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Malaria Journal

Issue 1/2012

Content (439 Articles)

Open Access Research

Copeptin does not accurately predict disease severity in imported malaria

Marlies E van Wolfswinkel, Dennis A Hesselink, Ewout J Hoorn, Yolanda B de Rijke, Rob Koelewijn, Jaap J van Hellemond, Perry JJ van Genderen

Open Access Review

Understanding the clinical spectrum of complicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: a systematic review on the contributions of the Brazilian literature

Marcus VG Lacerda, Maria PG Mourão, Márcia AA Alexandre, André M Siqueira, Belisa ML Magalhães, Flor E Martinez-Espinosa, Franklin S Santana Filho, Patrícia Brasil, Ana MRS Ventura, Mauro S Tada, Vanja SCD Couto, Antônio R Silva, Rita SU Silva, Maria GC Alecrim

Open Access Research

The effect of household heads training about the use of treated bed nets on the burden of malaria and anaemia in under-five children: a cluster randomized trial in Ethiopia

Amare Deribew, Zewdie Birhanu, Lelisa Sena, Tariku Dejene, Ayalu A Reda, Morankar Sudhakar, Fessehaye Alemseged, Fasil Tessema, Ahmed Zeynudin, Sibhatu Biadgilign, Kebede Deribe

Open Access Methodology

Development of a TaqMan Allelic Discrimination Assay for detection of Single Nucleotides Polymorphisms associated with anti-malarial drug resistance

Edwin Kamau, Saba Alemayehu, Karla C Feghali, LaDonna S Tolbert, Bernard Ogutu, Christian F Ockenhouse

Open Access Case study

Costs analysis of the treatment of imported malaria

Viera Svihrova, Maria Szilagyiova, Elena Novakova, Jan Svihra, Henrieta Hudeckova

Open Access Research

Malaria control in Bhutan: case study of a country embarking on elimination

Thinley Yangzom, Cara Smith Gueye, Rinzin Namgay, Gawrie NL Galappaththy, Krongthong Thimasarn, Roly Gosling, Shiva Murugasampillay, Vas Dev

Open Access Research

Atorvastatin treatment is effective when used in combination with mefloquine in an experimental cerebral malaria murine model

Jean-Baptiste Souraud, Sébastien Briolant, Jérome Dormoi, Joel Mosnier, Hélène Savini, Eric Baret, Rémy Amalvict, Raoulin Soulard, Christophe Rogier, Bruno Pradines

Open Access Research

Integrated vector management for malaria control in Uganda: knowledge, perceptions and policy development

Clifford M Mutero, Dieter Schlodder, Narcis Kabatereine, Randall Kramer

Open Access Case report

Novel strategies lead to pre-elimination of malaria in previously high-risk areas in Suriname, South America

Hélène Hiwat, Loretta S Hardjopawiro, Willem Takken, Leopoldo Villegas

Open Access Research

Apoptosis of the fibrocytes type 1 in the spiral ligament and blood labyrinth barrier disturbance cause hearing impairment in murine cerebral malaria

Joachim Schmutzhard, Christian H Kositz, Rudolf Glueckert, Erich Schmutzhard, Annelies Schrott-Fischer, Peter Lackner

Open Access Research

Mutant pfcrt "SVMNT" haplotype and wild type pfmdr1 "N86" are endemic in Plasmodium vivax dominated areas of India under high chloroquine exposure

Prashant K Mallick, Hema Joshi, Neena Valecha, Surya K Sharma, Alex Eapen, Rajendra M Bhatt, Harish C Srivastava, Patrick L Sutton, Aditya P Dash, Virendra K Bhasin

Open Access Research

Distance to health services influences insecticide-treated net possession and use among six to 59 month-old children in Malawi

Peter S Larson, Don P Mathanga, Carl H Campbell Jr, Mark L Wilson

Open Access Research

Visual and olfactory associative learning in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto

Nora Chilaka, Elisabeth Perkins, Frédéric Tripet

Open Access Commentary

Strengthening the policy setting process for global malaria control and elimination

Bianca J D'Souza, Robert D Newman

Open Access Review

A review of malaria vaccine clinical projects based on the WHO rainbow table

Lauren Schwartz, Graham V Brown, Blaise Genton, Vasee S Moorthy

Open Access Research

Polymorphisms of the pfmdr1 but not the pfnhe-1 gene is associated with in vitro quinine sensitivity in Thai isolates of Plasmodium falciparum

Teera Poyomtip, Nantana Suwandittakul, Narumon Sitthichot, Rommanee Khositnithikul, Peerapan Tan-ariya, Mathirut Mungthin

Open Access Methodology

An improved single-step lysis protocol to measure luciferase bioluminescence in Plasmodium falciparum

Sandra Hasenkamp, Eleanor H Wong, Paul Horrocks

Open Access Methodology

Plate-based transfection and culturing technique for genetic manipulation of Plasmodium falciparum

Florence Caro, Mathew G Miller, Joseph L DeRisi

Open Access Research

Anti-malarial drugs: how effective are they against Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes?

Christopher L Peatey, Didier Leroy, Donald L Gardiner, Katharine R Trenholme

Open Access Research

Human Plasmodium knowlesi infection in Ranong province, southwestern border of Thailand

Natthawan Sermwittayawong, Balbir Singh, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, Nongyao Sawangjaroen, Varaporn Vuddhakul

Open Access Case study

The evil circle of poverty: a qualitative study of malaria and disability

Benedicte Ingstad, Alister C Munthali, Stine H Braathen, Lisbet Grut

Open Access Research

Human cerebral malaria and Plasmodium falciparum genotypes in Malawi

Danny A Milner Jr, Jimmy Vareta, Clarissa Valim, Jacqui Montgomery, Rachel F Daniels, Sarah K Volkman, Daniel E Neafsey, Daniel J Park, Stephen F Schaffner, Nira C Mahesh, Kayla G Barnes, David M Rosen, Amanda K Lukens, Daria Van Tyne, Roger C Wiegand, Pardis C Sabeti, Karl B Seydel, Simon J Glover, Steve Kamiza, Malcolm E Molyneux, Terrie E Taylor, Dyann F Wirth

Open Access Review

Combination of probenecid-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy

Julie Gutman, S Patrick Kachur, Laurence Slutsker, Alexis Nzila, Theonest Mutabingwa

Open Access Methodology

Using CF11 cellulose columns to inexpensively and effectively remove human DNA from Plasmodium falciparum-infected whole blood samples

Meera Venkatesan, Chanaki Amaratunga, Susana Campino, Sarah Auburn, Oliver Koch, Pharath Lim, Sambunny Uk, Duong Socheat, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, Rick M Fairhurst, Christopher V Plowe

Open Access Research

Hyponatraemia in imported malaria: the pathophysiological role of vasopressin

Ewout J Hoorn, Marlies E van Wolfswinkel, Dennis A Hesselink, Yolanda B de Rijke, Rob Koelewijn, Jaap J van Hellemond, Perry JJ van Genderen

Open Access Research

Naturally acquired immune responses to malaria vaccine candidate antigens MSP3 and GLURP in Guahibo and Piaroa indigenous communities of the Venezuelan Amazon

Andreas Baumann, Magda M Magris, Marie-Luz Urbaez, Sarai Vivas-Martinez, Rommy Durán, Tahidid Nieves, Meral Esen, Benjamin G Mordmüller, Michael Theisen, Luisana Avilan, Wolfram G Metzger

Open Access Research

Supply-related drivers of staff motivation for providing intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in Tanzania: evidence from two rural districts

Godfrey M Mubyazi, Paul Bloch, Jens Byskov, Pascal Magnussen, Ib C Bygbjerg, Kristian S Hansen

Open Access Research

Target product profiles for protecting against outdoor malaria transmission

Gerry F Killeen, Sarah J Moore

Open Access Research

Improving access to health care for malaria in Africa: a review of literature on what attracts patients

James Kizito, Miriam Kayendeke, Christine Nabirye, Sarah G Staedke, Clare IR Chandler

Open Access Research

Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in treatment of malaria among under-fives and prevalence of drug resistance markers in Igombe-Mwanza, north-western Tanzania

Erasmus Kamugisha, Sun Jing, Mercy Minde, Johaness Kataraihya, Gilbert Kongola, Fred Kironde, Göte Swedberg

Open Access Methodology

Online reporting for malaria surveillance using micro-monetary incentives, in urban India 2010-2011

Rumi Chunara, Vina Chhaya, Sunetra Bane, Sumiko R Mekaru, Emily H Chan, Clark C Freifeld, John S Brownstein

Open Access Research

Ex vivo activity of the ACT new components pyronaridine and piperaquine in comparison with conventional ACT drugs against isolates of Plasmodium falciparum

Aurélie Pascual, Philippe Parola, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Fabrice Simon, Denis Malvy, Stéphane Picot, Pascal Delaunay, Didier Basset, Danièle Maubon, Bernard Faugère, Guillaume Ménard, Nathalie Bourgeois, Claude Oeuvray, Eric Didillon, Christophe Rogier, Bruno Pradines

Open Access Research

The magnitude and trend of artemether-lumefantrine stock-outs at public health facilities in Kenya

Raymond K Sudoi, Sophie Githinji, Andrew Nyandigisi, Alex Muturi, Robert W Snow, Dejan Zurovac

Open Access Research

Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and cerebral malaria: TLR2 Δ22 polymorphism is associated with protection from cerebral malaria in a case control study

Jennifer A Greene, Nadia Sam-Agudu, Chandy C John, Robert O Opoka, Peter A Zimmerman, James W Kazura

Open Access Research

Malaria transmission in Libreville: results of a one year survey

Jean-Romain Mourou, Thierry Coffinet, Fanny Jarjaval, Christelle Cotteaux, Eve Pradines, Lydie Godefroy, Maryvonne Kombila, Frédéric Pagès

Open Access Research

Existence of the rdl mutant alleles among the anopheles malaria vector in Indonesia

Puji BS Asih, Lepa Syahrani, Ismail EP Rozi, Nandha R Pratama, Sylvia S Marantina, Dian S Arsyad, Wibowo Mangunwardoyo, William Hawley, Ferdinand Laihad, Shinta, Supratman Sukowati, Neil F Lobo, Din Syafruddin

Open Access Methodology

A high performance liquid chromatographic assay of Mefloquine in saliva after a single oral dose in healthy adult Africans

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

Open Access Research

Aging partially restores the efficacy of malaria vector control in insecticide-resistant populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. from Burkina Faso

Christopher M Jones, Antoine Sanou, Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo, N'Fale Sagnon, Paul CD Johnson, Hilary Ranson

Open Access Research

Can universal insecticide-treated net campaigns achieve equity in coverage and use? the case of northern Nigeria

Yazoume Ye, Elizabeth Patton, Albert Kilian, Samantha Dovey, Erin Eckert

Open Access Research

Differences in anti-malarial activity of 4-aminoalcohol quinoline enantiomers and investigation of the presumed underlying mechanism of action

Catherine Mullié, Alexia Jonet, Camille Desgrouas, Nicolas Taudon, Pascal Sonnet

Open Access Meeting report

The biology of sexual development of Plasmodium: the design and implementation of transmission-blocking strategies

Robert E Sinden, Richard Carter, Chris Drakeley, Didier Leroy

Open Access Research

Effect of malaria on placental volume measured using three-dimensional ultrasound: a pilot study

Marcus J Rijken, William E Moroski, Suporn Kiricharoen, Noaeni Karunkonkowit, Gordon Stevenson, Eric O Ohuma, J Alison Noble, Stephen H Kennedy, Rose McGready, Aris T Papageorghiou, François H Nosten

Open Access Research

Mutations of complement lectin pathway genes MBL2 and MASP2 associated with placental malaria

Ville Holmberg, Päivi Onkamo, Elisa Lahtela, Päivi Lahermo, George Bedu-Addo, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Seppo Meri

Open Access Research

B-cell activity in children with malaria

Jackson C Korir, Japhet K Magambo, Joseph K Mwatha, John N Waitumbi

Open Access Research

Biological activities of nitidine, a potential anti-malarial lead compound

Jérome Bouquet, Marion Rivaud, Séverine Chevalley, Eric Deharo, Valérie Jullian, Alexis Valentin

Open Access Research

Maternal malaria status and metabolic profiles in pregnancy and in cord blood: relationships with birth size in Nigerian infants

Omolola O Ayoola, Andrew Whatmore, Williams O Balogun, Olatokunbo O Jarrett, John K Cruickshank, Peter E Clayton

Open Access Research

Genetic diversity in the block 2 region of the merozoite surface protein-1 of Plasmodium falciparum in central India

Praveen K Bharti, Man M Shukla, Yagya D Sharma, Neeru Singh

Open Access Methodology

Increased sensitivity for detecting malaria parasites in human umbilical cord blood using scaled-up DNA preparation

Spencer D Polley, Colin J Sutherland, Fiona Regan, Maha Hassan, Peter L Chiodini

Open Access Case report

Haemolytic anaemia in an HIV-infected patient with severe falciparum malaria after treatment with oral artemether-lumefantrine

Angela Corpolongo, Pasquale De Nardo, Piero Ghirga, Elisa Gentilotti, Rita Bellagamba, Chiara Tommasi, Maria Grazia Paglia, Emanuele Nicastri, Pasquale Narciso

Open Access Research

Cytoadherence and virulence - the case of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria

Farrah A Fatih, Angela Siner, Atique Ahmed, Lu Chan Woon, Alister G Craig, Balbir Singh, Sanjeev Krishna, Janet Cox-Singh

Open Access Research

Genetic diversity and population structure of genes encoding vaccine candidate antigens of Plasmodium vivax

Stella M Chenet, Lorena L Tapia, Ananias A Escalante, Salomon Durand, Carmen Lucas, David J Bacon

Open Access Review

Developmental allometry and paediatric malaria

Erica MW Billig, Wendy P O'Meara, Eleanor M Riley, F Ellis McKenzie

Open Access Review

History of malaria research and its contribution to the malaria control success in Suriname: a review

Florence JV Breeveld, Stephen GS Vreden, Martin P Grobusch

Open Access Research

Bacterium-like particles as multi-epitope delivery platform for Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite protein induce complete protection against malaria in mice

Krystelle Nganou-Makamdop, Maarten L van Roosmalen, Sandrine AL Audouy, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Kees Leenhouts, Cornelus C Hermsen, Robert W Sauerwein

Open Access Research

Genetic population structure of the malaria vector Anopheles baimaii in north-east India using mitochondrial DNA

Devojit K Sarma, Anil Prakash, Samantha M O'Loughlin, Dibya R Bhattacharyya, Pradumnya K Mohapatra, Kanta Bhattacharjee, Kanika Das, Sweta Singh, Nilanju P Sarma, Gias U Ahmed, Catherine Walton, Jagadish Mahanta

Open Access Research

The association between malnutrition and the incidence of malaria among young HIV-infected and -uninfected Ugandan children: a prospective study

Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Anne Gasasira, Wendy Verret, Jaco Homsy, Humphrey Wanzira, Abel Kakuru, Taylor G Sandison, Sera Young, Jordan W Tappero, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey

Open Access Research

An analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso

Innocent Valea, Halidou Tinto, Maxime K Drabo, Lieven Huybregts, Hermann Sorgho, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Robert T Guiguemde, Jean Pierre van Geertruyden, Patrick Kolsteren, Umberto D'Alessandro

Open Access Research

IgG responses to the gSG6-P1 salivary peptide for evaluating human exposure to Anopheles bites in urban areas of Dakar region, Sénégal

Papa M Drame, Vanessa Machault, Abdoulaye Diallo, Sylvie Cornélie, Anne Poinsignon, Richard Lalou, Mbacké Sembène, Stéphanie Dos Santos, Christophe Rogier, Frédéric Pagès, Jean-Yves Le Hesran, Franck Remoué

Open Access Research

Differences in selective pressure on dhps and dhfr drug resistant mutations in western Kenya

Andrea M McCollum, Kristan A Schneider, Sean M Griffing, Zhiyong Zhou, Simon Kariuki, Feiko Ter-Kuile, Ya Ping Shi, Laurence Slutsker, Altaf A Lal, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Ananias A Escalante

Open Access Research

Antibodies to malaria vaccine candidates are associated with chloroquine or sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine treatment efficacy in children in an endemic area of Burkina Faso

Amidou Diarra, Issa Nebie, Alfred Tiono, Issiaka Soulama, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Amadou Konate, Michael Theisen, Daniel Dodoo, Alfred Traore, Sodiomon B Sirima

Open Access Research

Management of uncomplicated malaria in febrile under five-year-old children by community health workers in Madagascar: reliability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Harintsoa Ravony, Jeanne-Aimée Vonimpaisomihanta, Rogelin Raherinjafy, Martial Jahevitra, Rabenja Rapelanoro, Jean De Dieu Marie Rakotomanga, Denis Malvy, Pascal Millet, Didier Ménard

Open Access Research

Exploiting the behaviour of wild malaria vectors to achieve high infection with fungal biocontrol agents

Ladslaus L Mnyone, Issa N Lyimo, Dickson W Lwetoijera, Monica W Mpingwa, Nuru Nchimbi, Penelope A Hancock, Tanya L Russell, Matthew J Kirby, Willem Takken, Constantianus JM Koenraadt

Open Access Research

The effect of household heads training on long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets utilization: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia

Amare Deribew, Zewdie Birhanu, Lelisa Sena, Tariku Dejene, Ayalu A Reda, Morankar Sudhakar, Fessehaye Alemseged, Fasil Tessema, Ahmed Zeynudin, Sibhatu Biadgilign, Kebede Deribe

Open Access Research

Relationship between treatment-seeking behaviour and artemisinin drug quality in Ghana

Eili Y Klein, Ian A Lewis, Christina Jung, Manuel Llinás, Simon A Levin

Open Access Research

Do patients adhere to over-the-counter artemisinin combination therapy for malaria? evidence from an intervention study in Uganda

Jessica L Cohen, Elif Yavuz, Alexandra Morris, Jean Arkedis, Oliver Sabot

Open Access Research

Specific tagging of the egress-related osmiophilic bodies in the gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum

Anna Rosa Sannella, Anna Olivieri, Lucia Bertuccini, Fabrizio Ferrè, Carlo Severini, Tomasino Pace, Pietro Alano

Open Access Research

A refined estimate of the malaria burden in Niger

Maimouna Halidou Doudou, Aboubacar Mahamadou, Ibrahim Ouba, Ramatoulaye Lazoumar, Binta Boubacar, Ibrahim Arzika, Halima Zamanka, Maman L Ibrahim, Rabiou Labbo, Seydou Maiguizo, Florian Girond, Julia Guillebaud, Abani Maazou, Thierry Fandeur

Open Access Review

The complexities of malaria disease manifestations with a focus on asymptomatic malaria

Dolie D Laishram, Patrick L Sutton, Nutan Nanda, Vijay L Sharma, Ranbir C Sobti, Jane M Carlton, Hema Joshi

Open Access Research

Improved clinical and laboratory skills after team-based, malaria case management training of health care professionals in Uganda

Allen Namagembe, Umaru Ssekabira, Marcia R Weaver, Nancy Blum, Sarah Burnett, Grant Dorsey, Lydia Mpanga Sebuyira, Alex Ojaku, Gisela Schneider, Kelly Willis, Adoke Yeka

Open Access Research

Genetic polymorphism of merozoite surface protein 2 and prevalence of K76T pfcrt mutation in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Congolese children with asymptomatic infections

Felix Koukouikila-Koussounda, Vladimir Malonga, Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Mathieu Ndounga, Christevy Jeannhey Vouvoungui, Francine Ntoumi

Open Access Research

Modelling malaria treatment practices in Bangladesh using spatial statistics

Ubydul Haque, Lauren M Scott, Masahiro Hashizume, Emily Fisher, Rashidul Haque, Taro Yamamoto, Gregory E Glass

Open Access Research

Estimates of child deaths prevented from malaria prevention scale-up in Africa 2001-2010

Thomas P Eisele, David A Larsen, Neff Walker, Richard E Cibulskis, Joshua O Yukich, Charlotte M Zikusooka, Richard W Steketee

Open Access Research

Severe imported malaria in an intensive care unit: a review of 59 cases

Lurdes C Santos, Cândida F Abreu, Sandra M Xerinda, Margarida Tavares, Raquel Lucas, António C Sarmento

Open Access Research

Pfatp6 molecular profile of Plasmodium falciparum isolates in the western Brazilian Amazon

Larissa W Brasil, André LL Areas, Gisely C Melo, Cintia MC Oliveira, Maria G C Alecrim, Marcus V G Lacerda, Connor O'Brien, Walter MR Oelemann, Mariano G Zalis

Open Access Research

Imported malaria in pregnancy in Madrid

Beatriz C Jiménez, Pedro Cuadros-Tito, Jose M Ruiz-Giardin, Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, Juan Cuadros-González, Eduardo Canalejo, Noemi Cabello, Juan V San Martín, Ana M Barrios, Juan Hinojosa, Laura Molina

Open Access Research

Artesunate-amodiaquine fixed dose combination for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in India

Anupkumar R Anvikar, Bhawna Sharma, Bhartendu H Shahi, Prajesh K Tyagi, Tarit K Bose, Surya K Sharma, Prakriti Srivastava, Bina Srivastava, Jean R Kiechel, Aditya P Dash, Neena Valecha

Open Access Case report

Autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria in a Greek schoolgirl of the Attica region

Chariclia V Loupa, Konstantina Tzanetou, Ioannis Kotsantis, Stylianos Panopoulos, Moyssis Lelekis

Open Access Methodology

A high-throughput method to detect Plasmodium falciparum clones in limiting dilution microplates

Brian Lyko, Elizabeth A Hammershaimb, Wang Nguitragool, Thomas E Wellems, Sanjay A Desai

Open Access Research

Assessment of the risk of malaria re-introduction in the Maremma plain (Central Italy) using a multi-factorial approach

Roberto Romi, Daniela Boccolini, Roberto Vallorani, Francesco Severini, Luciano Toma, Maurizio Cocchi, Angelo Tamburro, Gianni Messeri, Antonio Crisci, Luca Angeli, Roberto Costantini, Irene Raffaelli, Giorgio Pontuale, Isabelle Thiéry, Annie Landier, Gilbert Le Goff, Anna Maria Fausto, Marco Di Luca

Open Access Research

Distribution of human CYP2C8*2 allele in three different African populations

Giacomo M Paganotti, Silvia Gramolelli, Francesca Tabacchi, Gianluca Russo, David Modiano, Mario Coluzzi, Rita Romano

Open Access Research

Transcript and protein expression profile of PF11_0394, a Plasmodium falciparum protein expressed in salivary gland sporozoites

Maggie S Schlarman, Renee N Roberts, Michael M Kariuki, Alexis N LaCrue, Ruguang Ou, Brenda T Beerntsen

Open Access Research

Genetic polymorphism and natural selection of Duffy binding protein of Plasmodium vivax Myanmar isolates

Hye-Lim Ju, Jung-Mi Kang, Sung-Ung Moon, Jung-Yeon Kim, Hyeong-Woo Lee, Khin Lin, Woon-Mok Sohn, Jin-Soo Lee, Tong-Soo Kim, Byoung-Kuk Na

Open Access Research

Extracellular ATP triggers proteolysis and cytosolic Ca2+ rise in Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium yoelii malaria parasites

Laura Nogueira Cruz, Maria Aparecida Juliano, Alexandre Budu, Luiz Juliano, Anthony A Holder, Michael J Blackman, Célia RS Garcia

Open Access Case report

Imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in HIV-infected patients: a report of two cases

Silvia García-Bujalance, Carolina Navarro-San Francisco, José M Rubio, José R Arribas, Avelino Gutierrez

Open Access Research

Access, acceptability and utilization of community health workers using diagnostics for case management of fever in Ugandan children: a cross-sectional study

David Mukanga, James K Tibenderana, Stefan Peterson, George W Pariyo, Juliet Kiguli, Peter Waiswa, Rebecca Babirye, Godfrey Ojiambo, Simon Kasasa, Franco Pagnoni, Karin Kallander

Open Access Research

Anti-malarial activity of geldanamycin derivatives in mice infected with Plasmodium yoelii

Rubul Mout, Zhi-Dong Xu, Angela K H Wolf, Vincent Jo Davisson, Gotam K Jarori

Open Access Research

Sero-epidemiological evaluation of changes in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax transmission patterns over the rainy season in Cambodia

Jackie Cook, Nico Speybroeck, Tho Sochanta, Heng Somony, Mao Sokny, Filip Claes, Kristel Lemmens, Michael Theisen, Irene S Soares, Umberto D'Alessandro, Marc Coosemans, Annette Erhart

Open Access Opinion

Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria?

Heather M Ferguson, Nicolas Maire, Willem Takken, Issa N Lyimo, Olivier Briët, Steve W Lindsay, Thomas A Smith

Open Access Research

Treatment outcome of intravenous artesunate in patients with severe malaria in the Netherlands and Belgium

Annemarie R Kreeftmeijer-Vegter, Perry J van Genderen, Leo G Visser, Wouter FW Bierman, Jan Clerinx, Cees KW van Veldhuizen, Peter J de Vries

Open Access Methodology

Improved negative selection protocol for Plasmodium berghei in the rodent malarial model

Rachael Y Orr, Nisha Philip, Andrew P Waters

Open Access Research

Genetic variations in genes involved in heparan sulphate biosynthesis are associated with Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia: a familial study in Burkina Faso

Alexandre Atkinson, Séverine Garnier, Sarwat Afridi, Francis Fumoux, Pascal Rihet

Open Access Case report

A histopathologic study of fatal paediatric cerebral malaria caused by mixed Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax infections

Laurens Manning, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Moses Laman, Henry Edoni, Catriona McLean, Ivo Mueller, Peter Siba, Timothy ME Davis

Open Access Research

Changes in the levels of cytokines, chemokines and malaria-specific antibodies in response to Plasmodium falciparum infection in children living in sympatry in Mali

Stéphanie Boström, Pablo Giusti, Charles Arama, Jan-Olov Persson, Victor Dara, Boubacar Traore, Amagana Dolo, Ogobara Doumbo, Marita Troye-Blomberg

Open Access Research

Molecular monitoring of plasmodium falciparum drug susceptibility at the time of the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Yaoundé, Cameroon: Implications for the future

Sandie Menard, Isabelle Morlais, Rachida Tahar, Collins Sayang, Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Xavier Iriart, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Brigitte Lemen, Jean-François Magnaval, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Leonardo K Basco, Antoine Berry

Open Access Research

Large-scale survey for novel genotypes of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistance gene pfcrt

Nobuyuki Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tanabe, Takahiro Tsukahara, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Lek Dysoley, Boualam Khamlome, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Masatoshi Nakamura, Miki Sakurai, Jun Kobayashi, Akira Kaneko, Hiroyoshi Endo, Francis Hombhanje, Takafumi Tsuboi, Toshihiro Mita

Open Access Research

Efficacy of ICON® Maxx in the laboratory and against insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae in central Côte d'Ivoire

Mirko S Winkler, Emile Tchicaya, Benjamin G Koudou, Jennifer Donzé, Christian Nsanzabana, Pie Müller, Akré M Adja, Jürg Utzinger

Open Access Research

Operational research to inform a sub-national surveillance intervention for malaria elimination in Solomon Islands

Jo-An Atkinson, Marie-Louise Johnson, Rushika Wijesinghe, Albino Bobogare, L Losi, Matthew O'Sullivan, Yuka Yamaguchi, Geoffrey Kenilorea, Andrew Vallely, Qin Cheng, Andrew Ebringer, Lisa Bain, Karen Gray, Ivor Harris, Maxine Whittaker, Heidi Reid, Archie Clements, Dennis Shanks

Open Access Research

Analysis for genotyping Duffy blood group in inhabitants of Sudan, the Fourth Cataract of the Nile

Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorodecka, Oktawian Knap, Arleta Drozd, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Miroslaw Parafiniuk, Milosz Parczewski, Andrzej Ciechanowicz

Open Access Research

Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-naphthoquine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adult patients with uncomplicated malaria: a multi-centre study in Indonesia

Emiliana Tjitra, Armedy R Hasugian, Hadjar Siswantoro, Budi Prasetyorini, Riyanti Ekowatiningsih, Endah A Yusnita, Telly Purnamasari, Srilaning Driyah, Ervi Salwati, Eni Yuwarni, Lidwina Januar, Joseph Labora, Bambang Wijayanto, Fajar Amansyah, Tersila AD Dedang, Asep Purnama

Open Access Research

Defining and detecting malaria epidemics in south-east Iran

William R McKelvie, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Ahmad Raeisi

Open Access Review

The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review

Machteld E Boel, Marcus J Rijken, Bernard J Brabin, François Nosten, Rose McGready

Open Access Research

Prevalence of malaria infection in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia

Adugna Woyessa, Wakgari Deressa, Ahmed Ali, Bernt Lindtjørn

Open Access Research

Light traps fail to estimate reliable malaria mosquito biting rates on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Hans J Overgaard, Solve Sæbø, Michael R Reddy, Vamsi P Reddy, Simon Abaga, Abrahan Matias, Michel A Slotman

Open Access Research

Quality of life and satisfaction with life of malaria patients in context of acceptance of the disease: quantitative studies

Katarzyna Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak, Emilia Rozwadowska, Wacław L Nahorski, Romuald Olszański

Open Access Research

Temporal trends of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) drug-resistance molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from pregnant women in western Kenya

Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, Monica Shah, Wangeci Gatei, Anna M van Eijk, John Ayisi, Simon Kariuki, Jodi Vanden Eng, Simon O Owino, Ashima A Lal, Yusuf O Omosun, Kephas Otieno, Meghna Desai, Feiko O ter Kuile, Bernard Nahlen, Julie Moore, Mary J Hamel, Peter Ouma, Laurence Slutsker, Ya Ping Shi

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Prospective evaluation of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of non-falciparum and mixed-species malaria in Gabon

Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Christian Kleine, Arti Basra, Heike Würbel, Daisy A Diop, Mesküre Capan, Ayola A Adegnika, Florian Kurth, Benjamin Mordmüller, Fanny Joanny, Peter G Kremsner, Michael Ramharter, Sabine Bélard

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, chlorproguanil-dapsone with artesunate and post-treatment haemolysis in African children treated for uncomplicated malaria

Carine Van Malderen, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Sonia Machevo, Raquel González, Quique Bassat, Ambrose Talisuna, Adoke Yeka, Carolyn Nabasumba, Patrice Piola, Atwine Daniel, Eleanor Turyakira, Pascale Forret, Chantal Van Overmeir, Harry Van Loen, Annie Robert, Umberto D’ Alessandro

Open Access Methodology

Optimal designs for population pharmacokinetic studies of the partner drugs co-administered with artemisinin derivatives in patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria

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

Open Access Research

Is dengue and malaria co-infection more severe than single infections? A retrospective matched-pair study in French Guiana

Loïc Epelboin, Matthieu Hanf, Philippe Dussart, Sihem Ouar-Epelboin, Félix Djossou, Mathieu Nacher, Bernard Carme

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Ex vivo drug sensitivity profiles of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Cambodia and Thailand, 2005 to 2010, determined by a histidine-rich protein-2 assay

Stuart D Tyner, Chanthap Lon, Youry Se, Delia Bethell, Doung Socheat, Harald Noedl, Darapiseth Sea, Wichai Satimai, Kurt Schaecher, Wiriya Rutvisuttinunt, Mark M Fukuda, Suwanna Chaorattanakawee, Kritsanai Yingyuen, Siratchana Sundrakes, Panjaporn Chaichana, Piyaporn Saingam, Nillawan Buathong, Sabaithip Sriwichai, Soklyda Chann, Ans Timmermans, David L Saunders, Douglas S Walsh

Open Access Review

A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria during pregnancy

Christine Manyando, Kassoum Kayentao, Umberto D’Alessandro, Henrietta U Okafor, Elizabeth Juma, Kamal Hamed

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PCR detection of malaria parasites in desiccated Anopheles mosquitoes is uninhibited by storage time and temperature

Mark A Rider, Brian D Byrd, Joseph Keating, Dawn M Wesson, Kevin A Caillouet

Open Access Methodology

Comparison of molecular tests for the diagnosis of malaria in Honduras

Gustavo A Fontecha, Meisy Mendoza, Engels Banegas, Mitra Poorak, Alexandre M De Oliveira, Tamara Mancero, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Naomi W Lucchi, Rosa E Mejia

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Evidence for in vitro and in vivo expression of the conserved VAR3 (type 3) plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1

Christian W Wang, Thomas Lavstsen, Dominique C Bengtsson, Pamela A Magistrado, Sanne S Berger, Andrea M Marquard, Michael Alifrangis, John P Lusingu, Thor G Theander, Louise Turner

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Intracellular proteolysis of kininogen by malaria parasites promotes release of active kinins

Piero Bagnaresi, Nilana MT Barros, Diego M Assis, Pollyana MS Melo, Raphael G Fonseca, Maria A Juliano, João B Pesquero, Luiz Juliano, Philip J Rosenthal, Adriana K Carmona, Marcos L Gazarini

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Suppression of erythroid development in vitro by Plasmodium vivax

Tasanee Panichakul, Witchuda Payuhakrit, Panyu Panburana, Chokdee Wongborisuth, Suradej Hongeng, Rachanee Udomsangpetch

Open Access Methodology

Proteomic identification of host and parasite biomarkers in saliva from patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Honglei Huang, Mukram M Mackeen, Matthew Cook, Eniyou Oriero, Emily Locke, Marie L Thézénas, Benedikt M Kessler, Davis Nwakanma, Climent Casals-Pascual

Open Access Case report

A case of congenital plasmodium vivax malaria from a temperate region in central china

Xue Liu, Zhi-Yong Tao, Qiang Fang, Xue-Mei Wang, Hui Zhang, Jose A Stoute, Hui Xia, Liwang Cui

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Genetic sex separation of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis, by exposing eggs to dieldrin

Hanano Yamada, Mark Q Benedict, Colin A Malcolm, Clelia F Oliva, Sharon M Soliban, Jeremie RL Gilles

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Pharmacovigilance of artemether-lumefantrine in pregnant women followed until delivery in Rwanda

Stephen Rulisa, Nadine Kaligirwa, Steven Agaba, Corine Karema, Petra F Mens, Peter J de Vries

Open Access Methodology

Development of an allele-specific, loop-mediated, isothermal amplification method (AS-LAMP) to detect the L1014F kdr-w mutation in Anopheles gambiae s. l.

Athanase Badolo, Kyioshi Okado, Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo, Hiroka Aonuma, Hironori Bando, Shinya Fukumoto, N’Fale Sagnon, Hirotaka Kanuka

Open Access Methodology

Mosquito bisection as a variable in estimates of PCR-derived malaria sporozoite rates

Desmond H Foley, Genelle Harrison, Jittawadee R Murphy, Megan Dowler, Leopoldo M Rueda, Richard C Wilkerson

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Role of polymorphisms of toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, TLR9, toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain containing adaptor protein (TIRAP) and FCGR2A genes in malaria susceptibility and severity in Burundian children

Susanna Esposito, Claudio Giuseppe Molteni, Alberto Zampiero, Elena Baggi, Anna Lavizzari, Margherita Semino, Cristina Daleno, Michela Groppo, Alessia Scala, Leonardo Terranova, Monica Miozzo, Claudio Pelucchi, Nicola Principi

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Comparison of CareStart™ HRP2/pLDH COMBO rapid malaria test with light microscopy in north-west Ethiopia

Beyene Moges, Bemnet Amare, Yeshambel Belyhun, Zinaye Tekeste, Muchiye Gizachew, Meseret Workineh, Amare Gebrehiwot, Desalegn Woldeyohannes, Andargachew Mulu, Afework Kassu

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The efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-piperaquine (Artequick®) versus artesunate-amodiaquine (Coarsucam™) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in south-central Vietnam

Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Trieu Nguyen Trung, Nguyen Chinh Phong, Huynh Hong Quang, Bui Dai, G Dennis Shanks, Marina Chavchich, Michael D Edstein

Open Access Methodology

Estimating malaria parasite density: assumed white blood cell count of 10,000/μl of blood is appropriate measure in Central Ghana

Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Mohammed Adams, Sabastina Amoako, Emmanuel Mahama, Maxwell Nsoh, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Frank Baiden, Kwaku Poku Asante, Sam Newton, Seth Owusu-Agyei

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Genetic variation of aldolase from Korean isolates of Plasmodium vivax and its usefulness in serodiagnosis

Jung-Yeon Kim, Hyung-Hwan Kim, Hyun-ll Shin, Youngjoo Sohn, Hyuck Kim, Sang-Wook Lee, Won-Ja Lee, Hyeong-Woo Lee

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Efficacy of fixed-dose combination artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated childhood Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Democratic Republic of Congo: a randomized non-inferiority trial

Emmanuelle Espié, Angeles Lima, Benjamin Atua, Mehul Dhorda, Laurence Flévaud, Eric M Sompwe, Pedro Pablo Palma Urrutia, Philippe J Guerin

Open Access Methodology

A direct comparison of real time PCR on plasma and blood to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection in children

Abigail A Lamikanra, Carlota Dobaño, Alfons Jiménez, Augusto Nhabomba, Hoi P Tsang, Caterina Guinovart, Maria N Manaca, Llorenç Quinto, Ruth Aguilar, Pau Cisteró, Pedro L Alonso, David J Roberts, Alfredo Mayor

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Can slide positivity rates predict malaria transmission?

Yan Bi, Wenbiao Hu, Huaxin Liu, Yujiang Xiao, Yuming Guo, Shimei Chen, Laifa Zhao, Shilu Tong

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Plasmodium vivax malaria relapses at a travel medicine centre in Rio de Janeiro, a non-endemic area in Brazil

Renata S Pedro, Lusiele Guaraldo, Dayse P Campos, Anielle P Costa, Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro, Patrícia Brasil

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Performance of a malaria microscopy image analysis slide reading device

William R Prescott, Robert G Jordan, Martin P Grobusch, Vernon M Chinchilli, Immo Kleinschmidt, Joseph Borovsky, Mark Plaskow, Miguel Torrez, Maximo Mico, Christopher Schwabe

Open Access Case report

Artemether–lumefantrine treatment failure despite adequate lumefantrine day 7 concentration in a traveller with Plasmodium falciparum malaria after returning from Tanzania

Anna Färnert, Johan Ursing, Thomas Tolfvenstam, Josea Rono, Lillemor Karlsson, Elda Sparrelid, Niklas Lindegårdh

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Effectiveness and durability of Interceptor® long-lasting insecticidal nets in a malaria endemic area of central India

Rajendra M Bhatt, Shri N Sharma, Sreehari Uragayala, Aditya P Dash, Raghavendra Kamaraju

Open Access Methodology

Flow cytometric readout based on Mitotracker Red CMXRos staining of live asexual blood stage malarial parasites reliably assesses antibody dependent cellular inhibition

Prajakta S Jogdand, Susheel K Singh, Michael Christiansen, Morten H Dziegiel, Subhash Singh, Michael Theisen

Open Access Research

Artemether resistance in vitro is linked to mutations in PfATP6 that also interact with mutations in PfMDR1 in travellers returning with Plasmodium falciparum infections

Dylan R Pillai, Rachel Lau, Krishna Khairnar, Rosalba Lepore, Allegra Via, Henry M Staines, Sanjeev Krishna

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Quantitative detection of Pf HRP2 in saliva of malaria patients in the Philippines

Andrew O Fung, Robert Damoiseaux, Sarah Grundeen, Jonnas L Panes, Daniel H Horton, Jack W Judy, Theodore B Moore

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Local perceptions of intermittent screening and treatment for malaria in school children on the south coast of Kenya

George Okello, Sarah N Ndegwa, Katherine E Halliday, Kara Hanson, Simon J Brooker, Caroline Jones

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Activation of nuclear factor kappa B in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from malaria patients

Chuchard Punsawad, Srivicha Krudsood, Yaowapa Maneerat, Urai Chaisri, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Emsri Pongponratn, Kwannan Nantavisai, Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Parnpen Viriyavejakul

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Ownership and usage of mosquito nets after four years of large-scale free distribution in Papua New Guinea

Manuel W Hetzel, Gibson Gideon, Namarola Lote, Leo Makita, Peter M Siba, Ivo Mueller

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Immunoglobulins against the surface of Plasmodium falciparum- infected erythrocytes increase one month after delivery

Alfredo Mayor, Elisa Serra-Casas, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Alfons Jiménez, Llorenç Quintó, Betuel Sigaúque, Carlota Dobaño, Azucena Bardají, Pedro L Alonso, Clara Menéndez

Open Access Methodology

Isolation of Plasmodium falciparum by flow-cytometry: implications for single-trophozoite genotyping and parasite DNA purification for whole-genome high-throughput sequencing of archival samples

Anne Boissière, Céline Arnathau, Christophe Duperray, Laurence Berry, Laurence Lachaud, François Renaud, Patrick Durand, Franck Prugnolle

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Possible association of the Plasmodium falciparum T1526C resa2 gene mutation with severe malaria

Rémy Durand, Florence Migot-Nabias, Valérie Andriantsoanirina, Elise Seringe, Firmine Viwami, Gratien Sagbo, Francis Lalya, Philippe Deloron, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Serge Bonnefoy

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Therapeutic efficacy and safety of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in India

Nicola Gargano, David Ubben, Silva Tommasini, Antonella Bacchieri, Marco Corsi, Prabhash C Bhattacharyya, Bappanad HK Rao, Nagesh Dubashi, Vas Dev, Susanta K Ghosh, Ashwani Kumar, Bina Srivastava, Neena Valecha

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Population genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum across a region of diverse endemicity in West Africa

Victor A Mobegi, Kovana M Loua, Ambroise D Ahouidi, Judith Satoguina, Davis C Nwakanma, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, David J Conway

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Operational efficiency and sustainability of vector control of malaria and dengue: descriptive case studies from the Philippines

Henk van den Berg, Raman Velayudhan, Antonietta Ebol, Ben HG Catbagan Jr, Romulo Turingan, Marisol Tuso, Jeffrey Hii

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Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) polymorphism associated with symptomatic malaria: a cohort study

Ahmeddin H Omar, Michio Yasunami, Akiko Yamazaki, Hiroki Shibata, Michael F Ofori, Bartholomew D Akanmori, Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu, Mihoko Kikuchi, Kenji Hirayama

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The effects of serum lipids on the in vitro activity of lumefantrine and atovaquone against Plasmodium falciparum

Kesinee Chotivanich, Mathirut Mungthin, Ronnatrai Ruengweerayuth, Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Arjen M Dondorp, Pratap Singhasivanon, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Nicholas J White

Open Access Research

Implementation of basic quality control tests for malaria medicines in Amazon Basin countries: results for the 2005–2010 period

Victor S Pribluda, Adrian Barojas, Arletta Añez, Cecilia G López, Ruth Figueroa, Roxana Herrera, Gladys Nakao, Fernando HA Nogueira, Gerson A Pianetti, Marinete M Povoa, Giselle MR Viana, Margarete S Mendonça Gomes, Jose P Escobar, Olga L Muñoz Sierra, Susana P Rendon Norena, Raúl Veloz, Marcy Silva Bravo, Martha R Aldás, Alison HindsSemple, Marilyn Collins, Nicolas Ceron, Karanchand Krishnalall, Malti Adhin, Gustavo Bretas, Nelly Hernandez, Marjorie Mendoza, Abdelkrim Smine, Kennedy Chibwe, Patrick Lukulay, Lawrence Evans III

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Quality of anti-malarials collected in the private and informal sectors in Guyana and Suriname

Lawrence Evans III, Veerle Coignez, Adrian Barojas, Daniel Bempong, Sanford Bradby, Yanga Dijiba, Makeida James, Gustavo Bretas, Malti Adhin, Nicolas Ceron, Alison Hinds-Semple, Kennedy Chibwe, Patrick Lukulay, Victor Pribluda

Open Access Review

The anaemia of Plasmodium vivax malaria

Nicholas M Douglas, Nicholas M Anstey, Pierre A Buffet, Jeanne R Poespoprodjo, Tsin W Yeo, Nicholas J White, Ric N Price

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Open-label trial with artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria three years after its broad introduction in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Teferi Eshetu, Nasir Abdo, Kunuz H Bedru, Sintayehu Fekadu, Andreas Wieser, Michael Pritsch, Thomas Löscher, Nicole Berens-Riha

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CYP450 phenotyping and accurate mass identification of metabolites of the 8-aminoquinoline, anti-malarial drug primaquine

Brandon S Pybus, Jason C Sousa, Xiannu Jin, James A Ferguson, Robert E Christian, Rebecca Barnhart, Chau Vuong, Richard J Sciotti, Gregory A Reichard, Michael P Kozar, Larry A Walker, Colin Ohrt, Victor Melendez

Open Access Review

Human movement data for malaria control and elimination strategic planning

Deepa K Pindolia, Andres J Garcia, Amy Wesolowski, David L Smith, Caroline O Buckee, Abdisalan M Noor, Robert W Snow, Andrew J Tatem

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Malaria case management in Papua New Guinea prior to the introduction of a revised treatment protocol

Justin Pulford, Ivo Mueller, Peter M Siba, Manuel W Hetzel

Open Access Research

Airflow attenuation and bed net utilization: observations from Africa and Asia

Lorenz von Seidlein, Konstantin Ikonomidis, Rasmus Bruun, Musa Jawara, Margaret Pinder, Bart GJ Knols, Jakob B Knudsen

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Prevalence and clinical features of HIV and malaria co-infection in hospitalized adults in Beira, Mozambique

Annalisa Saracino, Edy A Nacarapa, Ézio A da Costa Massinga, Domenico Martinelli, Marco Scacchetti, Carlos de Oliveira, Anita Antonich, Donata Galloni, Josefo J Ferro, César A Macome

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Filter paper collection of Plasmodium falciparum mRNA for detecting low-density gametocytes

Sophie Jones, Colin J Sutherland, Cornelus Hermsen, Theo Arens, Karina Teelen, Rachel Hallett, Patrick Corran, Marga van der Vegte-Bolmer, Robert Sauerwein, Chris J Drakeley, Teun Bousema

Open Access Research

Differential Plasmodium falciparum infection of Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular and chromosomal forms in Mali

Rebecca T Trout Fryxell, Catelyn C Nieman, Abdrahamane Fofana, Yoosook Lee, Sekou F Traoré, Anthony J Cornel, Shirley Luckhart, Gregory C Lanzaro

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Evaluation of the rapid diagnostic test CareStart pLDH Malaria (Pf-pLDH/pan-pLDH) for the diagnosis of malaria in a reference setting

Marloes Heutmekers, Philippe Gillet, Jessica Maltha, Annelies Scheirlinck, Lieselotte Cnops, Emmanuel Bottieau, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jan Jacobs

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Anti-plasmodial and insecticidal activities of the essential oils of aromatic plants growing in the Mediterranean area

Mario Dell’Agli, Cinzia Sanna, Patrizia Rubiolo, Nicoletta Basilico, Elisa Colombo, Maria M Scaltrito, Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Luca Maccarone, Donatella Taramelli, Carlo Bicchi, Mauro Ballero, Enrica Bosisio

Open Access Methodology

Stability of gametocyte-specific Pfs25-mRNA in dried blood spots on filter paper subjected to different storage conditions

Michael Pritsch, Andreas Wieser, Victor Soederstroem, David Poluda, Teferi Eshetu, Michael Hoelscher, Soeren Schubert, Jonathan Shock, Thomas Loescher, Nicole Berens-Riha

Open Access Research

Health facility-based malaria surveillance: The effects of age, area of residence and diagnostics on test positivity rates

Damon Francis, Anne Gasasira, Ruth Kigozi, Simon Kigozi, Sussann Nasr, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey

Open Access Research

Funding for malaria control 2006–2010: A comprehensive global assessment

David M Pigott, Rifat Atun, Catherine L Moyes, Simon I Hay, Peter W Gething

Open Access Methodology

A simple and inexpensive haemozoin-based colorimetric method to evaluate anti-malarial drug activity

Tran Thanh Men, Nguyen Tien Huy, Dai Thi Xuan Trang, Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu, Kenji Hirayama, Kaeko Kamei

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Evaluation of dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genotypes that confer resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Plasmodium falciparum in Haiti

Tamar E Carter, Megan Warner, Connie J Mulligan, Alexander Existe, Yves S Victor, Gladys Memnon, Jacques Boncy, Roland Oscar, Mark M Fukuda, Bernard A Okech

Open Access Research

Entomologic investigation of Plasmodium knowlesi vectors in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia

Adela I Jiram, Indra Vythilingam, Yusuf M NoorAzian, Yusri M Yusof, Abdul H Azahari, Mun-Yik Fong

Open Access Research

Severe and uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children from three regions and three ethnic groups in Cameroon: prospective study

Eric A Achidi, Tobias O Apinjoh, Judith K Anchang-Kimbi, Regina N Mugri, Andre N Ngwai, Clarisse N Yafi

Open Access Research

Artemisinin resistance containment project in Thailand. II: responses to mefloquine-artesunate combination therapy among falciparum malaria patients in provinces bordering Cambodia

Wichai Satimai, Prayuth Sudathip, Saowanit Vijaykadga, Amnat Khamsiriwatchara, Surasak Sawang, Thanapon Potithavoranan, Aumnuyphan Sangvichean, Charles Delacollette, Pratap Singhasivanon, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Saranath Lawpoolsri

Open Access Case report

Early treatment failure during treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with atovaquone-proguanil in the Republic of Ivory Coast

Nathalie Wurtz, Aurélie Pascual, Adeline Marin-Jauffre, Housem Bouchiba, Nicolas Benoit, Marc Desbordes, Maryse Martelloni, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Georges Richa, Nicolas Taudon, Bruno Pradines, Sébastien Briolant

Open Access Research

Host immune response in returning travellers infected with malaria

Gregory MacMullin, Ronald Mackenzie, Rachel Lau, Julie Khang, Haibo Zhang, Nimerta Rajwans, W Conrad Liles, Dylan R Pillai

Open Access Research

Automated red blood cell exchange as an adjunctive treatment for severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria at the Vienna General Hospital in Austria: a retrospective cohort study

Lorenz Auer-Hackenberg, Thomas Staudinger, Andja Bojic, Gottfried Locker, Gerda C Leitner, Wolfgang Graninger, Stefan Winkler, Michael Ramharter, Nina Worel

Open Access Review

Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence-based validation

Nicole L Achee, Michael J Bangs, Robert Farlow, Gerry F Killeen, Steve Lindsay, James G Logan, Sarah J Moore, Mark Rowland, Kevin Sweeney, Steve J Torr, Laurence J Zwiebel, John P Grieco

Open Access Research

Validity of self-reported use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine intermittent presumptive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp): a cross-sectional study

Fatuma Namusoke, Muhammad Ntale, Mats Wahlgren, Fred Kironde, Florence Mirembe

Open Access Research

Malaria resurgence: a systematic review and assessment of its causes

Justin M Cohen, David L Smith, Chris Cotter, Abigail Ward, Gavin Yamey, Oliver J Sabot, Bruno Moonen

Open Access Research

Increased risks of malaria due to limited residual life of insecticide and outdoor biting versus protection by combined use of nets and indoor residual spraying on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

John Bradley, Abrahan Matias, Christopher Schwabe, Daniel Vargas, Feliciano Monti, Gloria Nseng, Immo Kleinschmidt

Open Access Research

Timing of malaria messages for target audience on radio airwaves

Vincent Batwala, Pascal Magnussen, Justine Mirembe, Edgar Mulogo, Fred Nuwaha

Open Access Research

Capillary electrophoresis for the assay of fixed-dose combination tablets of artesunate and amodiaquine

N’Cho Christophe Amin, Marie-Dominique Blanchin, Michèle Aké, Jérôme Montels, Huguette Fabre

Open Access Research

The polymorphism and the geographical distribution of the knockdown resistance (kdr) of Anopheles sinensis in the Republic of Korea

Seunghyun Kang, Jongwoo Jung, Sanghui Lee, Heeseung Hwang, Won Kim

Open Access Research

Reliability of rapid diagnostic tests in diagnosing pregnancy-associated malaria in north-eastern Tanzania

Daniel TR Minja, Christentze Schmiegelow, Mayke Oesterholt, Pamela A Magistrado, Stéphanie Boström, Davis John, Caroline Pehrson, Daniel Andersen, Philippe Deloron, Ali Salanti, Martha Lemnge, Adrian JF Luty, Michael Alifrangis, Thor Theander, John PA Lusingu

Open Access Research

Trends in weekly reported net use by children during and after rainy season in central Tanzania

Hannah Koenker, Beatriz Munoz, Marc Boulay, Harran Mkocha, Joshua Levens, Sheila K West, Matthew Lynch

Open Access Research

Molecular epidemiology of drug resistance markers of Plasmodium falciparum in Yunnan Province, China

Fang Huang, Linhua Tang, Henglin Yang, Shuisen Zhou, Hui Liu, Junwei Li, Shaohua Guo

Open Access Research

Development, validation and evaluation of a rapid PCR-nucleic acid lateral flow immuno-assay for the detection of Plasmodium and the differentiation between Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax

Petra F Mens, AntoinePHA Moers, Laura M de Bes, Jonathan Flint, Jathee R s Sak, Lily Keereecharoen, Chantal van Overmeir, Jaco J Verweij, Rachel L Hallett, Benchawan Wihokhoen, Stephane Proux, Henk DFH Schallig, Aart van Amerongen

Open Access Research

Genetic polymorphisms associated with anti-malarial antibody levels in a low and unstable malaria transmission area in southern Sri Lanka

Rajika L Dewasurendra, Prapat Suriyaphol, Sumadhya D Fernando, Richard Carter, Kirk Rockett, Patrick Corran, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Nadira D Karunaweera

Open Access Research

A quasi-experimental evaluation of an interpersonal communication intervention to increase insecticide-treated net use among children in Zambia

Joseph Keating, Paul Hutchinson, John M Miller, Adam Bennett, David A Larsen, Busiku Hamainza, Cynthia Changufu, Nicholas Shiliya, Thomas P Eisele

Open Access Commentary

Relegating malaria resurgences to history

Robert D Newman

Open Access Research

Survey for asymptomatic malaria cases in low transmission settings of Iran under elimination programme

Samaneh Zoghi, Akram A Mehrizi, Ahmad Raeisi, Ali A Haghdoost, Habibollah Turki, Reza Safari, Asadallah Ahmadi Kahanali, Sedigheh Zakeri

Open Access Research

Low antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum and imbalanced pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with severe malaria in Mozambican children: a case–control study

Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Gemma Moncunill, Quique Bassat, Ruth Aguilar, Sonia Machevo, Laura Puyol, Llorenç Quintó, Clara Menéndez, Chetan E Chitnis, Pedro L Alonso, Carlota Dobaño, Alfredo Mayor

Open Access Methodology

Simultaneous detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in clinical isolates by multiplex-nested RT-PCR

Napaporn Kuamsab, Chaturong Putaporntip, Urassaya Pattanawong, Somchai Jongwutiwes

Open Access Research

Artemisinin resistance containment project in Thailand. (I): Implementation of electronic-based malaria information system for early case detection and individual case management in provinces along the Thai-Cambodian border

Amnat Khamsiriwatchara, Prayuth Sudathip, Surasak Sawang, Saowanit Vijakadge, Thanapon Potithavoranan, Aumnuyphan Sangvichean, Wichai Satimai, Charles Delacollette, Pratap Singhasivanon, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Jaranit Kaewkungwal

Open Access Methodology

Laser-induced inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum

Danielle LeBlanc, Robert Story, Eitan Gross

Open Access Research

Characterizing the spatial and temporal variation of malaria incidence in Bangladesh, 2007

Heidi L Reid, Ubydul Haque, Shyamal Roy, Nazrul Islam, Archie CA Clements

Open Access Research

Accuracy of malaria rapid diagnosis test Optimal-IT® in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Hypolite Mavoko Muhindo, Gillon Ilombe, Ruth Meya, Patrick M Mitashi, Albert Kutekemeni, Didier Gasigwa, Pascal Lutumba, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden

Open Access Research

Evaluation of a national universal coverage campaign of long-lasting insecticidal nets in a rural district in north-west Tanzania

Philippa A West, Natacha Protopopoff, Mark W Rowland, Matthew J Kirby, Richard M Oxborough, Franklin W Mosha, Robert Malima, Immo Kleinschmidt

Open Access Research

The Plasmodium falciparum, Nima-related kinase Pfnek-4: a marker for asexual parasites committed to sexual differentiation

Luc Reininger, Miguel Garcia, Andrew Tomlins, Sylke Müller, Christian Doerig

Open Access Research

A cross-sectional study of sub-clinical Plasmodium falciparum infection in HIV-1 infected and uninfected populations in Mozambique, South-Eastern Africa

Emilia V Noormahomed, Marika Orlov, Virgilio do Rosario, Brett W Petersen, Carly Guthrie, Roberto Badaro, Robert T Schooley

Open Access Research

Pharmacokinetic profiles of artesunate following multiple intravenous doses of 2, 4, and 8 mg/kg in healthy volunteers: Phase 1b study

Robert Scott Miller, Qigui Li, Louis R Cantilena, Kevin J Leary, George A Saviolakis, Victor Melendez, Bryan Smith, Peter J Weina

Open Access Research

Clinical tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine versus comparator treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: an individual-patient analysis of eight randomized controlled trials in sub-Saharan Africa

Julien Zwang, Grant Dorsey, Abdoulaye Djimdé, Corine Karema, Andreas Mårtensson, Jean-Louis Ndiaye, Sodiomon B Sirima, Piero Olliaro

Open Access Research

Investigation of volatile organic biomarkers derived from Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Rina PM Wong, Gavin R Flematti, Timothy ME Davis

Open Access Research

Sub-optimal delivery of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: influence of provider factors

Chima A Onoka, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Kara Hanson, Benjamin S Uzochukwu

Open Access Research

Decreased prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance markers to amodiaquine despite its wide scale use as ACT partner drug in Zanzibar

Gabrielle Fröberg, Louise Jörnhagen, Ulrika Morris, Delér Shakely, Mwinyi I Msellem, José P Gil, Anders Björkman, Andreas Mårtensson

Open Access Research

Status of potential Pf ATP6 molecular markers for artemisinin resistance in Suriname

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Open Access Commentary

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ATP and luciferase assays to determine the rate of drug action in in vitro cultures of Plasmodium falciparum

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Sylla Thiam, Julie Thwing, Ibrahima Diallo, Fatou B Fall, Mame B Diouf, Robert Perry, Medoune Ndiop, Mamadou L Diouf, Moustapha M Cisse, Mamadou M Diaw, Moussa Thior

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Feasibility and acceptability of insecticide-treated plastic sheeting (ITPS) for vector control in Papua New Guinea

Justin Pulford, Anthony Tandrapah, Jo-An Atkinson, Brown Kaupa, Tanya Russell, Manuel W Hetzel

Open Access Research

Exploring health providers’ and community perceptions and experiences with malaria tests in South-East Nigeria: a critical step towards appropriate treatment

Ogochukwu P Ezeoke, Nkoli N Ezumah, Clare CI Chandler, Lindsay J Mangham-Jefferies, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Virginia Wiseman, Benjamin S Uzochukwu

Open Access Methodology

Electric nets and sticky materials for analysing oviposition behaviour of gravid malaria vectors

Sisay Dugassa, Jenny M Lindh, Steve J Torr, Florence Oyieke, Steven W Lindsay, Ulrike Fillinger

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Investigations on anopheline mosquitoes close to the nest sites of chimpanzees subject to malaria infection in Ugandan Highlands

Sabrina Krief, Florence Levrero, Jean-Michel Krief, Supinya Thanapongpichat, Mallika Imwong, Georges Snounou, John M Kasenene, Marie Cibot, Jean-Charles Gantier

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Evaluation of the malaria rapid diagnostic test SDFK90: detection of both PfHRP2 and Pf-pLDH

Marloes Heutmekers, Philippe Gillet, Lieselotte Cnops, Emmanuel Bottieau, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jessica Maltha, Jan Jacobs

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Using community-owned resource persons to provide early diagnosis and treatment and estimate malaria burden at community level in north-eastern Tanzania

Acleus S M Rutta, Filbert Francis, Bruno P Mmbando, Deus S Ishengoma, Samwel H Sembuche, Ezekiel K Malecela, Johari Y Sadi, Mathias L Kamugisha, Martha M Lemnge

Open Access Meeting report

MALVAC 2012 scientific forum: accelerating development of second-generation malaria vaccines

Kirsten S Vannice, Graham V Brown, Bartholomew D Akanmori, Vasee S Moorthy

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Ivermectin inhibits the sporogony of Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae

Kevin C Kobylinski, Brian D Foy, Jason H Richardson

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Compounds from Sorindeia juglandifolia (Anacardiaceae) exhibit potent anti-plasmodial activities in vitro and in vivo

Raceline G Kamkumo, Alvine M Ngoutane, Lauve RY Tchokouaha, Patrick VT Fokou, Eugénie AK Madiesse, Jennifer Legac, Jean JB Kezetas, Bruno N Lenta, Fabrice F Boyom, Theophile Dimo, Wilfred F Mbacham, Jiri Gut, Philip J Rosenthal

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Finding malaria hot-spots in northern Angola: the role of individual, household and environmental factors within a meso-endemic area

Ricardo J Soares Magalhães, Antonio Langa, José Carlos Sousa-Figueiredo, Archie CA Clements, Susana Vaz Nery

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Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum using antigenic polymorphic markers and to study anti-malarial drug resistance markers in malaria endemic areas of Bangladesh

Jasmin Akter, Kamala Thriemer, Wasif A Khan, David J Sullivan Jr, Harald Noedl, Rashidul Haque

Open Access Research

Morbidity and mortality due to malaria in Est Mono district, Togo, from 2005 to 2010: a times series analysis

Essoya D Landoh, Potougnima Tchamdja, Bayaki Saka, Khin S Tint, Sheba N Gitta, Peter Wasswa, Christiaan de Jager

Open Access Research

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Honduras

Ana Cecilia Lopez, Andres Ortiz, Jorge Coello, Wilfredo Sosa-Ochoa, Rosa E Mejia Torres, Engels I Banegas, Irina Jovel, Gustavo A Fontecha

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Genotype comparison of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum clones from pregnant and non-pregnant populations in North-west Colombia

Eliana M Arango, Roshini Samuel, Olga M Agudelo, Jaime Carmona-Fonseca, Amanda Maestre, Stephanie K Yanow

Open Access Research

Anopheles plumbeus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Europe: a mere nuisance mosquito or potential malaria vector?

Francis Schaffner, Isabelle Thiéry, Christian Kaufmann, Agnès Zettor, Christian Lengeler, Alexander Mathis, Catherine Bourgouin

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Community perceptions of malaria and vaccines in two districts of Mozambique

Allison Bingham, Felisbela Gaspar, Kathryn Lancaster, Juliana Conjera, Yvette Collymore, Antoinette Ba-Nguz

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Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine as a treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in eastern Sudan

Tajeldin M Abdallah, Abdel Aziem A Ali, Mohammed Bakri, Gasim I Gasim, Imad R Musa, Ishag Adam

Open Access Research

Malaria and gravidity interact to modify maternal haemoglobin concentrations during pregnancy

Smaïla Ouédraogo, Florence Bodeau-Livinec, Valérie Briand, Bich-Tram Huynh, Ghislain K Koura, Manfred MK Accrombessi, Nadine Fievet, Achille Massougbodji, Philippe Deloron, Michel Cot

Open Access Research

Evaluating the lethal and pre-lethal effects of a range of fungi against adult Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes

Simon Blanford, Nina E Jenkins, Andrew F Read, Matthew B Thomas

Open Access Research

The Malaria in Pregnancy Library: a bibliometric review

Anna M van Eijk, Jenny Hill, Sue Povall, Alison Reynolds, Helen Wong, Feiko O Ter Kuile

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Plasmodium serine hydroxymethyltransferase: indispensability and display of distinct localization

Wichai Pornthanakasem, Darin Kongkasuriyachai, Chairat Uthaipibull, Yongyuth Yuthavong, Ubolsree Leartsakulpanich

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Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine, the nationally-recommended artemisinin combination for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria, in southern Laos

Mayfong Mayxay, Maniphone Khanthavong, Odai Chanthongthip, Mallika Imwong, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Samalane Phompida, Viengxay Vanisaveth, Nicholas J White, Paul N Newton

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Real-time PCR diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax among blood donors

Sergio Batista-dos-Santos, Milene Raiol, Sidney Santos, Maristela G Cunha, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos

Open Access Research

Closing the access barrier for effective anti-malarials in the private sector in rural Uganda: consortium for ACT private sector subsidy (CAPSS) pilot study

Ambrose O Talisuna, Penny Grewal Daumerie, Andrew Balyeku, Timothy Egan, Bram Piot, Renia Coghlan, Maud Lugand, Godfrey Bwire, John Bosco Rwakimari, Richard Ndyomugyenyi, Fred Kato, Maria Byangire, Paul Kagwa, Fred Sebisubi, David Nahamya, Angela Bonabana, Susan Mpanga-Mukasa, Peter Buyungo, Julius Lukwago, Allan Batte, Grace Nakanwagi, James Tibenderana, Kinny Nayer, Kishore Reddy, Nilesh Dokwal, Sylvester Rugumambaju, Saul Kidde, Jaya Banerji, George Jagoe

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Routine delivery of artemisinin-based combination treatment at fixed health facilities reduces malaria prevalence in Tanzania: an observational study

Rashid A Khatib, Jacek Skarbinski, Joseph D Njau, Catherine A Goodman, Berty F Elling, Elizeus Kahigwa, Jacquelin M Roberts, John R MacArthur, Julie R Gutman, Abdunoor M Kabanywanyi, Ernest E Smith, Masha F Somi, Thomas Lyimo, Alex Mwita, Blaise Genton, Marcel Tanner, Anne Mills, Hassan Mshinda, Peter B Bloland, Salim M Abdulla, S Patrick Kachur

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Haemoglobin variants and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children under five years of age living in a high and seasonal malaria transmission area of Burkina Faso

Edith C Bougouma, Alfred B Tiono, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Amidou Diarra, Jean-Baptiste Yaro, Espérance Ouédraogo, Souleymane Sanon, Amadou T Konaté, Issa Nébié, Nora L Watson, Megan Sanza, Tina JT Dube, Sodiomon B Sirima

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Analysis of malaria surveillance data in Ethiopia: what can be learned from the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System?

Daddi Jima, Milliyon Wondabeku, Abebe Alemu, Admas Teferra, Nuraini Awel, Wakgari Deressa, Adamu Adissie, Zerihun Tadesse, Teshome Gebre, Aryc W Mosher, Frank O Richards, Patricia M Graves

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Opsonization of malaria-infected erythrocytes activates the inflammasome and enhances inflammatory cytokine secretion by human macrophages

Jingling Zhou, Louise E Ludlow, Wina Hasang, Stephen J Rogerson, Anthony Jaworowski

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Safety of falciparum malaria diagnostic strategy based on rapid diagnostic tests in returning travellers and migrants: a retrospective study

Isabelle Anne Rossi, Valérie D’Acremont, Guy Prod’Hom, Blaise Genton

Open Access Research

A Plasmodium falciparum copper-binding membrane protein with copper transport motifs

David L Choveaux, Jude M Przyborski, JP Dean Goldring

Open Access Research

Epidemiology of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in north-east Sabah, Malaysia: family clusters and wide age distribution

Bridget E Barber, Timothy William, Prabakaran Dhararaj, Fread Anderios, Matthew J Grigg, Tsin W Yeo, Nicholas M Anstey

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The effects of urbanization on global Plasmodium vivax malaria transmission

Qiuyin Qi, Carlos A Guerra, Catherine L Moyes, Iqbal AR F Elyazar, Peter W Gething, Simon I Hay, Andrew J Tatem

Open Access Methodology

Mosquito transmission of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium chabaudi

Philip J Spence, William Jarra, Prisca Lévy, Wiebke Nahrendorf, Jean Langhorne

Open Access Research

Application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for malaria diagnosis during a follow-up study in São Tomé

Pei-Wen Lee, Dar-Der Ji, Chia-Tai Liu, Herodes S Rampao, Virgilio E do Rosario, I-Feng Lin, Men-Fang Shaio

Open Access Methodology

Improving N-terminal protein annotation of Plasmodium species based on signal peptide prediction of orthologous proteins

Armando de Menezes Neto, Denise A Alvarenga, Antônio M Rezende, Sarah S Resende, Ricardo de Souza Ribeiro, Cor JF Fontes, Luzia H Carvalho, Cristiana F Alves de Brito

Open Access Opinion

Malaria in infants aged less than six months - is it an area of unmet medical need?

Umberto D’Alessandro, David Ubben, Kamal Hamed, Serign Jawo Ceesay, Joseph Okebe, Makie Taal, Eugene Kaman Lama, Moussa Keita, Lamine Koivogui, Alain Nahum, Kalifa Bojang, Aja Adam Jagne Sonko, Honorat Francis Lalya, Bernard Brabin

Open Access Research

Laboratory markers of disease severity in Plasmodium knowlesi infection: a case control study

Matthias Willmann, Atique Ahmed, Angela Siner, Ing Tien Wong, Lu Chan Woon, Balbir Singh, Sanjeev Krishna, Janet Cox-Singh

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic for malaria in Extra-Amazon Region, Brazil

Maria Regina F de Oliveira, Silvana P Giozza, Henry M Peixoto, Gustavo AS Romero

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Entomological indices of malaria transmission in Chikhwawa district, Southern Malawi

Themba Mzilahowa, Ian M Hastings, Malcolm E Molyneux, Philip J McCall

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Electrocardiographic study in Ghanaian children with uncomplicated malaria, treated with artesunate-amodiaquine or artemether-lumefantrine

George O Adjei, Collins Oduro-Boatey, Onike P Rodrigues, Lotte C Hoegberg, Michael Alifrangis, Jorgen A Kurtzhals, Bamenla Q Goka

Open Access Research

IL1B, IL4R, IL12RB1 and TNF gene polymorphisms are associated with Plasmodium vivax malaria in Brazil

Vinicius A Sortica, Maristela G Cunha, Maria Deise O Ohnishi, Jose M Souza, Ândrea KC Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Ney PC Santos, Sídia M Callegari-Jacques, Sidney EB Santos, Mara H Hutz

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Reduction of multiplicity of infections but no change in msp2 genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Congolese children after introduction of artemisinin-combination therapy

Rod Ibara-Okabande, Felix Koukouikila-Koussounda, Mathieu Ndounga, Jeannhey Vouvoungui, Vladimir Malonga, Prisca Nadine Casimiro, Jean Rosaire Ibara, Anissa Sidibe, Francine Ntoumi

Open Access Methodology

Optimization of flow cytometric detection and cell sorting of transgenic Plasmodium parasites using interchangeable optical filters

Ivan A Vorobjev, Kathrin Buchholz, Prashant Prabhat, Kenneth Ketman, Elizabeth S Egan, Matthias Marti, Manoj T Duraisingh, Natasha S Barteneva

Open Access Research

Variation in exposure to Anopheles gambiae salivary gland peptide (gSG6-P1) across different malaria transmission settings in the western Kenya highlands

Kingsley Badu, Joram Siangla, John Larbi, Bernard W Lawson, Yaw Afrane, John Ong’echa, Franck Remoue, Guofa Zhou, Andrew K Githeko, Guiyun Yan

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Temporal trends in severe malaria in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Richard James Maude, Mahtab Uddin Hasan, Md Amir Hossain, Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Sanjib Kanti Paul, Waliur Rahman, Rapeephan Rattanawongnara Maude, Nidhi Vaid, Aniruddha Ghose, Robed Amin, Rasheda Samad, Emran Bin Yunus, M Ridwanur Rahman, Abdul M Bangali, M Gofranul Hoque, Nicholas PJ Day, Nicholas J White, Lisa J White, Arjen M Dondorp, M Abul Faiz

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Anti-Plasmodium falciparum invasion ligand antibodies in a low malaria transmission region, Loreto, Peru

Elizabeth Villasis, Mary Lopez-Perez, Katherine Torres, Dionicia Gamboa, Victor Neyra, Jorge Bendezu, Nancy Tricoche, Cheryl Lobo, Joseph M Vinetz, Sara Lustigman

Open Access Methodology

A lactate dehydrogenase ELISA-based assay for the in vitro determination of Plasmodium berghei sensitivity to anti-malarial drugs

Pamela Orjuela-Sánchez, Erika Duggan, John Nolan, John A Frangos, Leonardo JM Carvalho

Open Access Research

Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infections in the Republic of Djibouti: evaluation of their prevalence and potential determinants

Bouh Abdi Khaireh, Sébastien Briolant, Aurélie Pascual, Madjid Mokrane, Vanessa Machault, Christelle Travaillé, Mohamed Abdi Khaireh, Ismail Hassan Farah, Habib Moussa Ali, Abdul-Ilah Ahmed Abdi, Souleiman Nour Ayeh, Houssein Youssouf Darar, Lénaïck Ollivier, Mohamed Killeh Waiss, Hervé Bogreau, Christophe Rogier, Bruno Pradines

Open Access Research

Foetal haemoglobin and the dynamics of paediatric malaria

Erica MW Billig, Philip G McQueen, F Ellis McKenzie

Open Access Case report

Plasmodium vivax congenital malaria in an area of very low endemicity in Guatemala: implications for clinical and epidemiological surveillance in a malaria elimination context

María Eugenia Castellanos, Azucena Bardají, Michela Menegon, Alfredo Mayor, Meghna Desai, Carlo Severini, Clara Menéndez, Norma Padilla

Open Access Research

Local population structure of Plasmodium: impact on malaria control and elimination

Stella M Chenet, Kristan A Schneider, Leopoldo Villegas, Ananias A Escalante

Open Access Research

Open-label trial of three dosage regimens of fixed-dose combination of artemisinin and naphthoquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in calabar, Nigeria

Martin M Meremikwu, Friday Odey, Chioma Oringanje, Angela Oyo-ita, Emmanuel Effa, Ekpereonne B Esu, Eyam Eyam, Olabisi Oduwole, Vivian Asiegbu, Ambrose Alaribe, Emmanuel N Ezedinachi

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Evaluation of the OnSite (Pf/Pan) rapid diagnostic test for diagnosis of clinical malaria

Abu Naser Mohon, Rubayet Elahi, Milka Patracia Podder, Khaja Mohiuddin, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Wasif A Khan, Rashidul Haque, Mohammad Shafiul Alam

Open Access Methodology

A rapid and scalable density gradient purification method for Plasmodium sporozoites

Mark Kennedy, Matthew E Fishbaugher, Ashley M Vaughan, Rapatbhorn Patrapuvich, Rachasak Boonhok, Narathatai Yimamnuaychok, Nastaran Rezakhani, Peter Metzger, Marisa Ponpuak, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Stefan H Kappe, Jen CC Hume, Scott E Lindner

Open Access Research

Expression of a type B RIFIN in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and gametes

Steven B Mwakalinga, Christian W Wang, Dominique C Bengtsson, Louise Turner, Bismarck Dinko, John P Lusingu, David E Arnot, Colin J Sutherland, Thor G Theander, Thomas Lavstsen

Open Access Research

Plasmodium vivax infection in Anajás, State of Pará: no differential resistance profile among Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive individuals

Tarcisio AA Carvalho, Maíse G Queiroz, Greice L Cardoso, Isabela G Diniz, Aylla NLM Silva, Ana YN Pinto, João F Guerreiro

Open Access Research

Factors associated with malaria parasitaemia, malnutrition, and anaemia among HIV-exposed and unexposed Ugandan infants: a cross-sectional survey

Beth Osterbauer, James Kapisi, Victor Bigira, Florence Mwangwa, Stephen Kinara, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey

Open Access Research

Multicentre study evaluating the non-inferiority of the new paediatric formulation of artesunate/amodiaquine versus artemether/lumefantrine for the management of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Senegal

Babacar Faye, Thomas Kuété, Christiane P Kiki-Barro, Roger C Tine, Thérèse Nkoa, Jean Louis A Ndiaye, Claude A Kakpo, Khadime Sylla, Hervé EI Menan, Oumar Gaye, Oumar Faye, Albert Same-Ekobo, Koné Moussa

Open Access Research

Assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in northern KwaZulu-Natal: an observational cohort study

Charles H Vaughan-Williams, Jaishree Raman, Eric Raswiswi, Etienne Immelman, Holger Reichel, Kelly Gate, Steve Knight

Open Access Research

Provider knowledge of treatment policy and dosing regimen with artemether-lumefantrine and quinine in malaria-endemic areas of western Kenya

Carren A Watsierah, Rosebella O Onyango, James H Ombaka, Benard O Abong’o, Collins Ouma

Open Access Research

Impact assessment of malaria vector control using routine surveillance data in Zambia: implications for monitoring and evaluation

Emmanuel Chanda, Michael Coleman, Immo Kleinschmidt, Janet Hemingway, Busiku Hamainza, Freddie Masaninga, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Kumar S Baboo, David N Dürrheim, Marlize Coleman

Open Access Research

Temporal and spatial patterns of serologic responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in a region of declining malaria transmission in southern Zambia

Tamaki Kobayashi, Sandra Chishimba, Timothy Shields, Harry Hamapumbu, Sungano Mharakurwa, Philip E Thuma, Gregory Glass, William J Moss

Open Access Methodology

A flow cytometry-based workflow for detection and quantification of anti-plasmodial antibodies in vaccinated and naturally exposed individuals

Anthony Ajua, Thomas Engleitner, Meral Esen, Michael Theisen, Saadou Issifou, Benjamin Mordmüller

Open Access Methodology

Dual fluorescent labelling of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum for the analysis of the ABC type transporter pfmdr2

Benyamin Rosental, Uzi Hadad, Rosa Sinay, Alex Braiman, Angel Porgador, Yaakov Pollack

Open Access Methodology

Assessing the utility of an anti-malarial pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model for aiding drug clinical development

Sophie Zaloumis, Andrew Humberstone, Susan A Charman, Ric N Price, Joerg Moehrle, Javier Gamo-Benito, James McCaw, Kris M Jamsen, Katherine Smith, Julie A Simpson

Open Access Research

Multicentre studies of insecticide-treated durable wall lining in Africa and South-East Asia: entomological efficacy and household acceptability during one year of field use

Louisa A Messenger, Abrahan Matias, Antonio Nkulu Manana, Joseph B Stiles-Ocran, Steve Knowles, Daniel A Boakye, Mamadou B Coulibaly, Marie-Louise Larsen, Amadou S Traoré, Bréhima Diallo, Mamadou Konaté, Amadou Guindo, Sékou F Traoré, Chris EG Mulder, Hoan Le, Immo Kleinschmidt, Mark Rowland

Open Access Research

Plasmodium vivax malaria in Mali: a study from three different regions

Maria Bernabeu, Gloria P Gomez-Perez, Sibiri Sissoko, Mohamed B Niambélé, Allassane Ag Haibala, Ariadna Sanz, Mahamadou A Théra, Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, Klénon Traoré, Pedro L Alonso, Quique Bassat, Hernando A del Portillo, Ogobara Doumbo

Open Access Research

Malaria rapid diagnostic test transport and storage conditions in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ethiopia and the Philippines

Audrey Albertini, Evan Lee, Sheick Oumar Coulibaly, Markos Sleshi, Babacar Faye, Mary Lorraine Mationg, Kadi Ouedraogo, Abeba G Tsadik, Sendeaw Maksha Feleke, Ibrahima Diallo, Oumar Gaye, Jennifer Luchavez, Jessica Bennett, David Bell

Open Access Research

Scaling-up malaria treatment: a review of the performance of different providers

Mohga M Kamal-Yanni, Julien Potet, Philippa M Saunders

Open Access Research

The fitness of African malaria vectors in the presence and limitation of host behaviour

Issa N Lyimo, Daniel T Haydon, Kasian F Mbina, Ally A Daraja, Edgar M Mbehela, Richard Reeve, Heather M Ferguson

Open Access Research

Malaria surveillance-response strategies in different transmission zones of the People's Republic of China: preparing for climate change

Guo-Jing Yang, Marcel Tanner, Jürg Utzinger, John B Malone, Robert Bergquist, Emily YY Chan, Qi Gao, Xiao-Nong Zhou

Open Access Methodology

Standardization and validation of a cytometric bead assay to assess antibodies to multiple Plasmodium falciparum recombinant antigens

Bartholomew N Ondigo, Gregory S Park, Severin O Gose, Benjamin M Ho, Lyticia A Ochola, George O Ayodo, Ayub V Ofulla, Chandy C John

Open Access Methodology

Simultaneous determination of phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized and non-parasitized red blood cells by flow cytometry

Valentina Gallo, Oleksii A Skorokhod, Evelin Schwarzer, Paolo Arese

Open Access Review

Sustainable malaria control: transdisciplinary approaches for translational applications

Lyn-Marie Birkholtz, Riana Bornman, Walter Focke, Clifford Mutero, Christiaan de Jager

Open Access Research

Assessment of Anopheles salivary antigens as individual exposure biomarkers to species-specific malaria vector bites

Zakia M I Ali, Mahfoud Bakli, Albin Fontaine, Nawal Bakkali, Vinh Vu Hai, Stephane Audebert, Yvan Boublik, Frederic Pagès, Franck Remoué, Christophe Rogier, Christophe Fraisier, Lionel Almeras

Open Access Research

A population pharmacokinetic model of piperaquine in pregnant and non-pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sudan

Richard M Hoglund, Ishag Adam, Warunee Hanpithakpong, Michael Ashton, Niklas Lindegardh, Nicholas PJ Day, Nicholas J White, Francois Nosten, Joel Tarning

Open Access Research

Increasing incidence of malaria in children despite insecticide-treated bed nets and prompt anti-malarial therapy in Tororo, Uganda

Prasanna Jagannathan, Mary K Muhindo, Abel Kakuru, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Bryan Greenhouse, Jordan Tappero, Philip J Rosenthal, Frank Kaharuza, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey

Open Access Research

Malaria resistance genes are associated with the levels of IgG subclasses directed against Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigens in Burkina Faso

Sarwat Afridi, Alexandre Atkinson, Séverine Garnier, Francis Fumoux, Pascal Rihet

Open Access Research

Simulation of malaria epidemiology and control in the highlands of western Kenya

Erin M Stuckey, Jennifer C Stevenson, Mary K Cooke, Chrispin Owaga, Elizabeth Marube, George Oando, Diggory Hardy, Chris Drakeley, Thomas A Smith, Jonathan Cox, Nakul Chitnis

Open Access Research

Efficacy and tolerability of a new formulation of artesunate-mefloquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in adult in Senegal: open randomized trial

Roger CK Tine, Babacar Faye, Khadime Sylla, Jean L Ndiaye, Magatte Ndiaye, Doudou Sow, Aminata C Lo, Annie Abiola, Mamadou C Ba, Oumar Gaye

Open Access Research

Pyronaridine-artesunate granules versus artemether-lumefantrine crushed tablets in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a randomized controlled trial

Kassoum Kayentao, Ogobara K Doumbo, Louis K Pénali, André T Offianan, Kirana M Bhatt, Joshua Kimani, Antoinette K Tshefu, Jack HT Kokolomami, Michael Ramharter, Pablo Martinez de Salazar, Alfred B Tiono, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Maria Dorina G Bustos, Frederick Quicho, Isabelle Borghini-Fuhrer, Stephan Duparc, Chang-Sik Shin, Lawrence Fleckenstein

Open Access Research

The feasibility of malaria elimination in South Africa

Rajendra Maharaj, Natashia Morris, Ishen Seocharan, Philip Kruger, Devanand Moonasar, Aaron Mabuza, Eric Raswiswi, Jaishree Raman

Open Access Methodology

Validation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantification of human IgG directed against the repeat region of the circumsporozoite protein of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Frederic Clement, Vincent Dewar, Eva Van Braeckel, Isabelle Desombere, Marianne Dewerchin, Christine Swysen, Marie-Ange Demoitié, Erik Jongert, Joe Cohen, Geert Leroux-Roels, Pierre Cambron

Open Access Research

Implications of bio-efficacy and persistence of insecticides when indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticide nets are combined for malaria prevention

Fredros O Okumu, Beatrice Chipwaza, Edith P Madumla, Edgar Mbeyela, Geoffrey Lingamba, Jason Moore, Alex J Ntamatungro, Deo R Kavishe, Sarah J Moore