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Malaria Journal

Issue 1/2018

Content (484 Articles)

Open Access Research

Submicroscopic malaria cases play role in local transmission in Trenggalek district, East Java Province, Indonesia

Heny Arwati, Subagyo Yotopranoto, Etik Ainun Rohmah, Din Syafruddin

Open Access Research

Status of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Kwale County, Coastal Kenya

Caroline W. Kiuru, Florence Awino Oyieke, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, Joseph Mwangangi, Luna Kamau, Damaris Muhia-Matoke

Open Access Research

Socio-demographic and household attributes may not necessarily influence malaria: evidence from a cross sectional study of households in an urban slum setting of Chennai, India

Shalu Thomas, Sangamithra Ravishankaran, Aswin Asokan, N. A. Johnson Amala Justin, T. Maria Jusler Kalsingh, Manu Thomas Mathai, Neena Valecha, Alex Eapen

Open Access Research

Factors associated with willingness to take up indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tororo district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Ignatius Wadunde, Arthur Mpimbaza, David Musoke, John C. Ssempebwa, Michael Ediau, Doreen Tuhebwe, Yeka Adoke, Rhoda K. Wanyenze

Open Access Research

Estimation on local transmission of malaria by serological approach under low transmission setting in Myanmar

Myat Htut Nyunt, Than Naing Soe, Thinzar Shein, Ni Ni Zaw, Soe Soe Han, Fauzi Muh, Seong-Kyun Lee, Jin-Hee Han, Ji-Hoon Park, Kwon-Soo Ha, Won Sun Park, Seok-Ho Hong, Myat Phone Kyaw, Eun-Taek Han

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A phase 1 evaluation of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic interaction of the anti-malarial agents KAF156 and piperaquine

F. Joel Leong, Jay Prakash Jain, Yiyan Feng, Budhaditya Goswami, Daniel S. Stein

Open Access Research

Unclear association between levels of Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH) in saliva of malaria patients and blood parasitaemia: diagnostic implications?

Eva A. Nambati, William C. Kiarie, Francis Kimani, James H. Kimotho, Maureen S. Otinga, Edwin Too, Stephen Kaniaru, Janice Limson, Wallace Bulimo

Open Access Research

Stabilization of RDT target antigens present in dried Plasmodium falciparum-infected samples for validating malaria rapid diagnostic tests at the point of care

Collins Morang’a, Cyrus Ayieko, George Awinda, Rachel Achilla, Caroline Moseti, Bernhards Ogutu, John Waitumbi, Elizabeth Wanja

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Methylene blue induced morphological deformations in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes: implications for transmission-blocking

Ishan Wadi, C. Radhakrishna Pillai, Anupkumar R. Anvikar, Abhinav Sinha, Mahendra Nath, Neena Valecha

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Parasitaemia data and molecular characterization of Haemoproteus catharti from New World vultures (Cathartidae) reveals a novel clade of Haemosporida

Michael J. Yabsley, Ralph E. T. Vanstreels, Ellen S. Martinsen, Alexandra G. Wickson, Amanda E. Holland, Sonia M. Hernandez, Alec T. Thompson, Susan L. Perkins, Christopher J. West, A. Lawrence Bryan, Christopher A. Cleveland, Emily Jolly, Justin D. Brown, Dave McRuer, Shannon Behmke, James C. Beasley

Open Access Research

Comparative evaluation of anopheline sampling methods in three localities in Indonesia

Brandyce St. Laurent, Supratman Sukowati, Timothy A. Burton, David Bretz, Mulyadi Zio, Syah Firman, Sumardi, Heru Sudibyo, Amalia Safitri, Suwito, Puji B. Asih, Sully Kosasih, Shinta, William A. Hawley, Thomas R. Burkot, Frank H. Collins, Din Syafruddin, Neil F. Lobo

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Why do people participate in mass anti-malarial administration? Findings from a qualitative study in Nong District, Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos)

Bipin Adhikari, Koukeo Phommasone, Palingnaphone Kommarasy, Xayaphone Soundala, Phonesavanh Souvanthong, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Gisela Henriques, Paul N. Newton, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. J. Day, Arjen M. Dondorp, Lorenz von Seidlein, Mayfong Mayxay, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Christopher Pell

Open Access Research

Global sequence diversity of the lactate dehydrogenase gene in Plasmodium falciparum

Phumin Simpalipan, Sittiporn Pattaradilokrat, Pongchai Harnyuttanakorn

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Differential induction of malaria liver pathology in mice infected with Plasmodium chabaudi AS or Plasmodium berghei NK65

Diletta Scaccabarozzi, Katrien Deroost, Yolanda Corbett, Natacha Lays, Paola Corsetto, Fausta Omodeo Salè, Philippe E. Van den Steen, Donatella Taramelli

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An observational analysis of the impact of indoor residual spraying with non-pyrethroid insecticides on the incidence of malaria in Ségou Region, Mali: 2012–2015

Joseph Wagman, Christelle Gogue, Kenzie Tynuv, Jules Mihigo, Elie Bankineza, Mamadou Bah, Diadier Diallo, Andrew Saibu, Jason H. Richardson, Diakalkia Kone, Seydou Fomba, Jeff Bernson, Richard Steketee, Laurence Slutsker, Molly Robertson

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In silico epitope mapping and experimental evaluation of the Merozoite Adhesive Erythrocytic Binding Protein (MAEBL) as a malaria vaccine candidate

Pedro Cravo, Renato B. Machado, Juliana A. Leite, Taizy Leda, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Najara Bittencourt, Letusa Albrecht, Carla Judice, Stefanie C. P. Lopes, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Irene S. Soares, Yun Shan Goh, Daniel Y. Bargieri, François Nosten, Bruce Russell, Laurent Rénia, Fabio T. M. Costa

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Attractive toxic sugar baits for controlling mosquitoes: a qualitative study in Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Marta Ferreira Maia, Frank Chelestino Tenywa, Hannah Nelson, Athumani Kambagha, Abigail Ashura, Ibrahim Bakari, Deogratis Mruah, Aziza Simba, Ally Bedford

Open Access Case report

Diagnostic challenges of prolonged post-treatment clearance of Plasmodium nucleic acids in a pre-transplant autosplenectomized patient with sickle cell disease

Paul M. Luethy, Sean C. Murphy, Annette M. Seilie, Yingda L. Xie, Chuen-Yen Lau, John F. Tisdale, Matthew M. Hsieh, Jessica L. Reinhardt, Anna F. Lau, Gary A. Fahle

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Genetic diversity of three surface protein genes in Plasmodium malariae from three Asian countries

Suttipat Srisutham, Naowarat Saralamba, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Mayfong Mayxay, Frank Smithuis, Francois Nosten, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Nicholas P. J. Day, Arjen M. Dondorp, Mallika Imwong

Open Access Research

State-dependent domicile leaving rates in Anopheles gambiae

Simon P. W. Zappia, Alex M. Chubaty, Bernard D. Roitberg

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Identification and characterization of areas of high and low risk for asymptomatic malaria infections at sub-village level in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

Lies Durnez, Myrthe Pareyn, Vanna Mean, Saorin Kim, Nimol Khim, Didier Menard, Marc Coosemans, Tho Sochantha, Vincent Sluydts

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Changes in malaria epidemiology in Germany, 2001–2016: a time series analysis

Sabine Vygen-Bonnet, Klaus Stark

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The inverted cup device for blood transfer on malaria RDTs: ease of use, acceptability and safety in routine use by health workers in Nigeria

Sandra Incardona, Magoma Mwancha-Kwasa, Roxanne R. Rees-Channer, Audrey Albertini, Joshua Havumaki, Peter Chiodini, Wellington Oyibo, Iveth J. Gonzalez

Open Access Case report

Poor response to artesunate treatment in two patients with severe malaria on the Thai–Myanmar border

Aung Pyae Phyo, Kyaw Kyaw Win, Aung Myint Thu, Lei Lei Swe, Htike Htike, Candy Beau, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Markus Winterberg, Stephane Proux, Mallika Imwong, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Francois Nosten

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Preventing malaria in the Peruvian Amazon: a qualitative study in Iquitos, Peru

Ian Newell, Connie Wiskin, James Anthoney, Graciela Meza, Gilles de Wildt

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Manual exchange transfusion for severe imported falciparum malaria: a retrospective study

Jinfeng Lin, Xiaoying Huang, Gang Qin, Suyan Zhang, Weiwei Sun, Yadong Wang, Ke Ren, Junxian Xu, Xudong Han

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Blood parasite infections in a wild population of ravens (Corvus corax) in Bulgaria

Peter Shurulinkov, Lachezar Spasov, Georgi Stoyanov, Nayden Chakarov

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Increased Plasmodium chabaudi malaria mortality in mice with nutritional iron deficiency can be reduced by short-term adjunctive iron supplementation

Filip C. Castberg, Lasse Maretty, Trine Staalsoe, Casper Hempel, Erik Clasen-Linde, Lars Hviid, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals

Open Access Case report

A case of blackwater fever with persistent Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia detected by PCR after artemether–lumefantrine treatment

Paul John Huggan, Chin Hin Ng, Jennifer Ho, Raymond Tzer Pin Valentine Lin, Jean-Marc Chavatte

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A systematic review of transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic areas

Federica Verra, Andrea Angheben, Elisa Martello, Giovanni Giorli, Francesca Perandin, Zeno Bisoffi

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Infant and child mortality in relation to malaria transmission in KEMRI/CDC HDSS, Western Kenya: validation of verbal autopsy

Nyaguara O. Amek, Annemieke Van Eijk, Kim A. Lindblade, Mary Hamel, Nabie Bayoh, John Gimnig, Kayla F. Laserson, Laurence Slutsker, Thomas Smith, Penelope Vounatsou

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Seasonal and inter-annual variation of malaria parasite detection in wild chimpanzees

Doris F. Wu, Therese Löhrich, Andreas Sachse, Roger Mundry, Roman M. Wittig, Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer, Tobias Deschner, Fabian H. Leendertz

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Effect of individual and community-level bed net usage on malaria prevalence among under-fives in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lauren Levitz, Mark Janko, Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa, Kyaw L. Thwai, Joris L. Likwela, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Michael Emch, Steven R. Meshnick

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Drug resistance genes: pvcrt-o and pvmdr-1 polymorphism in patients from malaria endemic South Western Coastal Region of India

Shiny Joy, Benudhar Mukhi, Susanta K. Ghosh, Rajeshwara N. Achur, D. Channe Gowda, Namita Surolia

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Malaria knowledge and bed net use in three transmission settings in southern Africa

Mufaro Kanyangarara, Harry Hamapumbu, Edmore Mamini, James Lupiya, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Sungano Mharakurwa, Mike Chaponda, Philip E. Thuma, Lovemore Gwanzura, Shungu Munyati, Modest Mulenga, Douglas E. Norris, William J. Moss

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Detection of asymptomatic carriers of malaria in Kohat district of Pakistan

Muhammad Abdul Naeem, Suhaib Ahmed, Saleem Ahmed Khan

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Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy and chloroquine with concomitant primaquine to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria in Brazil: an open label randomized clinical trial

André Daher, Dhelio Pereira, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Márcia A. A. Alexandre, Cristiana T. Nascimento, Júlio Castro Alves de Lima e Silva, Mauro Tada, Rosilene Ruffato, Ivan Maia, Tereza Cristina dos Santos, Paola Marchesini, Ana Carolina Santelli, David G. Lalloo

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Plasmodium falciparum genetic variation of var2csa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Robert Verity, Nicholas J. Hathaway, Andreea Waltmann, Stephanie M. Doctor, Oliver J. Watson, Jaymin C. Patel, Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Azra C. Ghani, Jonathan J. Juliano, Steven R. Meshnick

Open Access Review

Adjunctive therapy for severe malaria: a review and critical appraisal

Rosauro Varo, Valerie M. Crowley, Antonio Sitoe, Lola Madrid, Lena Serghides, Kevin C. Kain, Quique Bassat

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Molecular and physiological analysis of Anopheles funestus swarms in Nchelenge, Zambia

Jacek W. Zawada, Yael L. Dahan-Moss, Mbanga Muleba, Roch K. Dabire, Hamid Maïga, Nelius Venter, Craig Davies, Richard H. Hunt, Maureen Coetzee, Lizette L. Koekemoer

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A novel immortalized hepatocyte-like cell line (imHC) supports in vitro liver stage development of the human malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax

Yongyut Pewkliang, Siriwan Rungin, Kaewta Lerdpanyangam, Apisak Duangmanee, Phongthon Kanjanasirirat, Phichaya Suthivanich, Khanit Sa-ngiamsuntorn, Suparerk Borwornpinyo, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Rapatbhorn Patrapuvich, Suradej Hongeng

Open Access Commentary

Global action for training in malaria elimination

Dyann F. Wirth, Núria Casamitjana, Marcel Tanner, Michael R. Reich

Open Access Research

Efficacy of artesunate–amodiaquine, dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine and artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Maradi, Niger

Francesco Grandesso, Ousmane Guindo, Lynda Woi Messe, Rockyath Makarimi, Aliou Traore, Souleymane Dama, Ibrahim Maman Laminou, Jean Rigal, Martin de Smet, Odile Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Abdoulaye Djimdé, Jean-François Etard

Open Access Meeting Report

Community participation during two mass anti-malarial administrations in Cambodia: lessons from a joint workshop

Thomas J. Peto, Mark Debackere, William Etienne, Lieven Vernaeve, Rupam Tripura, Gregoire Falq, Chan Davoeung, Chea Nguon, Huy Rekol, Lorenz von Seidlein, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nou Sanann, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Martin De Smet, Christopher Pell, Jean-Marie Kindermans

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Plasmodium species differentiation by non-expert on-line volunteers for remote malaria field diagnosis

Alejandra Ortiz-Ruiz, María Postigo, Sara Gil-Casanova, Daniel Cuadrado, José M. Bautista, José Miguel Rubio, Miguel Luengo-Oroz, María Linares

Open Access Review

Plasmodium vivax molecular diagnostics in community surveys: pitfalls and solutions

Maria Gruenberg, Clara Antunes Moniz, Natalie Ellen Hofmann, Rahel Wampfler, Cristian Koepfli, Ivo Mueller, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Lacerda, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Andrea Kuehn, Andre M. Siqueira, Ingrid Felger

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Decreased endemic malaria in Suriname: moving towards elimination

Edward D. van Eer, Gustavo Bretas, Hélène Hiwat

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CYP2D6 activity and the risk of recurrence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a prospective cohort study

Larissa W. Brasil, Fernanda Rodrigues-Soares, Ana B. Santoro, Anne C. G. Almeida, Andrea Kühn, Rajendranath Ramasawmy, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Guilherme Suarez-Kurtz

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Spatial and temporal dynamics of malaria in Madagascar

Felana A. Ihantamalala, Feno M. J. Rakotoarimanana, Tanjona Ramiadantsoa, Jean Marius Rakotondramanga, Gwenaëlle Pennober, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Simon Cauchemez, Charlotte J. E. Metcalf, Vincent Herbreteau, Amy Wesolowski

Open Access Methodology

An automated haematology analyzer XN-30 distinguishes developmental stages of falciparum malaria parasite cultured in vitro

Takahiro Tougan, Yuhgi Suzuki, Sawako Itagaki, Munehisa Izuka, Yuji Toya, Kinya Uchihashi, Toshihiro Horii

Open Access Methodology

A set of microsatellite markers to differentiate Plasmodium falciparum progeny of four genetic crosses

Christine E. Figan, Juliana M. Sá, Jianbing Mu, Viviana A. Melendez-Muniz, Chia Hao Liu, Thomas E. Wellems

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Genetic variants of RNASE3 (ECP) and susceptibility to severe malaria in Senegalese population

Gora Diop, Céline Derbois, Cheikh Loucoubar, Babacar Mbengue, Bineta Niakhana Ndao, Fatou Thiam, Alassane Thiam, Rokhaya Ndiaye, Yakhya Dieye, Robert Olaso, Jean-Francois Deleuze, Alioune Dieye

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Trends in parasite prevalence following 13 years of malaria interventions on Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea: 2004–2016

Jackie Cook, Dianna Hergott, Wonder Phiri, Matilde Riloha Rivas, John Bradley, Luis Segura, Guillermo Garcia, Chris Schwabe, Immo Kleinschmidt

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High prevalence of malaria in a non-endemic setting: comparison of diagnostic tools and patient outcome during a four-year survey (2013–2017)

Adriana Calderaro, Giovanna Piccolo, Sara Montecchini, Mirko Buttrini, Sabina Rossi, Maria Loretana Dell’Anna, Valeria De Remigis, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Carlo Chezzi, Flora De Conto

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Entomological impact of indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl: a pilot study in an area of low malaria transmission in Senegal

Ousmane Sy, El Hadji Amadou Niang, Magatte Ndiaye, Lassana Konaté, Abdoulaye Diallo, Elhadji Conco Ciré Ba, Fassiath Tairou, Elhadji Diouf, Badara Cissé, Oumar Gaye, Ousmane Faye

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True malaria prevalence in children under five: Bayesian estimation using data of malaria household surveys from three sub-Saharan countries

Elvire Mfueni, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Angel Rosas-Aguirre, Carine Van Malderen, Patrick T. Brandt, Bernhards Ogutu, Robert W. Snow, Léon Tshilolo, Dejan Zurovac, Dieter Vanderelst, Niko Speybroeck

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Effectiveness of a new long-lasting insecticidal nets delivery model in two rural districts of Mozambique: a before–after study

Jorge A. H. Arroz, Baltazar Candrinho, Chandana Mendis, Pablo Varela, João Pinto, Maria do Rosário O. Martins

Open Access Research

Clinical consequences of submicroscopic malaria parasitaemia in Uganda

Shereen Katrak, Patience Nayebare, John Rek, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Moses Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Philip J. Rosenthal, Bryan Greenhouse

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In vivo validation of anti-malarial activity of crude extracts of Terminalia macroptera, a Malian medicinal plant

Mahamane Haidara, Mohamed Haddad, Adama Denou, Guillaume Marti, Sandra Bourgeade-Delmas, Rokia Sanogo, Geneviève Bourdy, Agnès Aubouy

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A qualitative study of use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for intended and unintended purposes in Adami Tullu, East Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

Zerihun Doda, Tarekegn Solomon, Eskindir Loha, Taye Gari, Bernt Lindtjørn

Open Access Meeting Report

Private sector malaria RDT initiative in Nigeria: lessons from an end-of-project stakeholder engagement meeting

Babatunde Odugbemi, Chijioke Ezeudu, Anyiekere Ekanem, Maxwell Kolawole, Idowu Akanmu, Aderemi Olawole, Nkabono Nglass, Chinwe Nze, Edward Idenu, Bala Mohammed Audu, Godwin Ntadom, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, Rex Mpazanje, Jane Cunningham, Augustine Akubue, Tolu Arowolo, Seye Babatunde

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Population genetic structure and natural selection of Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen-1 in Myanmar isolates

Jung-Mi Kang, Jinyoung Lee, Mya Moe, Hojong Jun, Hương Giang Lê, Tae Im Kim, Thị Lam Thái, Woon-Mok Sohn, Moe Kyaw Myint, Khin Lin, Ho-Joon Shin, Tong-Soo Kim, Byoung-Kuk Na

Open Access Methodology

Improvement of malaria diagnostic system based on acridine orange staining

Masatsugu Kimura, Isao Teramoto, Chim W. Chan, Zulkarnain Md Idris, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Ryoko Asada, Rie Isozumi, Akira Kaneko

Open Access Research

The associations between malaria, interventions, and the environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Margaux L. Sadoine, Audrey Smargiassi, Valéry Ridde, Lucy S. Tusting, Kate Zinszer

Open Access Research

Effect of nutrient supplementation on the acquisition of humoral immunity to Plasmodium falciparum in young Malawian children

Priyanka Barua, Upeksha P. Chandrasiri, James G. Beeson, Kathryn G. Dewey, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Stephen J. Rogerson

Open Access Review

Tools for surveillance of anti-malarial drug resistance: an assessment of the current landscape

Christian Nsanzabana, Djibrine Djalle, Philippe J. Guérin, Didier Ménard, Iveth J. González

Open Access Methodology

Easy and fast method for expression and native extraction of Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein fragments

Darwin Andrés Moreno-Pérez, Luis Alfredo Baquero, Maritza Bermúdez, Laura Alejandra Gómez-Muñoz, Yahson Varela, Manuel Alfonso Patarroyo

Open Access Research

Avian malaria and bird humoral immune response

Jessica Delhaye, Tania Jenkins, Olivier Glaizot, Philippe Christe

Open Access Case report

Molecular evidence for relapse of an imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri infection

Luzia Veletzky, Mirjam Groger, Heimo Lagler, Julia Walochnik, Herbert Auer, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Michael Ramharter

Open Access Case report

Sudden spleen rupture in a Plasmodium vivax-infected patient undergoing malaria treatment

Aleix Elizalde-Torrent, Fernando Val, Ingrid Cardoso C. Azevedo, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Luiz C. L. Ferreira, Carmen Fernández-Becerra, Hernando A. del Portillo, Marcus V. G. Lacerda

Open Access Research

Epidemiological characteristics of malaria from control to elimination in Hubei Province, China, 2005–2016

Jing Xia, Xibao Huang, Lingcong Sun, Hong Zhu, Wen Lin, Xiaorong Dong, Dongni Wu, Juan Qiu, Li Zheng, Mumin Cao, Si Liu, Huaxun Zhang

Open Access Research

Chitinase-3-like 1 is a biomarker of acute kidney injury and mortality in paediatric severe malaria

Andrea L. Conroy, Michael T. Hawkes, Robyn Elphinstone, Robert O. Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Christopher Miller, Chandy C. John, Kevin C. Kain

Open Access Research

Temporal changes in genetic diversity of msp-1, msp-2, and msp-3 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Grande Comore Island after introduction of ACT

Bo Huang, Fei Tuo, Yuan Liang, Wanting Wu, Guangchao Wu, Shiguang Huang, Qirun Zhong, Xin-zhuan Su, Hongying Zhang, Mingqiang Li, Affane Bacar, Kamal Said Abdallah, Ahamada M. S. A. Mliva, Qi Wang, Zhaoli Yang, Shaoqin Zheng, Qin Xu, Jianping Song, Changsheng Deng

Open Access Research

Prevalence of molecular markers of artemisinin and lumefantrine resistance among patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three provinces in Angola, 2015

Dragan Ljolje, Pedro Rafael Dimbu, Julia Kelley, Ira Goldman, Douglas Nace, Aleixo Macaia, Eric S. Halsey, Pascal Ringwald, Filomeno Fortes, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Eldin Talundzic, Naomi W. Lucchi, Mateusz M. Plucinski

Open Access Research

Climatic fluctuations and malaria transmission dynamics, prior to elimination, in Guna Yala, República de Panamá

Lisbeth Amarilis Hurtado, José E. Calzada, Chystrie A. Rigg, Milagros Castillo, Luis Fernando Chaves

Open Access Research

Decreasing proportion of Anopheles darlingi biting outdoors between long-lasting insecticidal net distributions in peri-Iquitos, Amazonian Peru

Catharine Prussing, Marta Moreno, Marlon P. Saavedra, Sara A. Bickersmith, Dionicia Gamboa, Freddy Alava, Carl D. Schlichting, Kevin J. Emerson, Joseph M. Vinetz, Jan E. Conn

Open Access Research

Spatial modelling of malaria cases associated with environmental factors in South Sumatra, Indonesia

Hamzah Hasyim, Afi Nursafingi, Ubydul Haque, Doreen Montag, David A. Groneberg, Meghnath Dhimal, Ulrich Kuch, Ruth Müller

Open Access Research

Using non-exceedance probabilities of policy-relevant malaria prevalence thresholds to identify areas of low transmission in Somalia

Emanuele Giorgi, Ali Abdirahman Osman, Abdikarin Hussein Hassan, Abdi Abdillahi Ali, Faisa Ibrahim, Jamal G. H. Amran, Abdisalan M. Noor, Robert W. Snow

Open Access Research

Sweet attraction: sugarcane pollen-associated volatiles attract gravid Anopheles arabiensis

Betelehem Wondwosen, Göran Birgersson, Habte Tekie, Baldwyn Torto, Rickard Ignell, Sharon R. Hill

Open Access Methodology

Direct whole-genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum specimens from dried erythrocyte spots

Sidsel Nag, Poul-Erik Kofoed, Johan Ursing, Camilla Koldbæk Lemvigh, Rosa Lundbye Allesøe, Amabelia Rodrigues, Christina Aaby Svendsen, Jacob Dyring Jensen, Michael Alifrangis, Ole Lund, Frank M. Aarestrup

Open Access Research

Plasmodium falciparum diagnostic tools in HIV-positive under-5-year-olds in two ART clinics in Ghana: are there missed infections?

Ewurama D. A. Owusu, Samson K. Djonor, Charles A. Brown, Martin P. Grobusch, Petra F. Mens

Open Access Research

Accuracy and impact of spatial aids based upon satellite enumeration to improve indoor residual spraying spatial coverage

Daniel J. Bridges, Derek Pollard, Anna M. Winters, Benjamin Winters, Chadwick Sikaala, Silvia Renn, David A. Larsen

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the long-term efficacy of K-Othrine® PolyZone on three surfaces against laboratory reared Anopheles gambiae in semi-field conditions

James C. Dunford, Alden S. Estep, Christy M. Waits, Alec G. Richardson, David F. Hoel, Karin Horn, Todd W. Walker, Jessika S. Blersch, Jerry D. Kerce, Robert A. Wirtz

Open Access Research

Malaria training for community health workers in the setting of elimination: a qualitative study from China

Guangyu Lu, Yaobao Liu, Jinsong Wang, Xiangming Li, Xing Liu, Claudia Beiersmann, Yu Feng, Jun Cao, Olaf Müller

Open Access Review

Evidence and strategies for malaria prevention and control: a historical analysis

Gabriel Gachelin, Paul Garner, Eliana Ferroni, Jan Peter Verhave, Annick Opinel

Open Access Research

Pattern of all-causes and cause-specific mortality in an area with progressively declining malaria burden in Korogwe district, north-eastern Tanzania

Daniel P. Challe, Mathias L. Kamugisha, Bruno P. Mmbando, Filbert Francis, Mercy G. Chiduo, Celine I. Mandara, Samuel Gesase, Omari Abdul, Martha M. Lemnge, Deus S. Ishengoma

Open Access Research

Molecular markers of resistance to amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine in an area with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in south central Niger

Rebecca F. Grais, Ibrahim M. Laminou, Lynda Woi-Messe, Rockyath Makarimi, Seidou H. Bouriema, Celine Langendorf, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Umberto D’Alessandro, Philippe J. Guérin, Thierry Fandeur, Carol H. Sibley

Open Access Research

Quality of care in integrated community case management services in Bugoye, Uganda: a retrospective observational study

James S. Miller, Lacey English, Michael Matte, Rapheal Mbusa, Moses Ntaro, Shem Bwambale, Jessica Kenney, Mark J. Siedner, Raquel Reyes, Patrick T. Lee, Edgar Mulogo, Geren S. Stone

Open Access Research

Mosquito net coverage in years between mass distributions: a case study of Tanzania, 2013

Zawadi M. Mboma, Hans J. Overgaard, Sarah Moore, John Bradley, Jason Moore, Dennis J. Massue, Karen Kramer, Jo Lines, Lena M. Lorenz

Open Access Review

Primaquine-induced haemolysis in females heterozygous for G6PD deficiency

Cindy S. Chu, Germana Bancone, François Nosten, Nicholas J. White, Lucio Luzzatto

Open Access Research

Experimental malaria-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome is dependent on the parasite-host combination and coincides with normocyte invasion

Leen Vandermosten, Thao-Thy Pham, Hendrik Possemiers, Sofie Knoops, Evelien Van Herck, Julie Deckers, Blandine Franke-Fayard, Tracey J. Lamb, Chris J. Janse, Ghislain Opdenakker, Philippe E. Van den Steen

Open Access Research

Analysis of polymorphisms in the circumsporozoite protein gene of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Henan Province, China

Ying Liu, Rui-min Zhou, Ya-lan Zhang, Duo-quan Wang, Su-hua Li, Cheng-yun Yang, Dan Qian, Yu-ling Zhao, Hong-wei Zhang, Bian-li Xu

Open Access Research

Access and adequate utilization of malaria control interventions in rural Malawi: a descriptive quantitative study

Alinune Nathanael Kabaghe, Michael Give Chipeta, Robert Sean McCann, Dianne Jean Terlouw, Tinashe Tizifa, Zinenani Truwah, Kamija Samuel Phiri, Michèle van Vugt

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Correlates of social behavior change communication on care-seeking behaviors for children with fever: an analysis of malaria household survey data from Liberia

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The use and preference of artemether as a first-choice treatment for malaria: results from a cross-sectional survey in the Bata district, Equatorial Guinea

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Assessment of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infection by detection of parasite DNA in residents of an extra-Amazonian region of Brazil

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Modelling the persistence of mosquito vectors of malaria in Burkina Faso

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Differential activity of methylene blue against erythrocytic and hepatic stages of Plasmodium

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A 17-year trend analysis of malaria at Adi Arkay, north Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia

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A systematic and prospectively validated approach for identifying synergistic drug combinations against malaria

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The effect of case management and vector-control interventions on space–time patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda

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Wash-resistance of pirimiphos-methyl insecticide treatments of window screens and eave baffles for killing indoor-feeding malaria vector mosquitoes: an experimental hut trial, South East of Zambia

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Application of the automated haematology analyzer XN-30 in an experimental rodent model of malaria

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Molecular approaches to determine the multiplicity of Plasmodium infections

Daibin Zhong, Cristian Koepfli, Liwang Cui, Guiyun Yan

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Insecticide-treated nets mass distribution campaign: benefits and lessons in Zambia

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Anne Kessler, Joseph J. Campo, Visopo Harawa, Wilson L. Mandala, Stephen J. Rogerson, Wenzhu B. Mowrey, Karl B. Seydel, Kami Kim

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Correction to: Polymorphisms in chloroquine resistance-associated genes in Plasmodium vivax in Ethiopia

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Correction to: Individual and household characteristics of persons with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sites with varying endemicities in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Chimeric Plasmodium falciparum parasites expressing Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein fail to produce salivary gland sporozoites

Catherin Marin-Mogollon, Fiona J. A. van Pul, Shinya Miyazaki, Takashi Imai, Jai Ramesar, Ahmed M. Salman, Beatrice M. F. Winkel, Ahmad Syibli Othman, Hans Kroeze, Severine Chevalley-Maurel, Arturo Reyes-Sandoval, Meta Roestenberg, Blandine Franke-Fayard, Chris J. Janse, Shahid M. Khan

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Sense of community and willingness to support malaria intervention programme in urban poor Accra, Ghana

D. Yaw Atiglo , Reuben Tete Larbi, Mawuli Komla Kushitor, Adriana A. E. Biney, Paapa Yaw Asante, Naa Dodua Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo

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Epidemiological characterization of malaria in rural southern Tanzania following China-Tanzania pilot joint malaria control baseline survey

Rashid A. Khatib, Prosper P. Chaki, Duo-Quan Wang, Yeromin P. Mlacha, Michael G. Mihayo, Tegemeo Gavana, Ning Xiao, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Salim Abdullah

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Comparative 1D Blue-Native electrophoresis analysis of Plasmodium falciparum and human proteins associated with cytoadherence

Yang Wu, Simon C. Wagstaff, Saeed A. Al-Harthi, Alister G. Craig

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Metabolism of primaquine in normal human volunteers: investigation of phase I and phase II metabolites from plasma and urine using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Bharathi Avula, Babu L. Tekwani, Narayan D. Chaurasiya, Pius Fasinu, N. P. Dhammika Nanayakkara, H. M. T. Bhandara Herath, Yan-Hong Wang, Ji-Yeong Bae, Shabana I. Khan, Mahmoud A. Elsohly, James D. McChesney, Peter A. Zimmerman, Ikhlas A. Khan, Larry A. Walker

Open Access Case study

Malaria control and chemoprophylaxis policy in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces for the previous 20 years (1997–2016)

Jae Hyoung Im, Kyungmin Huh, Chang-Gyo Yoon, Hyeongtaek Woo, Jin-Soo Lee, Moon-Hyun Chung, Terry A. Klein, Jaehun Jung

Open Access Research

Isolation, characterization, and biological evaluation of a potent anti-malarial drimane sesquiterpene from Warburgia salutaris stem bark

Zoxolo N. Nyaba, Pretty Murambiwa, Andy R. Opoku, Samson Mukaratirwa, Francis O. Shode, Mthokozisi B. C. Simelane

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Diversity pattern of Duffy binding protein sequence among Duffy-negatives and Duffy-positives in Sudan

Mohammad Rafiul Hoque, Mohammed Mohieldien Abbas Elfaki, Md Atique Ahmed, Seong-Kyun Lee, Fauzi Muh, Musab M. Ali Albsheer, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Eun-Taek Han

Open Access Research

Housing gaps, mosquitoes and public viewpoints: a mixed methods assessment of relationships between house characteristics, malaria vector biting risk and community perspectives in rural Tanzania

Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Marceline Finda, Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Gustav Mkandawile, Anna Nyoni, Maureen Coetzee, Fredros O. Okumu

Open Access Research

Agent-based models of malaria transmission: a systematic review

Neal R. Smith, James M. Trauer, Manoj Gambhir, Jack S. Richards, Richard J. Maude, Jonathan M. Keith, Jennifer A. Flegg

Open Access Review

Plasmodium vivax in vitro continuous culture: the spoke in the wheel

Maritza Bermúdez, Darwin Andrés Moreno-Pérez, Gabriela Arévalo-Pinzón, Hernando Curtidor, Manuel Alfonso Patarroyo

Open Access Research

Does livestock protect from malaria or facilitate malaria prevalence? A cross-sectional study in endemic rural areas of Indonesia

Hamzah Hasyim, Meghnath Dhimal, Jan Bauer, Doreen Montag, David A. Groneberg, Ulrich Kuch, Ruth Müller

Open Access Research

Analysis of the lymphocyte cell population during malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax and its correlation with parasitaemia and thrombocytopaenia

Samantha Soares Ourives, Quessi Irias Borges, Diego Sampaio Arantes dos Santos, Eponina Cláudia Magalhães Melo, Rodrigo Medeiros de Souza, Amílcar Sabino Damazo

Open Access Research

Strain-transcending neutralization of malaria parasite by antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum enolase

Sneha Dutta, Aneesha Tewari, Chinthapalli Balaji, Reena Verma, Anasuya Moitra, Mamta Yadav, Prakhar Agrawal, Dinkar Sahal, Gotam K. Jarori

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Private sector drug shops frequently dispense parenteral anti-malarials in a rural region of Western Uganda

Lawrence T. Wang, Robert Bwambale, Corinna Keeler, Raquel Reyes, Rabbison Muhindo, Michael Matte, Moses Ntaro, Edgar Mulogo, Radhika Sundararajan, Ross M. Boyce

Open Access Research

Semi-field studies to better understand the impact of eave tubes on mosquito mortality and behaviour

Antoine M. G. Barreaux, N’Guessan Brou, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Raphaël N’Guessan, Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Innocent Z. Tia, Matthew B. Thomas

Open Access Research

Blood feeding behaviour comparison and contribution of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae, two sibling species living in sympatry, to malaria transmission in Alibori and Donga region, northern Benin, West Africa

Martin C. Akogbéto, Albert Sourou Salako, Fortuné Dagnon, Rock Aïkpon, Michelle Kouletio, Arthur Sovi, Michel Sezonlin

Open Access Research

Evaluating a 24-h mobile reporting system for malaria notifications in comparison with a paper-based system in South Africa, 2015

Ramokone Ednah Baloyi, Mbavhalelo Bridget Shandukani, Rebecca Graffy, Eunice Misiani, Natalie Mayet, Eric Mabunda, Aaron Mabuza, Bheki Qwabe, Bongani Ngwenyama, Carl Reddy, Devanand Moonasar

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the national policy of single screening and treatment for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in two districts in Eastern Indonesia: health provider perceptions

Jenny Hill, Chandra U. R. Landuwulang, Ansariadi, Jenna Hoyt, Faustina H. Burdam, Irene Bonsapia, Din Syafruddin, Jeanne R. Poespoprodjo, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Rukhsana Ahmed, Jayne Webster

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the implementation of single screening and treatment for the control of malaria in pregnancy in Eastern Indonesia: a systems effectiveness analysis

Jayne Webster, Ansariadi, Faustina Helena Burdam, Chandra Umbu Reku Landuwulang, Jane Bruce, Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo, Din Syafruddin, Rukhsana Ahmed, Jenny Hill

Open Access Research

Housing type and risk of malaria among under-five children in Nigeria: evidence from the malaria indicator survey

Oyewale M. Morakinyo, Folusho M. Balogun, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe

Open Access Research

Using ante-natal clinic prevalence data to monitor temporal changes in malaria incidence in a humanitarian setting in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Joel Hellewell, Patrick Walker, Azra Ghani, Bhargavi Rao, Thomas S. Churcher

Open Access Research

Manifestation of malaria in Mangaluru, southern India

Prabhanjan P. Gai, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Konrad Siegert, Jakob Wedam, Archith Boloor, Suyamindra S. Kulkarni, Rashmi Rasalkar, Arun Kumar, Animesh Jain, Chakrapani Mahabala, Pramod Gai, Shantaram Baliga, Rajeshwari Devi, Damodara Shenoy

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Study of the diagnostic accuracy of microbiological techniques in the diagnosis of malaria in the immigrant population in Madrid

Ariadna Martín-Díaz, José Miguel Rubio, Juan María Herrero-Martínez, Manolo Lizasoain, José Manuel Ruiz-Giardin, Jerónimo Jaqueti, Juan Cuadros, Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, Pablo Martín-Rabadán, María Calderón, Carolina Campelo, María Velasco, Ana Pérez-Ayala

Open Access Research

Ready for malaria elimination: zero indigenous case reported in the People’s Republic of China

Jun Feng, Li Zhang, Fang Huang, Jian-Hai Yin, Hong Tu, Zhi-Gui Xia, Shui-Sen Zhou, Ning Xiao, Xiao-Nong Zhou

Open Access Research

Implementation of a malaria rapid diagnostic test in a rural setting of Nanoro, Burkina Faso: from expectation to reality

Francois Kiemde, Marc Christian Tahita, Massa dit Achille Bonko, Petra F. Mens, Halidou Tinto, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Henk D. F. H. Schallig

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Bionomics and insecticides resistance profiling of malaria vectors at a selected site for experimental hut trials in central Cameroon

Benjamin D. Menze, Murielle J. Wondji, William Tchapga, Micareme Tchoupo, Jacob M. Riveron, Charles S. Wondji

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Polychromophilus spp. (Haemosporida) in Malagasy bats: host specificity and insights on invertebrate vectors

Beza Ramasindrazana, Steven M. Goodman, Najla Dsouli, Yann Gomard, Erwan Lagadec, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Koussay Dellagi, Pablo Tortosa

Open Access Research

Screening for potential prophylactics targeting sporozoite motility through the skin

Ross G. Douglas, Miriam Reinig, Matthew Neale, Friedrich Frischknecht

Open Access Research

Deletions of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes of Plasmodium falciparum from Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua

Gustavo Fontecha, Rosa E. Mejía, Engels Banegas, Maria Paz Ade, Lisandro Mendoza, Bryan Ortiz, Isaac Sabillón, Gerardo Alvarado, Gabriela Matamoros, Alejandra Pinto

Open Access Research

A pilot randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of two 14-day primaquine regimens for the radical cure of vivax malaria in South India

Kavitha Saravu, Chaitanya Tellapragada, Shrivathsa Kulavalli, Wilbin Xavier, Shashikiran Umakanth, Gouthami Brahmarouphu, Navyasree Kola Srinivas, Jagadish Puralae Channabasavaiah, Anzil Bava, Abdul Vahab Saadi, Vasudev Guddattu, Kapaettu Satyamoorthy, Krishnamurthy Bhat

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Analysis of the trend of malaria prevalence in Ataye, North Shoa, Ethiopia between 2013 and 2017

Daniel Getacher Feleke, Daniel Gebretsadik, Angesom Gebreweld

Open Access Methodology

Optimization of a magnetic bead-based assay (MAGPIX®-Luminex) for immune surveillance of exposure to malaria using multiple Plasmodium antigens and sera from different endemic settings

Marie Louise Varela, Babacar Mbengue, Aissata Basse, Cheikh Loucoubar, Inès Vigan-Womas, Alioune Dièye, Aissatou Toure, Ronald Perraut

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Analysis of anti-malarial resistance markers in pfmdr1 and pfcrt across Southeast Asia in the Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin Collaboration

Krongkan Srimuang, Olivo Miotto, Pharath Lim, Rick M. Fairhurst, Dominic P. Kwiatkowski, Charles J. Woodrow, Mallika Imwong, Tinh Hien Tran, Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Ye Htut, Khin Lin, Kyaw Myo Tun, Tin M. Hlaing, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul N. Newton, Md. Abul Faiz, Aung Pyae Phyo, François Nosten, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Mehul Dhorda, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Frank Smithuis, Nicholas P. J. Day, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nicholas J. White

Open Access Meeting report

Increasing women’s engagement in vector control: a report from Accelerate To Equal project workshops

Kacey C. Ernst, Erika Barrett, Hawa Abdillahi, Vitalis Akora, Helen Amegbletor, Rosemary Ayiera, Guyah Bernard, Zeddy Bore, Chuchu Cowan, Abraham Rono, James Sang, Tom Wabwire, Caroline Murerwa, Kiambo Njagi, Peter Njoroge Ng’ang’a, Lilian Odipo Omondi, Caroline Otieno, Bruno Otsyula, Eggi Arguni, Pak Triwibowo Ambargarjito, Mike Bangs, Claus Bogh, Elisabeth Dodok, Martha Hebi, Elsa Herdiana, Sarah Hobgen, Say Piau Lim, Baning Rahayujati, Tri Ramadhani, Susi Soviana, Asep Suryaman, Susilowati Tana, Marieti Wala, Elizabeth Hoswell, Mary H. Hayden

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Correction to: Housing gaps, mosquitoes and public viewpoints: a mixed methods assessment of relationships between house characteristics, malaria vector biting risk and community perspectives in rural Tanzania

Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Marceline Finda, Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Gustav Mkandawile, Anna Nyoni, Maureen Coetzee, Fredros O. Okumu

Open Access Research

IgG subclass responses to excreted-secreted antigens of Plasmodium falciparum in a low-transmission malaria area of the Peruvian Amazon

Rafael Saavedra-Langer, Jorge Marapara, Andree Valle-Campos, Salomón Durand, Maria E. Vásquez-Chasnamote, Hermann Silva, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino

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Prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections with sub-microscopic parasite densities in the northwestern border of Thailand: a potential threat to malaria elimination

Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Chayanut Suansomjit, Wang Nguitragool, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Saradee Warit, Montip Tiensuwan, Sureemas Buates

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The quality of anti-malarial medicines in Embu County, Kenya

Stanley Ndwigah, Andy Stergachis, Kennedy Abuga, Hannington Mugo, Isaac Kibwage

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The prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage and multiplicity of infection in children, pregnant women and adults in a low malaria transmission area in Southern Ghana

Helena Lamptey, Michael Fokuo Ofori, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Bright Adu, Eunice Owusu-Yeboa, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Andrea Twumwaa Arku, Samuel Bosomprah, Michael Alifrangis, Isabella A. Quakyi

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Analysis of clinical malaria disease patterns and trends in Vietnam 2009–2015

Kinley Wangdi, Sara E. Canavati, Thang Duc Ngo, Long Khanh Tran, Thu Minh Nguyen, Duong Thanh Tran, Nicholas J. Martin, Archie C. A. Clements

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Comparison of three diagnostic methods (microscopy, RDT, and PCR) for the detection of malaria parasites in representative samples from Equatorial Guinea

Pedro Berzosa, Aida de Lucio, María Romay-Barja, Zaida Herrador, Vicenta González, Luz García, Amalia Fernández-Martínez, Maria Santana-Morales, Policarpo Ncogo, Basilio Valladares, Matilde Riloha, Agustín Benito

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Molecular identification of Plasmodium species in symptomatic children of Democratic Republic of Congo

Hugo Kavunga-Membo, Gillon Ilombe, Justin Masumu, Junior Matangila, Joël Imponge, Emile Manzambi, Francis Wastenga, Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi, Jean-Pierre Van Geetruyden, Jean Jacques Muyembe

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Correction to: Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital

Rasha Hassan Soliman, Patricia Garcia-Aranda, Sherine Mohamed Elzagawy, Boshra El-Sayed Hussein, Wael Wahid Mayah, Alexandra Martin Ramirez, Thuy-Huong Ta-Tang, José Miguel Rubio

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Malaria parasitaemia, anaemia and malnutrition in children less than 15 years residing in different altitudes along the slope of Mount Cameroon: prevalence, intensity and risk factors

Rene Ning Teh, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Derick Ndelle Meduke, Samuel Takang Ojong, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi

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Proteomic profiling of the plasma of Gambian children with cerebral malaria

Ehab M. Moussa, Honglei Huang, Marie L. Thézénas, Roman Fischer, Abhinay Ramaprasad, Fatou Sisay-Joof, Muminatou Jallow, Arnab Pain, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Benedikt M. Kessler, Climent Casals-Pascual

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Frozen blood clots can be used for the diagnosis of distinct Plasmodium species in man and non-human primates from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, Larissa Rodrigues Gomes, Aline Rosa Lavigne Mello, Cesare Bianco-Júnior, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Edmilson dos Santos, Danilo Simonini Teixeira, Patrícia Brasil, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz

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Automated microscopy for routine malaria diagnosis: a field comparison on Giemsa-stained blood films in Peru

Katherine Torres, Christine M. Bachman, Charles B. Delahunt, Jhonatan Alarcon Baldeon, Freddy Alava, Dionicia Gamboa Vilela, Stephane Proux, Courosh Mehanian, Shawn K. McGuire, Clay M. Thompson, Travis Ostbye, Liming Hu, Mayoore S. Jaiswal, Victoria M. Hunt, David Bell

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Spatio-temporal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence to understand the past and chart the future of malaria control in Kenya

Peter M. Macharia, Emanuele Giorgi, Abdisalan M. Noor, Ejersa Waqo, Rebecca Kiptui, Emelda A. Okiro, Robert W. Snow

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Intermittent screening and treatment or intermittent preventive treatment compared to current policy of single screening and treatment for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy in Eastern Indonesia: acceptability among health providers and pregnant women

Jenna Hoyt, Chandra U R Landuwulang, Ansariadi, Rukhsana Ahmed, Faustina H Burdam, Irene Bonsapia, Jeanne R Poespoprodjo, Din Syafruddin, Feiko O ter Kuile, Jayne Webster, Jenny Hill

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Exploring malaria vector diversity on the Amazon Frontier

Brian P. Bourke, Jan E. Conn, Tatiane M. P. de Oliveira, Leonardo S. M. Chaves, Eduardo S. Bergo, Gabriel Z. Laporta, Maria A. M. Sallum

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Detecting local risk factors for residual malaria in northern Ghana using Bayesian model averaging

Justin Millar, Paul Psychas, Benjamin Abuaku, Collins Ahorlu, Punam Amratia, Kwadwo Koram, Samuel Oppong, Denis Valle

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Strategy to improve malaria surveillance system preventing transfusion-transmitted malaria in blood banks using molecular diagnostic

Sérgio Antônio Batista-dos-Santos, Daniel Roberto C. Freitas, Milene Raiol, Gleyce F. Cabral, Ana Cecília Feio, Marinete M. Póvoa, Maristela G. Cunha, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos

Open Access Review

On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR

Anatoly V. Kondrashin, Lola F. Morozova, Ekaterina V. Stepanova, Natalia A. Turbabina, Maria S. Maksimova, Evgeny N. Morozov

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A randomized trial of dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine versus artemether–lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mali

Souleymane Dama, Hamidou Niangaly, Moussa Djimde, Issaka Sagara, Cheick Oumar Guindo, Amatigue Zeguime, Antoine Dara, Abdoulaye A. Djimde, Ogobara K. Doumbo

Open Access Research

An odorant receptor from Anopheles sinensis in China is sensitive to oviposition attractants

Hongmei Liu, Luhong Liu, Peng Cheng, Xiaodan Huang, Maoqing Gong

Open Access Case report

Does it take three to tango? An unsuspected multimorbidity of CD8+ T cell lymphoproliferative disorder, malaria, and EBV infection

Suheyla Ekemen, Ant Uzay, Nuray Bassullu, Emel Dikicioglu-Cetin, Kyoko Matsuda, Umit Ince, Cevayir Coban

Open Access Research

Efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea

Livingstone Tavul, Manuel W. Hetzel, Albina Teliki, Dorish Walsh, Benson Kiniboro, Lawrence Rare, Justin Pulford, Peter M. Siba, Stephan Karl, Leo Makita, Leanne Robinson, Johanna H. Kattenberg, Moses Laman, Gilchrist Oswyn, Ivo Mueller

Open Access Research

Shady business: understanding the spatial ecology of exophilic Anopheles mosquitoes

Yared Debebe, Sharon R. Hill, Habte Tekie, Rickard Ignell, Richard J. Hopkins

Open Access Methodology

malariaAtlas: an R interface to global malariometric data hosted by the Malaria Atlas Project

Daniel A. Pfeffer, Timothy C. D. Lucas, Daniel May, Joseph Harris, Jennifer Rozier, Katherine A. Twohig, Ursula Dalrymple, Carlos A. Guerra, Catherine L. Moyes, Mike Thorn, Michele Nguyen, Samir Bhatt, Ewan Cameron, Daniel J. Weiss, Rosalind E. Howes, Katherine E. Battle, Harry S. Gibson, Peter W. Gething

Open Access Opinion

Integrated fever management: disease severity markers to triage children with malaria and non-malarial febrile illness

Chloe R. McDonald, Andrea Weckman, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Kevin C. Kain

Open Access Research

Home treatment and use of informal market of pharmaceutical drugs for the management of paediatric malaria in Cotonou, Benin

Edwige Apetoh, Marina Tilly, Carine Baxerres, Jean-Yves Le Hesran

Open Access Research

Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used?

Hannah Koenker, Fred Arnold, Fatou Ba, Moustapha Cisse, Lamine Diouf, Erin Eckert, Marcy Erskine, Lia Florey, Megan Fotheringham, Lilia Gerberg, Christian Lengeler, Matthew Lynch, Abraham Mnzava, Susann Nasr, Médoune Ndiop, Stephen Poyer, Melanie Renshaw, Estifanos Shargie, Cameron Taylor, Julie Thwing, Suzanne Van Hulle, Yazoumé Ye, Josh Yukich, Albert Kilian

Open Access Research

Dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in pregnant women under intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine in Benin

Sayeh Jafari-Guemouri, Jamila Dhiab, Achille Massougbodji, Philippe Deloron, Ndam N. Tuikue

Open Access Research

Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in post-Ebola Monrovia, Liberia

Guillermo Martínez-Pérez, Dawoh Peter Lansana, Senga Omeonga, Himanshu Gupta, Bondey Breeze-Barry, Raquel González, Azucena Bardají, Adelaida Sarukhan, James D. K. Goteh, Edith Tody, Pau Cisteró, Benard Benda, Juwe D. Kercula, Fanta D. Kibungu, Ana Meyer García-Sípido, Quique Bassat, Christine K. Tarr-Attia, Alfredo Mayor

Open Access Research

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity measured by spectrophotometry and associated genetic variants from the Oromiya zone, Ethiopia

Nora Kießling, Joaquin Brintrup, Ahmed Zeynudin, Nuredin Abduselam, Sylvia Götz, Margith Mack, Michael Pritsch, Andreas Wieser, Elisabeth Kohne, Nicole Berens-Riha

Open Access Research

Knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, and their association with insecticidal net use among pregnant women in a secondary health centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Ahmed Dahiru Balami, Salmiah Md Said, Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli, Bachok Norsa’adah, Bala Audu

Open Access Research

“I feel so bad but have nothing to do.” Exploring Ugandan caregivers’ experiences of parenting a child with severe malaria and subsequent repeated uncomplicated malaria

Ann J. Nakitende, Paul Bangirana, Noeline Nakasujja, Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, Andrew S. Ssemata, Chandy C. John, Richard Idro

Open Access Research

Genetic polymorphism and natural selection of circumsporozoite surface protein in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Myanmar

Hương Giang Lê, Jung-Mi Kang, Mya Moe, Hojong Jun, Thị Lam Thái, Jinyoung Lee, Moe Kyaw Myint, Khin Lin, Woon-Mok Sohn, Ho-Joon Shin, Tong-Soo Kim, Byoung-Kuk Na

Open Access Research

Dramatic decreases of malaria transmission intensities in Ifakara, south-eastern Tanzania since early 2000s

Marceline F. Finda, Alex J. Limwagu, Halfan S. Ngowo, Nancy S. Matowo, Johnson K. Swai, Emmanuel Kaindoa, Fredros O. Okumu

Open Access Research

Free versus purchased mosquito net ownership and use in Budondo sub-county, Uganda

Patricia Moscibrodzki, Molly Dobelle, Jessie Stone, Charles Kalumuna, Yueh-Hsiu Mathilda Chiu, Nils Hennig

Open Access Research

Can malaria rapid diagnostic tests by drug sellers under field conditions classify children 5 years old or less with or without Plasmodium falciparum malaria? Comparison with nested PCR analysis

Freddy Eric Kitutu, Henry Wamani, Katarina Ekholm Selling, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Ronald Bisaso Kuteesa, Stefan Peterson, Joan Nakayaga Kalyango, Andreas Mårtensson

Open Access Methodology

Field assessment of potential sugar feeding stations for disseminating bacteria in a paratransgenic approach to control malaria

Etienne Bilgo, Amélie Vantaux, Antoine Sanon, Seni Ilboudo, Roch K. Dabiré, Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, Abdoulaye Diabate

Open Access Research

Eave ribbons treated with the spatial repellent, transfluthrin, can effectively protect against indoor-biting and outdoor-biting malaria mosquitoes

Arnold S. Mmbando, Halfan Ngowo, Alex Limwagu, Masoud Kilalangongono, Khamis Kifungo, Fredros O. Okumu

Open Access Research

Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy, and molecular markers for artemisinin and piperaquine resistance in Mainland Tanzania

Mwaka A. Kakolwa, Muhidin K. Mahende, Deus S. Ishengoma, Celine I. Mandara, Billy Ngasala, Erasmus Kamugisha, Johannes B. Kataraihya, Renata Mandike, Sigsbert Mkude, Frank Chacky, Ritha Njau, Zul Premji, Martha M. Lemnge, Marian Warsame, Didier Menard, Abdunoor M. Kabanywanyi

Open Access Methodology

A recombinant antibody against Plasmodium vivax UIS4 for distinguishing replicating from dormant liver stages

Carola Schafer, Nicholas Dambrauskas, Ryan W. Steel, Sara Carbonetti, Vorada Chuenchob, Erika L. Flannery, Vladimir Vigdorovich, Brian G. Oliver, Wanlapa Roobsoong, Steven P. Maher, Dennis Kyle, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Stefan H. I. Kappe, Sebastian A. Mikolajczak, D. Noah Sather

Open Access Review

Anaemia and malaria

Nicholas J. White

Open Access Research

Factors associated with insecticide-treated net usage among women of childbearing age in Malawi: a multilevel analysis

Owen Nkoka, Ting-Wu Chuang, Kun-Yang Chuang, Yi-Hua Chen

Open Access Research

Combination of PURE-DNA extraction and LAMP-DNA amplification methods for accurate malaria diagnosis on dried blood spots

Jeanne Perpétue Vincent, Kanako Komaki-Yasuda, Moritoshi Iwagami, Satoru Kawai, Shigeyuki Kano

Open Access Research

Screening and field performance of powder-formulated insecticides on eave tube inserts against pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l.: an investigation into ‘actives’ prior to a randomized controlled trial in Côte d’Ivoire

Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Innocent Z. Tia, Antoine M. G. Barreaux, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Matthew B. Thomas, Raphael N’Guessan

Open Access Research

‘For the poor, sleep is leisure’: understanding perceptions, barriers and motivators to mosquito net care and repair in southern Tanzania

Zawadi M. Mboma, Angel Dillip, Karen Kramer, Hannah Koenker, George Greer, Lena M. Lorenz

Open Access Research

Assessment of the developmental success of Anopheles coluzzii larvae under different nutrient regimes: effects of diet quality, food amount and larval density

Patric Stephane Epopa, Hamidou Maiga, Domonbabele François de Sales Hien, Roch Kounbobr Dabire, Rosemary Susan Lees, Jeremie Giles, Frederic Tripet, Thierry Baldet, David Damiens, Abdoulaye Diabate

Open Access Research

Completion of community health worker initiated patient referrals in integrated community case management in rural Uganda

Jana Jarolimova, Stephen Baguma, Palka Patel, Sara Mian-McCarthy, Moses Ntaro, Michael Matte, Jessica Kenney, Shem Bwambale, Edgar Mulogo, Geren Stone

Open Access Research

Household costs and time to treatment for children with severe febrile illness in rural Burkina Faso: the role of rectal artesunate

Joëlle Castellani, Borislava Mihaylova, Mohamadou Siribié, Zakaria Gansane, Amidou Z. Ouedraogo, Florence Fouque, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Aggie T. G. Paulus, Melba Gomes

Open Access Research

Mapping a Plasmodium transmission spatial suitability index in Solomon Islands: a malaria monitoring and control tool

Isabelle Jeanne, Lynda E. Chambers, Adna Kazazic, Tanya L. Russell, Albino Bobogare, Hugo Bugoro, Francis Otto, George Fafale, Amanda Amjadali

Open Access Research

Community-informed research on malaria in pregnancy in Monrovia, Liberia: a grounded theory study

Christine K. Tarr-Attia, Quique Bassat, Bondey Breeze-Barry, Dawoh Peter Lansana, Ana Meyer García-Sípido, Adelaida Sarukhan, Maria Maixenchs, Alfredo Mayor, Guillermo Martínez-Pérez

Open Access Research

Isolation and characterization of malaria PfHRP2 specific VNAR antibody fragments from immunized shark phage display library

Chiuan Herng Leow, Katja Fischer, Chiuan Yee Leow, Katleen Braet, Qin Cheng, James McCarthy

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