Glycerol: An unexpected major metabolite of energy metabolism by the human malaria parasite

Lu-Yun Lian, Mohammed Al-Helal, Abd Majid Roslaini, Nicholas Fisher, Patrick G Bray, Stephen A Ward, Giancarlo A Biagini

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Feasibility and acceptability of home-based management of malaria strategy adapted to Sudan's conditions using artemisinin-based combination therapy and rapid diagnostic test

Khalid A Elmardi, Elfatih M Malik, Tarig Abdelgadir, Salah H Ali, Abdalla H Elsyed, Mahmoud A Mudather, Asma H Elhassan, Ishag Adam

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Genetic diversity of msp3α and msp1 _b5 markers of Plasmodium vivax in French Guiana

Vincent Véron, Eric Legrand, Joséphine Yrinesi, Béatrice Volney, Stéphane Simon, Bernard Carme

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High sensitivity detection of Plasmodium species reveals positive correlations between infections of different species, shifts in age distribution and reduced local variation in Papua New Guinea

Ivo Mueller, Simone Widmer, Daniela Michel, Seri Maraga, David T McNamara, Benson Kiniboro, Albert Sie, Thomas A Smith, Peter A Zimmerman

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The susceptibility of Anopheles lesteri to infection with Korean strain of Plasmodium vivax

Deepak Joshi, Wej Choochote, Mi-Hyun Park, Jung-Yeon Kim, Tong-Soo Kim, Wannapa Suwonkerd, Gi-Sik Min

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FcγRIIa (CD32) polymorphism and anti-malarial IgG subclass pattern among Fulani and sympatric ethnic groups living in eastern Sudan

Amre Nasr, Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, Hayder A Giha, Halima A Balogun, Robin F Anders, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Gehad ElGhazali, Klavs Berzins

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TLR9 polymorphisms in African populations: no association with severe malaria, but evidence of cis-variants acting on gene expression

Susana Campino, Julian Forton, Sarah Auburn, Andrew Fry, Mahamadou Diakite, Anna Richardson, Jeremy Hull, Muminatou Jallow, Fatou Sisay-Joof, Margaret Pinder, Malcolm E Molyneux, Terrie E Taylor, Kirk Rockett, Taane G Clark, Dominic P Kwiatkowski

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Utilization of public or private health care providers by febrile children after user fee removal in Uganda

Elizeus Rutebemberwa, George Pariyo, Stefan Peterson, Goran Tomson, Karin Kallander

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Anopheles pseudowillmori is the predominant malaria vector in Motuo County, Tibet Autonomous Region

Wu Song, Pan Jia-Yun, Wang Xue-Zhong, Zhou Shui-Sen, Zhang Guo-Qing, Liu Qian, Tang Lin-Hua

Open Access Methodology

Nonradioactive heteroduplex tracking assay for the detection of minority-variant chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Madagascar

Jonathan J Juliano, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Benjamin Ramarosandratana, Frédéric Ariey, Victor Mwapasa, Steven R Meshnick

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The efficacy and safety of a new fixed-dose combination of amodiaquine and artesunate in young African children with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum

Sodiomon B Sirima, Alfred B Tiono, Adama Gansané, Amidou Diarra, Amidou Ouédraogo, Amadou T Konaté, Jean René Kiechel, Caroline C Morgan, Piero L Olliaro, Walter RJ Taylor

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Toll-like receptor polymorphisms in malaria-endemic populations

Jennifer A Greene, Ann M Moormann, John Vulule, Moses J Bockarie, Peter A Zimmerman, James W Kazura

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Costs and cost-effectiveness of vector control in Eritrea using insecticide-treated bed nets

Joshua O Yukich, Mehari Zerom, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, Fabrizio Tediosi, Christian Lengeler

Open Access Methodology

Field-adapted sampling of whole blood to determine the levels of amodiaquine and its metabolite in children with uncomplicated malaria treated with amodiaquine plus artesunate combination

Muhammad Ntale, Celestino Obua, Jackson Mukonzo, Margarita Mahindi, Lars L Gustafsson, Olof Beck, Jasper W Ogwal-Okeng

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Expression of GIMAP1, a GTPase of the immunity-associated protein family, is not up-regulated in malaria

Amy Saunders, Tracey Lamb, John Pascall, Amanda Hutchings, Carine Dion, Christine Carter, Lucy Hepburn, Jean Langhorne, Geoffrey W Butcher

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Augmented particle trapping and attenuated inflammation in the liver by protective vaccination against Plasmodium chabaudi malaria

Jürgen Krücken, Denis Delić, Heike Pauen, Anna Wojtalla, Manal El-Khadragy, Mohamed A Dkhil, Horst Mossmann, Frank Wunderlich

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Increased expression levels of the pvcrt-o and pvmdr1 genes in a patient with severe Plasmodium vivax malaria

Carmen Fernández-Becerra, Maria Jesús Pinazo, Ana González, Pedro L Alonso, Hernando A del Portillo, Joaquim Gascón

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Malaria – a major health problem within an oil palm plantation around Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

Bianca Pluess, Ivo Mueller, Damien Levi, Graham King, Thomas A Smith, Christian Lengeler

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Community-based environmental management for malaria control: evidence from a small-scale intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Marcia C Castro, Atsuko Tsuruta, Shogo Kanamori, Khadija Kannady, Sixbert Mkude

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Mefloquine pharmacokinetics and mefloquine-artesunate effectiveness in Peruvian patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Julie Gutman, Michael Green, Salomon Durand, Ofelia Villalva Rojas, Babita Ganguly, Wilmer Marquiño Quezada, Gregory C Utz, Laurence Slutsker, Trenton K Ruebush II, David J Bacon

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Analysis of genetic mutations associated with anti-malarial drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum from the Democratic Republic of East Timor

Afonso de Almeida, Ana Paula Arez, Pedro VL Cravo, Virgílio E do Rosário

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Assessing the molecular divergence between Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii populations from Brazil using the timeless gene: further evidence of a species complex

Luísa DP Rona, Carlos J Carvalho-Pinto, Carla Gentile, Edmundo C Grisard, Alexandre A Peixoto

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Modelling malaria incidence with environmental dependency in a locality of Sudanese savannah area, Mali

Jean Gaudart, Ousmane Touré, Nadine Dessay, A lassane Dicko, Stéphane Ranque, Loic Forest, Jacques Demongeot, Ogobara K Doumbo

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Identifying the most productive breeding sites for malaria mosquitoes in The Gambia

Ulrike Fillinger, Heleen Sombroek, Silas Majambere, Emiel van Loon, Willem Takken, Steven W Lindsay

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Efficacy and safety of a fixed dose artesunate-sulphamethoxypyrazine-pyrimethamine compared to artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria across Africa: a randomized multi-centre trial

Issaka Sagara, Stephen Rulisa, Wilfred Mbacham, Ishag Adam, Kourane Sissoko, Hamma Maiga, Oumar B Traore, Niawanlou Dara, Yahia T Dicko, Alassane Dicko, Abdoulaye Djimdé, F Herwig Jansen, Ogobara K Doumbo

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Bed net use and associated factors in a rice farming community in Central Kenya

Peter N Ng'ang'a, Gayathri Jayasinghe, Violet Kimani, Josephat Shililu, Charity Kabutha, Lucy Kabuage, John Githure, Clifford Mutero

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Equity and coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets in an area of intense transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania

Jubilate Bernard, George Mtove, Renata Mandike, Frank Mtei, Caroline Maxwell, Hugh Reyburn

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Malaria misdiagnosis in Uganda – implications for policy change

Joan Nankabirwa, Dejan Zurovac, Julius N Njogu, John B Rwakimari, Helen Counihan, Robert W Snow, James K Tibenderana

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Using the SaTScan method to detect local malaria clusters for guiding malaria control programmes

Marlize Coleman, Michael Coleman, Aaron M Mabuza, Gerdalize Kok, Maureen Coetzee, David N Durrheim

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A systematic classification of Plasmodium falciparum P-loop NTPases: structural and functional correlation

Deepti Gangwar, Mridul K Kalita, Dinesh Gupta, Virander S Chauhan, Asif Mohmmed

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Ace-1 duplication in Anopheles gambiae: a challenge for malaria control

Luc Djogbénou, Pierrick Labbé, Fabrice Chandre, Nicole Pasteur, Mylène Weill

Open Access Case report

Malaria transmission in non-endemic areas: case report, review of the literature and implications for public health management

Thomas Zoller, Torsten J Naucke, Jürgen May, Bodo Hoffmeister, Holger Flick, Christopher J Williams, Christina Frank, Frank Bergmann, Norbert Suttorp, Frank P Mockenhaupt

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Thermal behaviour of Anopheles stephensi in response to infection with malaria and fungal entomopathogens

Simon Blanford, Andrew F Read, Matthew B Thomas

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Ecological and genetic relationships of the Forest-M form among chromosomal and molecular forms of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto

Yoosook Lee, Anthony J Cornel, Claudio R Meneses, Abdrahamane Fofana, Aurélie G Andrianarivo, Rory D McAbee, Etienne Fondjo, Sekou F Traoré, Gregory C Lanzaro

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High retention and appropriate use of insecticide-treated nets distributed to HIV-affected households in Rakai, Uganda: results from interviews and home visits

Lauren Cohee, Lisa A Mills, Joseph Kagaayi, Ilana Jacobs, Ronald Galiwango, James Ludigo, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Steven J Reynolds

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The effect of varying analytical methods on estimates of anti-malarial clinical efficacy

Wendy J Verret, Grant Dorsey, Francois Nosten, Ric N Price

Open Access Methodology

Optimization and validation of multi-coloured capillary electrophoresis for genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins (msp1 and 2)

Anne Liljander, Lisa Wiklund, Nicole Falk, Margaret Kweku, Andreas Mårtensson, Ingrid Felger, Anna Färnert

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In vitro activity of pyronaridine against Plasmodium falciparum and comparative evaluation of anti-malarial drug susceptibility assays

Florian Kurth, Peter Pongratz, Sabine Bélard, Benjamin Mordmüller, Peter G Kremsner, Michael Ramharter

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Insecticide resistance profiles for malaria vectors in the Kassena-Nankana district of Ghana

Francis Anto, Victor Asoala, Thomas Anyorigiya, Abraham Oduro, Martin Adjuik, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Dominic Dery, Langbong Bimi, Abraham Hodgson

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A resting box for outdoor sampling of adult Anopheles arabiensis in rice irrigation schemes of lower Moshi, northern Tanzania

Eliningaya J Kweka, Beda J Mwang'onde, Epiphania Kimaro, Shandala Msangi, Charles P Massenga, Aneth M Mahande

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Anti-malarial prescriptions in three health care facilities after the emergence of chloroquine resistance in Niakhar, Senegal (1992–2004)

Aline Munier, Aldiouma Diallo, Michel Cot, Ousmane Ndiaye, Pascal Arduin, Jean-Philippe Chippaux

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Absence of knockdown resistance suggests metabolic resistance in the main malaria vectors of the Mekong region

Katrijn Verhaeghen, Wim Van Bortel, Ho Dinh Trung, Tho Sochantha, Marc Coosemans

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A retrospective analysis of the change in anti-malarial treatment policy: Peru

Holly Ann Williams, Arlene Vincent-Mark, Yenni Herrera, O Jaime Chang

Open Access Methodology

Towards high-throughput molecular detection of Plasmodium: new approaches and molecular markers

Nicolas Steenkeste, Sandra Incardona, Sophy Chy, Linda Duval, Marie-Thérèse Ekala, Pharath Lim, Sean Hewitt, Tho Sochantha, Doung Socheat, Christophe Rogier, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Thierry Fandeur, Frédéric Ariey

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Endemicity response timelines for Plasmodium falciparum elimination

David L Smith, Simon I Hay

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WISDOM-II: Screening against multiple targets implicated in malaria using computational grid infrastructures

Vinod Kasam, Jean Salzemann, Marli Botha, Ana Dacosta, Gianluca Degliesposti, Raul Isea, Doman Kim, Astrid Maass, Colin Kenyon, Giulio Rastelli, Martin Hofmann-Apitius, Vincent Breton

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence for correlation between molecular markers of parasite resistance and treatment outcome in falciparum malaria

Stéphane Picot, Piero Olliaro, Frédérique de Monbrison, Anne-Lise Bienvenu, Ric N Price, Pascal Ringwald

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Test characteristics of two rapid antigen detection tests (SD FK50 and SD FK60) for the diagnosis of malaria in returned travellers

Mirna Van der Palen, Philippe Gillet, Emmanuel Bottieau, Lieselotte Cnops, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs

Open Access Research

Rate of red blood cell destruction varies in different strains of mice infected with Plasmodium berghei-ANKA after chronic exposure

Gideon Kofi Helegbe, Nguyen T Huy, Tetsuo Yanagi, Mohammed N Shuaibu, Akiko Yamazaki, Mihoko Kikuchi, Michio Yasunami, Kenji Hirayama

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Preliminary study of malaria incidence in Nouakchott, Mauritania

Khadijetou Mint Lekweiry, Mohamed Ould Abdallahi, Hâmpaté Ba, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Jean-François Trape, Ali Ould Mohamed Salem

Open Access Review

Fighting malaria in Madhya Pradesh (Central India): Are we loosing the battle?

Neeru Singh, Aditya P Dash, Krongthong Thimasarn

Open Access Research

Malaria prevention in north-eastern Tanzania: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level

Brendan McElroy, Virginia Wiseman, Fred Matovu, William Mwengee

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Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the Philippines

Moritoshi Iwagami, Pilarita T Rivera, Elena A Villacorte, Aleyla D Escueta, Toshimitsu Hatabu, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Toshiyuki Hayakawa, Kazuyuki Tanabe, Shigeyuki Kano

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Haplotype specific-sequencing reveals MBL2 association with asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection

Angelica BW Boldt, Iara J Messias-Reason, Bertrand Lell, Saadou Issifou, Maria Lucia Alves Pedroso, Peter G Kremsner, Jürgen FJ Kun

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PfeIK1, a eukaryotic initiation factor 2α kinase of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, regulates stress-response to amino-acid starvation

Clare Fennell, Shalon Babbitt, Ilaria Russo, Jonathan Wilkes, Lisa Ranford-Cartwright, Daniel E Goldberg, Christian Doerig

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Health service providers in Somalia: their readiness to provide malaria case-management

Abdisalan M Noor, Ismail A Rage, Bruno Moonen, Robert W Snow

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Influence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on in vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum

Clinton K Pong, Audrey Davidson Thévenon, James Ainong Zhou, Diane Wallace Taylor

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Azathioprine favourably influences the course of malaria

Diwakar Bobbala, Saisudha Koka, Corinna Geiger, Michael Föller, Stephan M Huber, Florian Lang

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Development of vegetable farming: a cause of the emergence of insecticide resistance in populations of Anopheles gambiae in urban areas of Benin

Anges William M Yadouleton, Alex Asidi, Rousseau F Djouaka, James Braïma, Christian D Agossou, Martin C Akogbeto

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The diamidine DB75 targets the nucleus of Plasmodium falciparum

Anne E Purfield, Richard R Tidwell, Steven R Meshnick

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Identification of phosphorylated proteins in erythrocytes infected by the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Yang Wu, Morag M Nelson, Andrew Quaile, Dong Xia, Jonathan M Wastling, Alister Craig

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Chloroquine resistance before and after its withdrawal in Kenya

Leah Mwai, Edwin Ochong, Abdi Abdirahman, Steven M Kiara, Steve Ward, Gilbert Kokwaro, Philip Sasi, Kevin Marsh, Steffen Borrmann, Margaret Mackinnon, Alexis Nzila

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Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in uncomplicated falciparum malaria in India

Neena Valecha, Prakriti Srivastava, Suman S Mohanty, Pooja Mittra, Surya K Sharma, Prajesh K Tyagi, Khageswar Pradhan, Vas Dev, Ruchi Singh, Aditya P Dash, Yagya D Sharma

Open Access Research

House design modifications reduce indoor resting malaria vector densities in rice irrigation scheme area in western Kenya

Harrysone Atieli, Diana Menya, Andrew Githeko, Thomas Scott

Open Access Research

Patterns of co-speciation and host switching in primate malaria parasites

László Zsolt Garamszegi

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Imported malaria among African immigrants: is there still a relationship between developed countries and their ex-colonies?

Juan Pablo Millet, Patricia Garcia de Olalla, Joaquim Gascón, Jordi Gómez i Prat, Begoña Treviño, M Jesús Pinazo, Juan Cabezos, José Muñoz, Francesc Zarzuela, Joan A Caylà

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Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution and mass balance of radiolabeled dihydroartemisinin in male rats

Lisa H Xie, Qigui Li, Jing Zhang, Peter J Weina

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Co-ordinated stage-dependent enhancement of Plasmodium falciparum antioxidant enzymes and heat shock protein expression in parasites growing in oxidatively stressed or G6PD-deficient red blood cells

Oscar Bate Akide-Ndunge, Elisa Tambini, Giuliana Giribaldi, Paul J McMillan, Sylke Müller, Paolo Arese, Francesco Turrini

Open Access Methodology

Effective and cheap removal of leukocytes and platelets from Plasmodium vivax infected blood

Kanlaya Sriprawat, Supaporn Kaewpongsri, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Mara L Leimanis, Usa Lek-Uthai, Aung Pyae Phyo, Georges Snounou, Bruce Russell, Laurent Renia, François Nosten

Open Access Research

Impact of child malnutrition on the specific anti-Plasmodium falciparum antibody response

Florie Fillol, Jean Biram Sarr, Denis Boulanger, Badara Cisse, Cheikh Sokhna, Gilles Riveau, Kirsten Bork Simondon, Franck Remoué

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Factors related to compliance to anti-malarial drug combination: example of amodiaquine/sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine among children in rural Senegal

Aurélia Souares, Richard Lalou, Ibra Sene, Diarietou Sow, Jean-Yves Le Hesran

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A qualitative study on the acceptability and preference of three types of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets in Solomon Islands: implications for malaria elimination

Jo-An Atkinson, Albino Bobogare, Lisa Fitzgerald, Leonard Boaz, Bridget Appleyard, Hilson Toaliu, Andrew Vallely

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Anti-Anopheles darlingi saliva antibodies as marker of Plasmodium vivax infection and clinical immunity in the Brazilian Amazon

Bruno Bezerril Andrade, Bruno Coelho Rocha, Antonio Reis-Filho, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Wanderli Pedro Tadei, Luciano Andrade Moreira, Aldina Barral, Manoel Barral-Netto

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Human T cell recognition of the blood stage antigen Plasmodium hypoxanthine guanine xanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGXPRT) in acute malaria

Tonia Woodberry, Alberto Pinzon-Charry, Kim A Piera, Yawalak Panpisutchai, Christian R Engwerda, Denise L Doolan, Ervi Salwati, Enny Kenangalem, Emiliana Tjitra, Ric N Price, Michael F Good, Nicholas M Anstey

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Spatial and temporal distribution of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in northern Sudan: influence of environmental factors and implications for vector control

Tellal B Ageep, Jonathan Cox, M'oawia M Hassan, Bart GJ Knols, Mark Q Benedict, Colin A Malcolm, Ahmed Babiker, Badria B El Sayed

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Larvicidal activity of neem oil (Azadirachta indica) formulation against mosquitoes

Virendra K Dua, Akhilesh C Pandey, Kamaraju Raghavendra, Ashish Gupta, Trilochan Sharma, Aditya P Dash

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Randomized, multicentre assessment of the efficacy and safety of ASAQ – a fixed-dose artesunate-amodiaquine combination therapy in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Jean Louis Ndiaye, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Issaka Sagara, Philippe Brasseur, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Babacar Faye, Laurence Randrianasolo, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Doris Forlemu, Vicky Ama Moor, Aminata Traore, Yahia Dicko, Niawanlou Dara, Valérie Lameyre, Mouctar Diallo, Abdoulaye Djimde, Albert Same-Ekobo, Oumar Gaye

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Diagnostic comparison of malaria infection in peripheral blood, placental blood and placental biopsies in Cameroonian parturient women

Judith K Anchang-Kimbi, Eric A Achidi, Blaise Nkegoum, Eva Sverremark-Ekström, Marita Troye-Blomberg

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Simulation of the cost-effectiveness of malaria vaccines

Fabrizio Tediosi, Nicolas Maire, Melissa Penny, Alain Studer, Thomas A Smith

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An early burst of IFN-γ induced by the pre-erythrocytic stage favours Plasmodium yoelii parasitaemia in B6 mice

Valérie Soulard, Jacques Roland, Olivier Gorgette, Eliane Barbier, Pierre-André Cazenave, Sylviane Pied

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Evaluation of the SD FK70 Malaria Ag Plasmodium vivax rapid diagnostic test in a non-endemic setting

Philippe Gillet, Katrien Bosselaers, Lieselotte Cnops, Emmanuel Bottieau, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs

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Spatial and temporal distribution of falciparum malaria in China

Hualiang Lin, Liang Lu, Linwei Tian, Shuisen Zhou, Haixia Wu, Yan Bi, Suzanne C Ho, Qiyong Liu

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Use of drugs, perceived drug efficacy and preferred providers for febrile children: implications for home management of fever

Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Xavier Nsabagasani, George Pariyo, Goran Tomson, Stefan Peterson, Karin Kallander

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Determinants of household demand for bed nets in a rural area of southern Mozambique

Claire Chase, Elisa Sicuri, Charfudin Sacoor, Delino Nhalungo, Ariel Nhacolo, Pedro L Alonso, Clara Menéndez

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Risk factors for malaria deaths in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India: evidence for further action

Jagannath Sarkar, Manoj V Murhekar, Naman K Shah, Y van Hutin

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Malaria and vitamin A deficiency in African children: a vicious circle?

Miguel A SanJoaquin, Malcolm E Molyneux

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Plasmodium falciparum genotypes diversity in symptomatic malaria of children living in an urban and a rural setting in Burkina Faso

Issiaka Soulama, Issa Nébié, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Adama Gansane, Amidou Diarra, Alfred B Tiono, Edith C Bougouma, Amadou T Konaté, Gustave B Kabré, Walter RJ Taylor, Sodiomon B Sirima

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Marked differences in CRP genotype frequencies between the Fulani and sympatric ethnic groups in Africa

Elisabeth Israelsson, Mattias Ekström, Amre Nasr, Amagana Dolo, Susannah Kearsley, Gishanthi Arambepola, Manijeh Vafa Homann, Bakary Maiga, Ogobara K Doumbo, Gehad ElGhazali, Hayder A Giha, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Klavs Berzins, Per Tornvall

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Analysis of von Willebrand factor A domain-related protein (WARP) polymorphism in temperate and tropical Plasmodium vivax field isolates

Saber Gholizadeh, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Hamid Reza Basseri, Sedigheh Zakeri, Hossein Ladoni

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Highly focused anopheline breeding sites and malaria transmission in Dakar

Vanessa Machault, Libasse Gadiaga, Cécile Vignolles, Fanny Jarjaval, Samia Bouzid, Cheikh Sokhna, Jean-Pierre Lacaux, Jean-François Trape, Christophe Rogier, Frédéric Pagès

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Antimalarial activity of a cis-terpenone

DC Ghislaine Mayer, Maimuna Bruce, Olga Kochurova, Jennifer K Stewart, Qibing Zhou

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Characterization of the repertoire diversity of the Plasmodium falciparum stevor multigene family in laboratory and field isolates

Jane E Blythe, Makhtar Niang, Kevin Marsh, Anthony A Holder, Jean Langhorne, Peter R Preiser

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Efficacy of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine with or without artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in southern Mozambique: a randomized controlled trial

Elizabeth N Allen, Francesca Little, Tunisio Camba, Yasmin Cassam, Jaishree Raman, Andrew Boulle, Karen I Barnes

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The spatial and temporal patterns of falciparum and vivax malaria in Perú: 1994–2006

Gerardo Chowell, Cesar V Munayco, Ananias A Escalante, F Ellis McKenzie

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Optimizing expression of the pregnancy malaria vaccine candidate, VAR2CSA in Pichia pastoris

Marion Avril, Marianne J Hathaway, Megan M Cartwright, Severin O Gose, David L Narum, Joseph D Smith

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Socio-cultural factors explaining timely and appropriate use of health facilities for degedege in south-eastern Tanzania

Angel Dillip, Manuel W Hetzel, Dominic Gosoniu, Flora Kessy, Christian Lengeler, Iddy Mayumana, Christopher Mshana, Hassan Mshinda, Alexander Schulze, Ahmed Makemba, Constanze Pfeiffer, Mitchell G Weiss, Brigit Obrist

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Predictors of anti-convulsant treatment failure in children presenting with malaria and prolonged seizures in Kampala, Uganda

Arthur Mpimbaza, Sarah G Staedke, Grace Ndeezi, Justus Byarugaba, Philip J Rosenthal

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2La chromosomal inversion enhances thermal tolerance of Anopheles gambiae larvae

Kyle AC Rocca, Emilie M Gray, Carlo Costantini, Nora J Besansky

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A comparative, randomized clinical trial of artemisinin/naphtoquine twice daily one day versus artemether/lumefantrine six doses regimen in children and adults with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Côte d'Ivoire

Offianan A Toure, Louis K Penali, Jean-Didier Yapi, Berenger A Ako, Walamtchin Toure, Kali Djerea, Genevieve O Gomez, Oyewole Makaila

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Limitation of using synthetic human odours to test mosquito repellents

Fredros O Okumu, Emmanuel Titus, Edgar Mbeyela, Gerry F Killeen, Sarah J Moore

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Anti-malarial activity of 6-(8'Z-pentadecenyl)-salicylic acid from Viola websteri in mice

Ill-Min Chung, Su-Hyun Seo, Eun-Young Kang, Won-Hwan Park, Hyung-In Moon

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) mutations and haemoglobinuria syndrome in the Vietnamese population

Nguyen Thi Hue, Jean Paul Charlieu, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Nick Day, Jeremy J Farrar, Tran Tinh Hien, Sarah J Dunstan

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Computer vision for microscopy diagnosis of malaria

F Boray Tek, Andrew G Dempster, Izzet Kale

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PCR-based methods for the detection of L1014 kdr mutation in Anopheles culicifacies sensu lato

Om P Singh, Prerna Bali, Janet Hemingway, Sarala K Subbarao, Aditya P Dash, Tridibes Adak

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Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Thailand, a low transmission country

Tepanata Pumpaibool, Céline Arnathau, Patrick Durand, Naowarat Kanchanakhan, Napaporn Siripoon, Aree Suegorn, Chitr Sitthi-amorn, François Renaud, Pongchai Harnyuttanakorn

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Chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in a Brazilian endemic area

Bianca Ervatti Gama, Natália K Almeida de Oliveira, Mariano G Zalis, José Maria de Souza, Fátima Santos, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz

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A new tent trap for sampling exophagic and endophagic members of the Anopheles gambiae complex

Nicodemus J Govella, Prosper P Chaki, Yvonne Geissbuhler, Khadija Kannady, Fredros Okumu, J Derek Charlwood, Robert A Anderson, Gerry F Killeen

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Three different Plasmodium species show similar patterns of clinical tolerance of malaria infection

Ivo Müller, Blaise Genton, Lawrence Rare, Benson Kiniboro, Will Kastens, Peter Zimmerman, James Kazura, Michael Alpers, Thomas A Smith

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Optimally timing primaquine treatment to reduce Plasmodium falciparum transmission in low endemicity Thai-Myanmar border populations

Saranath Lawpoolsri, Eili Y Klein, Pratap Singhasivanon, Surapon Yimsamran, Nipon Thanyavanich, Wanchai Maneeboonyang, Laura L Hungerford, James H Maguire, David L Smith

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Fever treatment in the absence of malaria transmission in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

Yazoume Ye, Nyovani Madise, Robert Ndugwa, Sam Ochola, Robert W Snow

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Assessment of the relative success of sporozoite inoculations in individuals exposed to moderate seasonal transmission

Adama Tall, Cheikh Sokhna, Ronald Perraut, Didier Fontenille, Laurence Marrama, Alioune B Ly, Fatoumata D Sarr, Aïssatou Toure, Jean-François Trape, André Spiegel, Christophe Rogier, Pierre Druilhe

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Temporal stability of naturally acquired immunity to Merozoite Surface Protein-1 in Kenyan Adults

Arlene E Dent, Kiprotich Chelimo, Peter O Sumba, Michele D Spring, Brendan S Crabb, Ann M Moormann, Daniel J Tisch, James W Kazura

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Satisfactory safety and immunogenicity of MSP3 malaria vaccine candidate in Tanzanian children aged 12–24 months

John PA Lusingu, Samwel Gesase, Salum Msham, Filbert Francis, Martha Lemnge, Misago Seth, Samwel Sembuche, Acleus Rutta, Daniel Minja, Method D Segeja, Samuel Bosomprah, Simon Cousens, Ramadhani Noor, Roma Chilengi, Pierre Druilhe

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Epidemiology of malaria in an area prepared for clinical trials in Korogwe, north-eastern Tanzania

Bruno P Mmbando, Method D Segeja, Hamisi A Msangeni, Samwel H Sembuche, Deus S Ishengoma, Misago D Seth, Filbert Francis, Acleus S Rutta, Mathias L Kamugisha, Martha M Lemnge

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Impact of Plasmodium falciparum infection on the frequency of moderate to severe anaemia in children below 10 years of age in Gabon

Marielle K Bouyou-Akotet, Arnaud Dzeing-Ella, Eric Kendjo, Diane Etoughe, Edgard B Ngoungou, Timothy Planche, Jean Koko, Maryvonne Kombila

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Invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection after Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an immuno-competent host: Case report and review of literature

Isabella Eckerle, Damaris Ebinger, Daniel Gotthardt, Ralf Eberhardt, Philipp A Schnabel, Wolfgang Stremmel, Thomas Junghanss, Christoph Eisenbach

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Immunophoretic rapid diagnostic tests as a source of immunoglobulins for estimating malaria sero-prevalence and transmission intensity

Geoffrey S Williams, Clement Mweya, Laveta Stewart, George Mtove, Hugh Reyburn, Jackie Cook, Patrick H Corran, Eleanor M Riley, Chris J Drakeley

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Safety of epoietin beta-quinine drug combination in children with cerebral malaria in Mali

Stéphane Picot, Anne-Lise Bienvenu, Salimata Konate, Sibiri Sissoko, Abdoulaye Barry, Elisabeth Diarra, Karidiatou Bamba, Abdoulaye Djimdé, Ogobara K Doumbo

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Agriculture and the promotion of insect pests: rice cultivation in river floodplains and malaria vectors in The Gambia

Lamin BS Jarju, Ulrike Fillinger, Clare Green, Vasilis Louca, Silas Majambere, Steven W Lindsay

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Major variations in malaria exposure of travellers in rural areas: an entomological cohort study in western Côte d'Ivoire

Eve Orlandi-Pradines, Christophe Rogier, Bernard Koffi, Fanny Jarjaval, Melissa Bell, Vanessa Machault, Christophe Pons, Romain Girod, Jean-Paul Boutin, Frédéric Pagès

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A stratified random survey of the proportion of poor quality oral artesunate sold at medicine outlets in the Lao PDR – implications for therapeutic failure and drug resistance

Sivong Sengaloundeth, Michael D Green, Facundo M Fernández, Ot Manolin, Khamlieng Phommavong, Vongsavanh Insixiengmay, Christina Y Hampton, Leonard Nyadong, Dallas C Mildenhall, Dana Hostetler, Lamphet Khounsaknalath, Latsamy Vongsack, Samlane Phompida, Viengxay Vanisaveth, Lamphone Syhakhang, Paul N Newton

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Treatment of malaria from monotherapy to artemisinin-based combination therapy by health professionals in rural health facilities in southern Cameroon

Collins Sayang, Mathieu Gausseres, Nicole Vernazza-Licht, Denis Malvy, Daniel Bley, Pascal Millet

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Decreased motivation in the use of insecticide-treated nets in a malaria endemic area in Burkina Faso

Léa Paré Toé, Olé Skovmand, Kounbobr Roch Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Yveline Diallo, Tinga Robert Guiguemdé, Julien Marie Christian Doannio, Martin Akogbeto, Thierry Baldet, Marc-Eric Gruénais

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Treatment of malaria from monotherapy to artemisinin-based combination therapy by health professionals in urban health facilities in Yaoundé, central province, Cameroon

Collins Sayang, Mathieu Gausseres, Nicole Vernazza-Licht, Denis Malvy, Daniel Bley, Pascal Millet

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Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria in Serbo town, Jimma zone, south-west Ethiopia

Tsige Ketema, Ketema Bacha, Tarekegn Birhanu, Beyene Petros

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Discovery: an interactive resource for the rational selection and comparison of putative drug target proteins in malaria

Fourie Joubert, Claudia M Harrison, Riaan J Koegelenberg, Christiaan J Odendaal, Tjaart AP de Beer

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Plasmodium falciparum enolase: stage-specific expression and sub-cellular localization

Ipsita Pal Bhowmick, Nirbhay Kumar, Shobhona Sharma, Isabelle Coppens, Gotam K Jarori

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Space-time variation of malaria incidence in Yunnan province, China

Archie CA Clements, Adrian G Barnett, Zhang Wei Cheng, Robert W Snow, Hom Ning Zhou

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Redefining the expressed prototype SICAvar gene involved in Plasmodium knowlesi antigenic variation

Stacey A Lapp, Cindy C Korir, Mary R Galinski

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Implementation of a novel PCR based method for detecting malaria parasites from naturally infected mosquitoes in Papua New Guinea

Arif U Hasan, Setsuo Suguri, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Chigusa Fujimoto, Masao Amakawa, Masakazu Harada, Hiroshi Ohmae

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MSP-1p42-specific antibodies affect growth and development of intra-erythrocytic parasites of Plasmodium falciparum

Elke S Bergmann-Leitner, Elizabeth H Duncan, Evelina Angov

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Spatial malaria epidemiology in Bangladeshi highlands

Ubydul Haque, Mamun Huda, Awlad Hossain, Syed Masud Ahmed, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Rashidul Haque

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Defining the relationship between Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate and clinical disease: statistical models for disease burden estimation

Anand P Patil, Emelda A Okiro, Peter W Gething, Carlos A Guerra, Surya K Sharma, Robert W Snow, Simon I Hay

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Status of insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from malaria surveillance sites in The Gambia

Martha Betson, Musa Jawara, Taiwo Samson Awolola

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Towards optimal design of anti-malarial pharmacokinetic studies

Julie A Simpson, Kris M Jamsen, Ric N Price, Nicholas J White, Niklas Lindegardh, Joel Tarning, Stephen B Duffull

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Longitudinal survey of malaria morbidity over 10 years in Saharevo (Madagascar): further lessons for strengthening malaria control

Léon P Rabarijaona, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Lucie A Raharimalala, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Arthur Randriamanantena, Laurence Randrianasolo, Lanto A Ranarivelo, Fanja Rakotomanana, Rindra Randremanana, Jocelyn Ratovonjato, Marie-Ange Rason, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Adama Tall, Vincent Robert, Ronan Jambou, Frédéric Ariey, Olivier Domarle

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Community response to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) delivered through the expanded programme of immunization in five African settings

Marjolein Gysels, Christopher Pell, Don P Mathanga, Philip Adongo, Frank Odhiambo, Roly Gosling, Patricia Akweongo, Rose Mwangi, George Okello, Peter Mangesho, Lawrence Slutsker, Peter G Kremsner, Martin P Grobusch, Mary J Hamel, Robert D Newman, Robert Pool

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Varying efficacy of artesunate+amodiaquine and artesunate+sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a report of two in-vivo studies

Maryline Bonnet, Ingrid van den Broek, Michel van Herp, Pedro Pablo Palma Urrutia, Chantal van Overmeir, Juliet Kyomuhendo, Célestin Nsibu Ndosimao, Elizabeth Ashley, Jean-Paul Guthmann

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Coquillettidia (Culicidae, Diptera) mosquitoes are natural vectors of avian malaria in Africa

Kevin Y Njabo, Anthony J Cornel, Ravinder NM Sehgal, Claire Loiseau, Wolfgang Buermann, Ryan J Harrigan, John Pollinger, Gediminas Valkiūnas, Thomas B Smith

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Malaria has no effect on birth weight in Rwanda

Stephen Rulisa, Pètra F Mens, Corine Karema, Henk DFH Schallig, Nadine Kaligirwa, Joseph Vyankandondera, Peter J de Vries

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Artemisinin-naphthoquine combination (ARCO™) therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in adults of Papua New Guinea: A preliminary report on safety and efficacy

Francis W Hombhanje, David Linge, Adolf Saweri, Cynthia Kuanch, Robert Jones, Stephen Toraso, Jacobed Geita, Andrew Masta, Isi Kevau, Gilbert Hiawalyer, Mathias Sapuri

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Comparative evaluation of the Ifakara tent trap-B, the standardized resting boxes and the human landing catch for sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Maggy Sikulu, Nicodem J Govella, Sheila B Ogoma, John Mpangile, Said H Kambi, Khadija Kannady, Prosper C Chaki, Wolfgang R Mukabana, Gerry F Killeen

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Human IgG response to a salivary peptide, gSG6-P1, as a new immuno-epidemiological tool for evaluating low-level exposure to Anopheles bites

Anne Poinsignon, Sylvie Cornelie, Fatou Ba, Denis Boulanger, Cheikh Sow, Marie Rossignol, Cheikh Sokhna, Badara Cisse, François Simondon, Franck Remoue

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Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and amodiaquine in African children

Kasia Stepniewska, Walter Taylor, Sodiomon B Sirima, Esperance B Ouedraogo, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Adama Gansané, Julie A Simpson, Caroline C Morgan, Nicholas J White, Jean-René Kiechel

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Atypical aetiology of a conjugal fever: autochthonous airport malaria between Paris and French Riviera: a case report

Christelle Pomares-Estran, Pascal Delaunay, Annie Mottard, Eric Cua, Pierre-Marie Roger, Bruno Pradines, Daniel Parzy, Hervé Bogreau, Christophe Rogier, Charles Jeannin, Saïd Karch, Didier Fontenille, Dominique Dejour-Salamanca, Fabrice Legros, Pierre Marty

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Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis

Julien Zwang, Piero Olliaro, Hubert Barennes, Maryline Bonnet, Philippe Brasseur, Hasifa Bukirwa, Sandra Cohuet, Umberto D'Alessandro, Abdulaye Djimdé, Corine Karema, Jean-Paul Guthmann, Sally Hamour, Jean-Louis Ndiaye, Andreas Mårtensson, Claude Rwagacondo, Issaka Sagara, Albert Same-Ekobo, Sodiomon B Sirima, Ingrid van den Broek, Adoke Yeka, Walter RJ Taylor, Grant Dorsey, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia

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Measurement of adherence, drug concentrations and the effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine, chlorproguanil-dapsone or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Malawi

David J Bell, Dan Wootton, Mavuto Mukaka, Jacqui Montgomery, Noel Kayange, Phillips Chimpeni, Dyfrig A Hughes, Malcolm E Molyneux, Steve A Ward, Peter A Winstanley, David G Lalloo

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Localization of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transport proteins PfMRP1, PfMRP2, and PfMDR5 at the Plasmodium falciparum plasma membrane

Reginald A Kavishe, Jeroen MW van den Heuvel, Marga van de Vegte-Bolmer, Adrian JF Luty, Frans GM Russel, Jan B Koenderink

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Procalcitonin as a biomarker for severe Plasmodium falciparum disease: a critical appraisal of a semi-quantitative point-of-care test in a cohort of travellers with imported malaria

Dennis A Hesselink, Jan-Steven Burgerhart, Hanna Bosmans-Timmerarends, Pieter Petit, Perry JJ van Genderen

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The neurological assessment in young children treated with artesunate monotherapy or artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Michael T Ambler, Lilly M Dubowitz, Ratree Arunjerdja, Eh Paw Hla, Kyaw Lay Thwai, Jacher Viladpainguen, Pratap Singhasivanon, Christine Luxemburger, François Nosten, Rose McGready

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Adaptation and evaluation of the bottle assay for monitoring insecticide resistance in disease vector mosquitoes in the Peruvian Amazon

Elvira Zamora Perea, Rosario Balta León, Miriam Palomino Salcedo, William G Brogdon, Gregor J Devine

Open Access Commentary

Caution is required when using health facility-based data to evaluate the health impact of malaria control efforts in Africa

Alexander K Rowe, S Patrick Kachur, Steven S Yoon, Matthew Lynch, Laurence Slutsker, Richard W Steketee

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Burden of malaria in pregnancy in Jharkhand State, India

Davidson H Hamer, Mrigendra P Singh, Blair J Wylie, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Jordan Tuchman, Meghna Desai, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Priti Gupta, Mohamad I Brooks, Manmohan M Shukla, Kiran Awasthy, Lora Sabin, William B MacLeod, Aditya P Dash, Neeru Singh

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Pf HRP2 and Pf LDH antigen detection for monitoring the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

Sandrine Houzé, Mainoumata Dicko Boly, Jacques Le Bras, Philippe Deloron, Jean-François Faucher

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The role of simple mathematical models in malaria elimination strategy design

Lisa J White, Richard J Maude, Wirichada Pongtavornpinyo, Sompob Saralamba, Ricardo Aguas, Thierry Van Effelterre, Nicholas PJ Day, Nicholas J White

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Use of the slide positivity rate to estimate changes in malaria incidence in a cohort of Ugandan children

Trevor P Jensen, Hasifa Bukirwa, Denise Njama-Meya, Damon Francis, Moses R Kamya, Philip J Rosenthal, Grant Dorsey

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Competitive endothelial adhesion between Plasmodium falciparum isolates under physiological flow conditions

Happy Phiri, Jacqui Montgomery, Malcolm Molyneux, Alister Craig

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Inversion 2La is associated with enhanced desiccation resistance in Anopheles gambiae

Emilie M Gray, Kyle AC Rocca, Carlo Costantini, Nora J Besansky

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Socio-cultural predictors of health-seeking behaviour for febrile under-five children in Mwanza-Neno district, Malawi

Alinafe I Chibwana, Don P Mathanga, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Carl H Campbell Jr

Open Access Research

Epidemiology of malaria in the forest-savanna transitional zone of Ghana

Seth Owusu-Agyei, Kwaku Poku Asante, Martin Adjuik, George Adjei, Elizabeth Awini, Mohammed Adams, Sam Newton, David Dosoo, Dominic Dery, Akua Agyeman-Budu, John Gyapong, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Chandramohan

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Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Sheila B Ogoma, Khadija Kannady, Maggy Sikulu, Prosper P Chaki, Nicodem J Govella, Wolfgang R Mukabana, Gerry F Killeen

Open Access Research

Seasonal distribution of anti-malarial drug resistance alleles on the island of Sumba, Indonesia

Puji BS Asih, William O Rogers, Agustina I Susanti, Agus Rahmat, Ismail E Rozi, Mariska A Kusumaningtyas, Krisin, Sekartuti, Rita M Dewi, Farah N Coutrier, Awalludin Sutamihardja, Andre JAM van der Ven, Robert W Sauerwein, Din Syafruddin

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A mechanistic approach for accurate simulation of village scale malaria transmission

Arne Bomblies, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Elfatih AB Eltahir

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Placental malaria and low birth weight in pregnant women living in a rural area of Burkina Faso following the use of three preventive treatment regimens

Alfred B Tiono, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Edith C Bougouma, Amidou Diarra, Amadou T Konaté, Issa Nébié, Sodiomon B Sirima

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Nutritional and socio-economic factors associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection in children from Equatorial Guinea: results from a nationally representative survey

Estefanía Custodio, Miguel Ángel Descalzo, Eduardo Villamor, Laura Molina, Ignacio Sánchez, Magdalena Lwanga, Cristina Bernis, Agustín Benito, Jesús Roche

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A new double-antibody sandwich ELISA targeting Plasmodium falciparum aldolase to evaluate anti-malarial drug sensitivity

Lucienne Tritten, Hugues Matile, Reto Brun, Sergio Wittlin

Open Access Research

Anopheles mortality is both age- and Plasmodium-density dependent: implications for malaria transmission

Emma J Dawes, Thomas S Churcher, Shijie Zhuang, Robert E Sinden, María-Gloria Basáñez

Open Access Methodology

FlexiChip package: an universal microarray with a dedicated analysis software for high-thoughput SNPs detection linked to anti-malarial drug resistance

Nicolas Steenkeste, Marie-Agnès Dillies, Nimol Khim, Odile Sismeiro, Sophy Chy, Pharath Lim, Andreas Crameri, Christiane Bouchier, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Hans-Peter Beck, Mallika Imwong, Arjen M Dondorp, Duong Socheat, Christophe Rogier, Jean-Yves Coppée, Frédéric Ariey

Open Access Research

Malaria is associated with poor school performance in an endemic area of the Brazilian Amazon

Sheila Vitor-Silva, Roberto C Reyes-Lecca, Tamam RA Pinheiro, Marcus VG Lacerda

Open Access Review

The use of schools for malaria surveillance and programme evaluation in Africa

Simon Brooker, Jan H Kolaczinski, Carol W Gitonga, Abdisalan M Noor, Robert W Snow

Open Access Research

Identification of a haplotype block in the 5q31 cytokine gene cluster associated with the susceptibility to severe malaria

Izumi Naka, Nao Nishida, Jintana Patarapotikul, Pornlada Nuchnoi, Katsushi Tokunaga, Hathairad Hananantachai, Naoyuki Tsuchiya, Jun Ohashi

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Managing insecticide resistance in malaria vectors by combining carbamate-treated plastic wall sheeting and pyrethroid-treated bed nets

Armel Djènontin, Joseph Chabi, Thierry Baldet, Seth Irish, Cédric Pennetier, Jean-Marc Hougard, Vincent Corbel, Martin Akogbéto, Fabrice Chandre

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Habitat stability and occurrences of malaria vector larvae in western Kenya highlands

Yousif E Himeidan, Guofa Zhou, Laith Yakob, Yaw Afrane, Stephen Munga, Harrysone Atieli, El-Amin El-Rayah, Andrew K Githeko, Guiyun Yan

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Characterization of immunoglobulin G antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite surface antigen MB2 in malaria exposed individuals

Thanh V Nguyen, John B Sacci Jr, Patricia de la Vega, Chandy C John, Anthony A James, Angray S Kang

Open Access Research

Use of short message service (SMS) to improve malaria chemoprophylaxis compliance after returning from a malaria endemic area

Lénaïck Ollivier, Olivier Romand, Catherine Marimoutou, Rémy Michel, Corinne Pognant, Alain Todesco, René Migliani, Dominique Baudon, Jean-Paul Boutin

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A simple cost-effective high performance liquid chromatographic assay of sulphadoxine in whole blood spotted on filter paper for field studies

Grace O Gbotosho, Christian T Happi, Abayomi O Sijuade, Akin Sowunmi, Ayoade MJ Oduola

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Seasonal distribution of Anopheles funestus chromosomal forms from Burkina Faso

Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo, N'Fale Sagnon, Olga Grushko, Malgaouende A Yameogo, Daniela Boccolini, Nora J Besansky, Carlo Costantini

Open Access Research

Two treatments, one disease: childhood malaria management in Tanga, Tanzania

Deshka Foster, Stacie Vilendrer

Open Access Research

Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria

Elizabeth A Ashley, Malek Touabi, Margareta Ahrer, Robert Hutagalung, Khayae Htun, Jennifer Luchavez, Christine Dureza, Stephane Proux, Mara Leimanis, Myo Min Lwin, Alena Koscalova, Eric Comte, Prudence Hamade, Anne-Laure Page, François Nosten, Philippe J Guerin

Open Access Review

Reviewing the literature on access to prompt and effective malaria treatment in Kenya: implications for meeting the Abuja targets

Jane Chuma, Timothy Abuya, Dorothy Memusi, Elizabeth Juma, Willis Akhwale, Janet Ntwiga, Andrew Nyandigisi, Gladys Tetteh, Rima Shretta, Abdinasir Amin

Open Access Research

Comparison of different methods for delayed post-mortem diagnosis of falciparum malaria

Nicole Berens-Riha, Inga Sinicina, Erna Fleischmann, Thomas Löscher

Open Access Research

Assessing the burden of pregnancy-associated malaria under changing transmission settings

Mario Recker, Menno J Bouma, Paul Bamford, Sunetra Gupta, Andy P Dobson

Open Access Research

Malaria treatment perceptions, practices and influences on provider behaviour: comparing hospitals and non-hospitals in south-east Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Nkem Dike, Nkoli Uguru, Emmanuel Nwobi, Elvis Shu

Open Access Research

Impact of insecticide-treated nets on wild pyrethroid resistant Anopheles epiroticus population from southern Vietnam tested in experimental huts

Wim Van Bortel, Vu Duc Chinh, Dirk Berkvens, Niko Speybroeck, Ho Dinh Trung, Marc Coosemans

Open Access Research

Human Plasmodium knowlesi infections in young children in central Vietnam

Peter Van den Eede, Hong Nguyen Van, Chantal Van Overmeir, Indra Vythilingam, Thang Ngo Duc, Le Xuan Hung, Hung Nguyen Manh, Jozef Anné, Umberto D'Alessandro, Annette Erhart

Open Access Research

Comparison of Plasmodium falciparum allelic frequency distribution in different endemic settings by high-resolution genotyping

Sonja Schoepflin, Francesca Valsangiacomo, Enmoore Lin, Benson Kiniboro, Ivo Mueller, Ingrid Felger

Open Access Research

Plasmodium falciparum exposure in utero, maternal age and parity influence the innate activation of foetal antigen presenting cells

Nadine Fievet, Stefania Varani, Samad Ibitokou, Valérie Briand, Stéphanie Louis, René Xavier Perrin, Achille Massougbogji, Anne Hosmalin, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Philippe Deloron

Open Access Research

Spatial risk profiling of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in a high endemicity area in Côte d'Ivoire

Giovanna Raso, Kigbafori D Silué, Penelope Vounatsou, Burton H Singer, Ahoua Yapi, Marcel Tanner, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K N'Goran

Open Access Research

Hyperparasitaemia and low dosing are an important source of anti-malarial drug resistance

Nicholas J White, Wirichada Pongtavornpinyo, Richard J Maude, Sompob Saralamba, Ricardo Aguas, Kasia Stepniewska, Sue J Lee, Arjen M Dondorp, Lisa J White, Nicholas PJ Day

Open Access Research

Placental malaria among HIV-infected and uninfected women receiving anti-folates in a high transmission area of Uganda

Patrick M Newman, Humphrey Wanzira, Gabriel Tumwine, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Sarah Waldman, Jane Achan, Diane Havlir, Philip J Rosenthal, Grant Dorsey, Tamara D Clark, Deborah Cohan

Open Access Methodology

Is flow cytometry better in counting malaria pigment-containing leukocytes compared to microscopy?

Thomas Hänscheid, Rosangela Frita, Matthias Längin, Peter G Kremsner, Martin P Grobusch

Open Access Research

Self-reported data: a major tool to assess compliance with anti-malarial combination therapy among children in Senegal

Aurélia Souares, Patricia Moulin, Sophie Sarrassat, Marie-Paule Carlotti, Richard Lalou, Jean-Yves Le Hesran

Open Access Research

The relationship of Plasmodium falciparum humeral immunity with HIV-1 immunosuppression and treatment efficacy in Zambia

Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Erika Van Eijk, Francisca Yosaatmadja, Webster Kasongo, Modest Mulenga, Umberto D'Alessandro, Stephen Rogerson

Open Access Research

Population structure analyses and demographic history of the malaria vector Anopheles albimanus from the Caribbean and the Pacific regions of Colombia

Lina A Gutiérrez, Nelson J Naranjo, Astrid V Cienfuegos, Carlos E Muskus, Shirley Luckhart, Jan E Conn, Margarita M Correa

Open Access Research

Erythropoietin and its receptors in the brainstem of adults with fatal falciparum malaria

Isabelle M Medana, Nicholas PJ Day, Tran Tinh Hien, Nicholas J White, Gareth DH Turner

Open Access Research

Test characteristics of the SD FK80 Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax malaria rapid diagnostic test in a non-endemic setting

Philippe Gillet, David PJ van Dijk, Emmanuel Bottieau, Lieselotte Cnops, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs

Open Access Research

Cellular responses to modified Plasmodium falciparum MSP119 antigens in individuals previously exposed to natural malaria infection

Christian MF Okafor, Chiaka I Anumudu, Yusuf O Omosun, Chairat Uthaipibull, Idowu Ayede, Henrietta O Awobode, Alex B Odaibo, Jean Langhorne, Anthony A Holder, Roseangela I Nwuba, Marita Troye-Blomberg

Open Access Research

Factors associated with use and non-use of mosquito nets owned in Oromia and Amhara Regional States, Ethiopia

Carol A Baume, Richard Reithinger, Sara Woldehanna

Open Access Research

Access to malaria treatment in young children of rural Burkina Faso

Maike Tipke, Valérie R Louis, Maurice Yé, Manuela De Allegri, Claudia Beiersmann, Ali Sié, Olaf Mueller, Albrecht Jahn

Open Access Research

Inter-rater reliability of malaria parasite counts and comparison of methods

Katherine M Bowers, David Bell, Peter L Chiodini, John Barnwell, Sandra Incardona, Seiha Yen, Jennifer Luchavez, Hilary Watt

Open Access Research

Environmental factors associated with the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus in Kenya

Louise A Kelly-Hope, Janet Hemingway, F Ellis McKenzie

Open Access Commentary

Knowlesi malaria in Vietnam

Janet Cox-Singh

Open Access Research

Evolution of malaria mortality and morbidity after the emergence of chloroquine resistance in Niakhar, Senegal

Aline Munier, Aldiouma Diallo, Adama Marra, Michel Cot, Pascal Arduin, Ousmane Ndiaye, Balla Mbacké Mboup, Barnabé Gning, Jean-Philippe Chippaux

Open Access Research

Assessment of the prozone effect in malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Philippe Gillet, Marcella Mori, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jef Van den Ende, Jan Jacobs

Open Access Research

Safety and tolerability of artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for malaria in young HIV-infected and uninfected children

Shereen Katrak, Anne Gasasira, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Abel Kakuru, Humphrey Wanzira, Victor Bigira, Taylor G Sandison, Jaco Homsy, Jordan W Tappero, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey

Open Access Research

Impaired everyday memory associated with encephalopathy of severe malaria: the role of seizures and hippocampal damage

Michael Kihara, Julie A Carter, Penny A Holding, Faraneh Vargha-Khadem, Rod C Scott, Richard Idro, Greg W Fegan, Michelle de Haan, Brian GR Neville, Charles RJC Newton

Open Access Research

Comparison of surveillance methods applied to a situation of low malaria prevalence at rural sites in The Gambia and Guinea Bissau

Judith Satoguina, Brigitte Walther, Christopher Drakeley, Davis Nwakanma, Eniyou C Oriero, Simon Correa, Patrick Corran, David J Conway, Michael Walther

Open Access Research

Quality of malaria case management at outpatient health facilities in Angola

Alexander K Rowe, Gabriel F Ponce de León, Jules Mihigo, Ana Carolina FS Santelli, Nathan P Miller, Pedro Van-Dúnem

Open Access Research

A simple method for defining malaria seasonality

Arantxa Roca-Feltrer, Joanna RM Armstrong Schellenberg, Lucy Smith, Ilona Carneiro

Open Access Case report

Cardiac complication after experimental human malaria infection: a case report

An-Emmie Nieman, Quirijn de Mast, Meta Roestenberg, Jorien Wiersma, Gheorghe Pop, Anton Stalenhoef, Pierre Druilhe, Robert Sauerwein, André van der Ven

Open Access Research

Determination of the Plasmodium vivax relapse pattern in Camopi, French Guiana

Matthieu Hanf, Aurélia Stéphani, Célia Basurko, Mathieu Nacher, Bernard Carme

Open Access Methodology

Haemoglobin interference and increased sensitivity of fluorimetric assays for quantification of low-parasitaemia Plasmodium infected erythrocytes

Carlos Moneriz, Patricia Marín-García, José M Bautista, Amalia Diez, Antonio Puyet

Open Access Commentary

Malaria or kalimbe: how to choose?

Bernard Carme

Open Access Opinion

Hidden burden of malaria in Indian women

Vinod P Sharma

Open Access Methodology

Development of multiplex real-time PCR assays for identification of members of the Anopheles funestus species group

Samuel B Vezenegho, Chris Bass, Mirel Puinean, Martin S Williamson, Linda M Field, Maureen Coetzee, Lizette L Koekemoer

Open Access Research

The effects of zooprophylaxis and other mosquito control measures against malaria in Nouna, Burkina Faso

Shelby S Yamamoto, Valérie R Louis, Ali Sié, Rainer Sauerborn

Open Access Research

A microarray-based system for the simultaneous analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in human genes involved in the metabolism of anti-malarial drugs

Eva Maria Hodel, Serej D Ley, Weihong Qi, Frédéric Ariey, Blaise Genton, Hans-Peter Beck

Open Access Research

IL4 gene polymorphism and previous malaria experiences manipulate anti-Plasmodium falciparum antibody isotype profiles in complicated and uncomplicated malaria

Piyatida Tangteerawatana, Hedvig Perlmann, Masashi Hayano, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Srisin Khusmith

Open Access Research

The use of mobile phone data for the estimation of the travel patterns and imported Plasmodium falciparum rates among Zanzibar residents

Andrew J Tatem, Youliang Qiu, David L Smith, Oliver Sabot, Abdullah S Ali, Bruno Moonen

Open Access Research

A malaria outbreak in Naxalbari, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India, 2005: weaknesses in disease control, important risk factors

Puran K Sharma, Ramakrishnan Ramanchandran, Yvan J Hutin, Raju Sharma, Mohan D Gupte

Open Access Research

Fatal cardiotoxicity related to halofantrine: a review based on a worldwide safety data base

Olivier Bouchaud, Patrick Imbert, Jean Etienne Touze, Alex NO Dodoo, Martin Danis, Fabrice Legros

Open Access Research

A replication study of the association between the IL12B promoter allele CTCTAA and susceptibility to cerebral malaria in Thai population

Izumi Naka, Jintana Patarapotikul, Katsushi Tokunaga, Hathairad Hananantachai, Naoyuki Tsuchiya, Jun Ohashi

Open Access Research

A rapid malaria appraisal in the Venezuelan Amazon

Wolfram G Metzger, Anibal M Giron, Sarai Vivas-Martínez, Julio González, Antonio J Charrasco, Benjamin G Mordmüller, Magda Magris

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of combined intermittent preventive treatment for children and timely home treatment for malaria control

Collins K Ahorlu, Kwadwo A Koram, Atsu K Seakey, Mitchell G Weiss

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the Palutop+4 malaria rapid diagnostic test in a non-endemic setting

David PJ van Dijk, Philippe Gillet, Erika Vlieghe, Lieselotte Cnops, Marjan van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs

Open Access Research

A comparative study of a flow-cytometry-based assessment of in vitro Plasmodium falciparum drug sensitivity

Stephan Karl, Rina PM Wong, Tim G St Pierre, Timothy ME Davis

Open Access Research

Whole blood angiopoietin-1 and -2 levels discriminate cerebral and severe (non-cerebral) malaria from uncomplicated malaria

Andrea L Conroy, Erin I Lafferty, Fiona E Lovegrove, Srivicha Krudsood, Noppadon Tangpukdee, W Conrad Liles, Kevin C Kain

Open Access Research

Modeling the risk of malaria for travelers to areas with stable malaria transmission

Eduardo Massad, Ronald H Behrens, Marcelo N Burattini, Francisco AB Coutinho

Open Access Research

Effects of mefloquine and artesunate mefloquine on the emergence, clearance and sex ratio of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in malarious children

Akintunde Sowunmi, Oluchi O Nkogho, Titilope M Okuboyejo, Grace O Gbotosho, Christian T Happi, Elsie O Adewoye

Open Access Research

A cluster randomized controlled cross-over bed net acceptability and preference trial in Solomon Islands: community participation in shaping policy for malaria elimination

Jo-An Atkinson, Albino Bobogare, Andrew Vallely, Leonard Boaz, Gerard Kelly, William Basifiri, Simon Forsyth, Peter Baker, Bridget Appleyard, Hilson Toaliu, Gail Williams

Open Access Research

Insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae: data from the first year of a multi-country study highlight the extent of the problem

Hilary Ranson, Hiba Abdallah, Athanase Badolo, Wamdaogo Moussa Guelbeogo, Clément Kerah-Hinzoumbé, Elise Yangalbé-Kalnoné, N'Falé Sagnon, Frédéric Simard, Maureen Coetzee

Open Access Research

Evidence of decline of malaria in the general hospital of Libreville, Gabon from 2000 to 2008

Marielle Karine Bouyou-Akotet, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Eric Kendjo, Modeste Mabika-Mamfoumbi, Edgard Brice Ngoungou, Arnaud Dzeing-Ella, Mireille Pemba-Mihindou, Euloge Ibinga, Emmanuel Efame-Eya, Tim Planche, Peter G Kremsner, Maryvonne Kombila

Open Access Research

Treatment-seeking for febrile illness in north-east India: an epidemiological study in the malaria endemic zone

Himanshu K Chaturvedi, Jagadish Mahanta, Arvind Pandey

Open Access Research

Cultured skin microbiota attracts malaria mosquitoes

Niels O Verhulst, Hans Beijleveld, Bart GJ Knols, Willem Takken, Gosse Schraa, Harro J Bouwmeester, Renate C Smallegange

Open Access Research

Chloroquine reduces arylsulphatase B activity and increases chondroitin-4-sulphate: implications for mechanisms of action and resistance

Sumit Bhattacharyya, Kemal Solakyildirim, Zhenqing Zhang, Robert J Linhardt, Joanne K Tobacman

Open Access Research

Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following single- and multiple-dosing of oral artesunate in healthy subjects

Beesan Tan, Himanshu Naik, In-Jin Jang, Kyung-Sang Yu, Lee E Kirsch, Chang-Sik Shin, J Carl Craft, Lawrence Fleckenstein

Open Access Commentary

Drug procurement, the Global Fund and misguided competition policies

Richard Tren, Kimberly Hess, Roger Bate

Open Access Research

Antigen-specific influence of GM/KM allotypes on IgG isotypes and association of GM allotypes with susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Hayder A Giha, Amre Nasr, Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, David Arnot, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Thor G Theander, Klavs Berzins, Gehad ElGhazali, Janardan P Pandey

Open Access Research

Habitat suitability and ecological niche profile of major malaria vectors in Cameroon

Diego Ayala, Carlo Costantini, Kenji Ose, Guy C Kamdem, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Jean-Pierre Agbor, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Didier Fontenille, Frédéric Simard

Open Access Research

Infection of the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, with two species of entomopathogenic fungi: effects of concentration, co-formulation, exposure time and persistence

Ladslaus L Mnyone, Matthew J Kirby, Dickson W Lwetoijera, Monica W Mpingwa, Bart GJ Knols, Willem Takken, Tanya L Russell

Open Access Research

Malaria in infants below six months of age: retrospective surveillance of hospital admission records in Blantyre, Malawi

Beatriz Larru, Elizabeth Molyneux, Feiko O ter Kuile, Terrie Taylor, Malcolm Molyneux, Dianne J Terlouw

Open Access Research

Achieving high coverage of larval-stage mosquito surveillance: challenges for a community-based mosquito control programme in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Prosper P Chaki, Nicodem J Govella, Bryson Shoo, Abdullah Hemed, Marcel Tanner, Ulrike Fillinger, Gerry F Killeen

Open Access Research

Potential contribution of prescription practices to the emergence and spread of chloroquine resistance in south-west Nigeria: caution in the use of artemisinin combination therapy

Grace O Gbotosho, Christian T Happi, Abideen Ganiyu, Olumide A Ogundahunsi, Akin Sowunmi, Ayoade M Oduola

Open Access Research

Design and pre-clinical profiling of a Plasmodium falciparum MSP-3 derived component for a multi-valent virosomal malaria vaccine

Marco Tamborrini, Markus S Mueller, Sabine A Stoffel, Nicole Westerfeld, Denise Vogel, Francesca Boato, Rinaldo Zurbriggen, John A Robinson, Gerd Pluschke

Open Access Research

Determining and addressing obstacles to the effective use of long-lasting insecticide-impregnated nets in rural Tanzania

Maria Widmar, Courtney J Nagel, Deborah Y Ho, Peter W Benziger, Nils Hennig

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