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  1. High seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 (B19V) coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum has been previously reported. However, the impact of B19V-infection on the clinical course of malaria is still elusive. In this ...

    Authors: Nguyen L Toan, Bui T Sy, Le H Song, Hoang V Luong, Nguyen T Binh, Vu Q Binh, Reinhard Kandolf, Thirumalaisamy P Velavan, Peter G Kremsner and C-Thomas Bock
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:375
  2. Individuals living in endemic areas acquire immunity to malaria following repeated parasite exposure. We sought to assess the controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) model as a means of studying naturally ac...

    Authors: Melissa C. Kapulu, Domtila Kimani, Patricia Njuguna, Mainga Hamaluba, Edward Otieno, Rinter Kimathi, James Tuju and B. Kim Lee Sim
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:86
  3. Plasmodium knowlesi was identified as the fifth major malaria parasite in humans. It presents severe clinical symptoms and leads to mortality as a result of hyperparasitemia in a short period of time. This study ...

    Authors: Yeng Chen, Choon K Chan, Jesinda P Kerishnan, Yee L Lau, Yin-Ling Wong and Subash CB Gopinath
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:49
  4. The immune response during falciparum malaria mediates both harmful and protective effects on the host; however the participating molecules have not been fully defined. Interleukin (IL)-27 is a pleiotropic cyt...

    Authors: Kari Otterdal, Aase Berg, Annika E. Michelsen, Sam Patel, Ida Gregersen, Ellen Lund Sagen, Bente Halvorsen, Arne Yndestad, Thor Ueland, Nina Langeland and PÃ¥l Aukrust
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:65
  5. To design an effective strategy for the control of malaria requires a map of infection and disease risks to select appropriate suites of interventions. Advances in model based geo-statistics and malaria parasi...

    Authors: Abdisalan M Noor, Peter W Gething, Victor A Alegana, Anand P Patil, Simon I Hay, Eric Muchiri, Elizabeth Juma and Robert W Snow
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:180
  6. In the Republic of Congo, hot temperature and seasons distortions observed may impact the development of malaria parasites. We investigate the variation of malaria cases, parasite density and the multiplicity of

    Authors: Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Dezi Kouhounina Batsimba, Roch Fabien Niama, Reyna Ibara Ottia, Alida Malonga-Massanga, Grâce Petula Urielle Fila-Fila, Gabriel Ahombo, Simon Charles Kobawila and Henri Joseph Parra
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:190
  7. Although malaria is preventable and treatable, it still claims 660,000 lives every year globally with children under five years of age having the highest burden. In Zambia, malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs...

    Authors: Lungowe Sitali, James Chipeta, John M Miller, Hawela B Moonga, Nirbhay Kumar, William J Moss and Charles Michelo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2015 15:204
  8. There are growing reports on the prevalence of non-falciparum species and submicroscopic infections in sub-Saharan African countries but little information is available from Cameroon.

    Authors: Loick Pradel Kojom Foko, Joseph Hawadak, Francine Dorgelesse Kouemo Motse, Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko, Lugarde Kamgain Mawabo, Veena Pande and Vineeta Singh
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:900
  9. In Plasmodium falciparum infection, clinical conditions such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis are common. Mutation in haemoglobin sub-unit beta gene (HBB) may be a genetic factor responsible for thes...

    Authors: Paul Kosiyo, Walter Otieno, Jesse Gitaka, Elly O. Munde and Collins Ouma
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:329
  10. We recruited a cohort of pregnant women during their first trimester and assessed for the occurrence of placental malaria and pregnancy outcomes. The follow-up was ... monthly from recruitment until delivery. His...

    Authors: Aneth Vedastus Kalinjuma, Anne Marie Darling, Ferdinand M. Mugusi, Ajibola Ibraheem Abioye, Fredros O. Okumu, Said Aboud, Honorati Masanja, Davidson H. Hamer, Ellen Hertzmark and Wafaie W. Fawzi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:796
  11. Thailand is a major destination for German travellers with more than 760,000 arrivals in 2015. At the same time, malaria is a concern in travel recommendations with regard to this destination. The World Malari...

    Authors: Guenter Froeschl, Marcus Beissner, Kristina Huber, Gisela Bretzel, Michael Hoelscher and Camilla Rothe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:148
  12. Chronic Sedentary lifestyles have been linked to increased odds of stress, elevated anxiety and diminished wellbeing, inducing cytokine production and predispose to hypertension and other cardiovascular diseas...

    Authors: Nsoh Godwin Anabire, Paul Armah Aryee, Zulka Ziblim, Jonathan Suurbaar, Felix Ansah and Gideon Kofi Helegbe
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:957
  13. In populations where the prevalence of infection with Plasmodium parasites is high, blood tests that identify Plasmodium parasites in patients with fever may lead to false positive diagnosis of malaria-disease. W...

    Authors: Thomas V Perneger, Thomas Szeless and André Rougemont
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:81
  14. Malaria and schistosomiasis present considerable disease burden in tropical and sub-tropical areas and severity is worsened by co-infections in areas where both diseases are endemic. Although pathogenesis of t...

    Authors: Edwin Kamau, Adam Yates, Risper Maisiba, Valentine Singoei, Benjamin Opot, Rose Adeny, Cornel O. Arima, Victor Otieno, Catherine S. Sumbi, Raphael O. Okoth, Farid Abdi, Maurine Mwalo, Jew Ochola, June Otieno, Julie Ake, Michelle Imbach…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:937
  15. Malaria is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Pakistan is considered as a moderate malaria-endemic country but still, 177 million individuals are at risk of malaria. Roughly 60% of Pakistan’s populati...

    Authors: Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi, Huma Fatima, Muhammad Afzal, Aamir Ali Khattak and Muhammad Ali Nawaz
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:935

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  16. Countries aiming for malaria elimination require a detailed understanding of the current intensity of malaria transmission within their national borders. National household sample surveys are now being used to...

    Authors: Abdisalan M Noor, Maoulid B Mohamed, Cleopatra K Mugyenyi, Mouna A Osman, Hawa H Guessod, Caroline W Kabaria, Ifrah A Ahmed, Mary Nyonda, Jackie Cook, Christopher J Drakeley, Margaret J Mackinnon and Robert W Snow
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:121
  17. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder due to point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in substitution of Valine for Glutamic acid. The SCD is prevalent in P. falciparum endemic regions such as we...

    Authors: Paul Kosiyo, Walter Otieno, Jesse Gitaka, Elly O. Munde and Collins Ouma
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:887
  18. The distributions of incubation and relapse periods are key components of infectious disease models for the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax; however, detailed distributions based upon experimental data are lack...

    Authors: Andrew A Lover, Xiahong Zhao, Zheng Gao, Richard J Coker and Alex R Cook
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2014 14:539
  19. Treatment for severe malaria must be prompt with effective parenteral antimalarial drugs for at least 24 h to achieve fast parasite clearance, and when the patient can tolerate oral therapy, treatment should b...

    Authors: Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Ronald Ssenyonga, Mohammed Lamorde, Daniel Blessborn and Joel Tarning
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:1025
  20. Countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region aim to achieve malaria elimination by 2030. In the region, malaria is concentrated in high-risk areas and populations such as forest-going mobile and migrant populati...

    Authors: Win Htike, Win Han Oo, Thet Lynn, Lun Sovanda, Paul A. Agius, May Chan Oo, Naw Hkawng Galau, Kaung Myat Thu, Aung Khine Zaw, Ei Phyu Htwe, Julia C. Cutts, Ellen A. Kearney, Nick Scott, Katherine O’Flaherty, Bangyuan Wang, Boualam Khamlome…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:747
  21. Efforts to develop malaria vaccines show promise. Mathematical model-based estimates of the potential demand, public health impact, and cost and financing requirements can be used to inform investment and adop...

    Authors: Julia K Nunes, Vicky Cárdenas, Christian Loucq, Nicolas Maire, Thomas Smith, Craig Shaffer, Kårstein Måseide and Alan Brooks
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:295
  22. Both capillary and venous blood samples have been interchangeably used for the diagnosis of malaria in Ethiopia. However, Plasmodium parasites are thought to be more concentrated in capillary than in venous blood...

    Authors: Getu Abeje, Woyneshet Gelaye and Getaneh Alemu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:576
  23. With the decline in local malaria transmission in Vietnam as a result of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) elimination activities, a greater focus on the importation and potential reintroduction of t...

    Authors: Kimberly A. Edgel, Sara Canavati, Hoi Thi Le, Tho Huy Tran, Kinh Van Nguyen, Trung Vu Nguyen, Nga Thi Nguyen, Hoa Mai Tran, Thang Duc Ngo, Duong Thanh Tran, Binh Thi Huong Nguyen, Long Khanh Tran, Thu Minh Nguyen, Rosalie J. Whedbee, Ekaterina I. Milgotina and Nicholas J. Martin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:460
  24. Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health ... globe, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In malaria endemic areas, most pregnant women remain asymptomatic, but malaria could still cause complications on th...

    Authors: Adane Tilahun, Mulat Yimer, Woynshet Gelaye, Banchamlak Tegegne, Demeke Endalamaw, Fikirte Estifanos, Abtie Abebaw and Aberham Abere
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:492
  25. Severe malaria is a medical emergency associated with high mortality. Adequate treatment requires initial parenteral therapy for fast parasite clearance followed by longer acting oral antimalarial drugs for cu...

    Authors: Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Jane Achan, Mohammed Lamorde, Carine Karera-Gonahasa, Agnes N. Kiragga, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Noah Kiwanuka, Sam Nsobya, Ambrose O. Talisuna and Concepta Merry
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:794
  26. Malaria infection is a multifactorial disease partly modulated by host immuno-genetic factors. Recent evidence has demonstrated the importance of Interleukin-17 family proinflammatory cytokines and their genet...

    Authors: Fatou Thiam, Gora Diop, Cedric Coulonges, Celine Derbois, Alassane Thiam, Abou Abdallah Malick Diouara, Mame Ndew Mbaye, Mamadou Diop, Cheikh Momar Nguer, Yakhya Dieye, Babacar Mbengue, Jean-Francois Zagury, Jean-Francois Deleuze and Alioune Dieye
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2024 24:275
  27. The current roll-out of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in many endemic countries has resulted in the reporting of fewer cases of malaria-attributed illnesses. However, lack of knowledge of the prevalence of oth...

    Authors: Olivia A. Achonduh-Atijegbe, Kenji O. Mfuh, Aristid H. E. Mbange, Jean P. Chedjou, Diane W. Taylor, Vivek R. Nerurkar, Wilfred F. Mbacham and Rose Leke
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:658
  28. The development of novel malaria vaccines and antimalarial drugs is limited partly by emerging challenges to conduct field trials in malaria endemic areas, including unknown effects of existing immunity and a ...

    Authors: Workineh Shibeshi, Wilhelmina Bagchus, Özkan Yalkinoglu, Aliona Tappert, Ephrem Engidawork and Claude Oeuvray
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:1274
  29. Following its recent certification as malaria-free, imported infections now pose the greatest threat for maintaining this status in Sri Lanka. Imported infections may also introduce species that are uncommon o...

    Authors: Sharmini Gunawardena, Rachel F. Daniels, Thishan C. Yahathugoda, Mirani V. Weerasooriya, Katelyn Durfee, Sarah K. Volkman, Dyann F. Wirth and Nadira D. Karunaweera
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:307
  30. Malaria remains a public health problem in Kenya despite sustained interventions deployed by the government. One of the major impediments to effective malaria control is a lack of accurate diagnosis and effect...

    Authors: Wilfred Ouma Otambo, Patrick O. Onyango, Kevin Ochwedo, Julius Olumeh, Shirley A. Onyango, Pauline Orondo, Harrysone Atieli, Ming-Chieh Lee, Chloe Wang, Daibin Zhong, Andrew Githeko, Guofa Zhou, John Githure, Collins Ouma, Guiyun Yan and James Kazura
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:768
  31. In spite of increasing reports of dengue and chikungunya activity in Tanzania, limited research has been done to document the general epidemiology of dengue and chikungunya in the country. This study aimed at ...

    Authors: Debora C. Kajeguka, Robert D. Kaaya, Steven Mwakalinga, Rogathe Ndossi, Arnold Ndaro, Jaffu O. Chilongola, Franklin W. Mosha, Karin L. Schiøler, Reginald A. Kavishe and Michael Alifrangis
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2016 16:183
  32. The impact of metabolic resistance to insecticides on malaria transmission remains poorly characterised notably through application of entomological parameters. The lack of resistance markers has been one of t...

    Authors: Brice Natchema S. Fonkou, Magellan Tchouakui, Benjamin D. Menze, Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Derrick Fofie, Daniel Nguiffo-Nguete, Lucia Nkengazong, Jeannette Tombi and Charles S. Wondji
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:738
  33. Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations can be used to describe the resilience and spatial distribution of the parasite in the midst of intensified intervention efforts. This study used microsatell...

    Authors: Linda Eva Amoah, Zakaria Abukari, Maame Esi Dawson-Amoah, Cheikh Cambel Dieng, Eugenia Lo and Yaw Asare Afrane
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:439
  34. In 2017, inhabitants along the border between French Guiana and Brazil were affected by a malaria outbreak primarily due to Plasmodium vivax (Pv). While malaria cases have steadily declined between 2005 and 2016 ...

    Authors: Emilie Mosnier, Isabelle Dusfour, Guillaume Lacour, Raphael Saldanha, Amandine Guidez, Margarete S. Gomes, Alice Sanna, Yanouk Epelboin, Johana Restrepo, Damien Davy, Magalie Demar, Félix Djossou, Maylis Douine, Vanessa Ardillon, Mathieu Nacher, Lise Musset…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:373
  35. Aggravation of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors is threatening the efforts to control malaria by reducing the efficacy of insecticide-based interventions hence needs to be closely monitored. This stud...

    Authors: Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Gabriel Akosah-Brempong, Magellan Tchouakui, Benjamin D. Menze, Theofelix A. Tekoh, Micareme Tchoupo, Francis N. Nkemngo, Murielle J. Wondji, Ekene K. Nwaefuna, Michael Osae and Charles S. Wondji
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:799
  36. A new more highly sensitive rapid diagnostic test (HS-RDT) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria (Alereâ„¢/Abbott Malaria Ag P.f RDT [05FK140], now called NxTekâ„¢ Eliminate Malaria Ag Pf) was launched in 2017. The test ...

    Authors: Hannah C. Slater, Xavier C. Ding, Sophia Knudson, Daniel J. Bridges, Hawela Moonga, Neil J. Saad, Martin De Smet, Adam Bennett, Sabine Dittrich, Laurence Slutsker and Gonzalo J. Domingo
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:121
  37. Oxidative stress plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of both Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, there are limited studies on the effect of P. falciparum malaria infection on ...

    Authors: Saad Mahjub Atiku, Nabukeera Louise and Dennis M. Kasozi
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:600
  38. Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Treatment of malaria in a timely manner could avert deaths. Treatment ultimately relies on the rapid and accurate diagnosis. Fluorescence in situ hybridizat...

    Authors: Regina Kandie, Rachel Ochola and Kariuki Njaanake
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:22
  39. The study is an open stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial randomised at the village level. Using this approach, repellent (N,N-diethyl-benzamide – 12% w.../w, cream) is distributed by VHVs in village...

    Authors: Win Han Oo, Julia C. Cutts, Paul A. Agius, Kyaw Zayar Aung, Poe Poe Aung, Aung Thi, Nyi Nyi Zaw, Htin Kyaw Thu, Wai Yan Min Htay, Ricardo Ataide, Katherine O’Flaherty, Ai Pao Yawn, Aung Paing Soe, James G. Beeson, Brendan Crabb, Naanki Pasricha…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2018 18:663
  40. In malaria-endemic countries, large proportions of individuals infected with Plasmodium falciparum are asymptomatic and constitute a reservoir of parasites for infection of newly hatched mosquitoes.

    Authors: Alfred B Tiono, Moussa W Guelbeogo, N Falé Sagnon, Issa Nébié, Sodiomon B Sirima, Amitava Mukhopadhyay and Kamal Hamed
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2013 13:535
  41. Malaria cases in non-endemic zero-indigenous case areas are most likely to have been imported whatever of the route of importation. In countries recently declared malaria-free and now without local transmissio...

    Authors: Anas Al-Jawabreh, Suheir Ereqat, Amer Al-Jawabreh, Ahmed Al-Jawabreh, Hanan Al-Jawabreh and Abedelmajeed Nasereddin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:607
  42. Declines in malaria burden in Uganda have slowed. Modelling predicts that indoor residual spraying (IRS) and mass drug administration (MDA), when co-timed, have synergistic impact. This study investigated addi...

    Authors: Dorothy C. Echodu, Adoke Yeka, Thomas Eganyu, Wycliff Odude, Fred Bukenya, Benjamin Amoah, Humphrey Wanzira, Kathryn Colborn, Richard C. Elliott, Suzanne E. Powell, Maxwell Kilama, Ronald Mulebeke, Joaniter Nankabirwa, Emanuele Giorgi, Mellisa Roskosky, Osborn Omoding…
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2023 23:72
  43. The WHO recommends that adults with uncomplicated P. falciparum successfully treated with a blood schizonticide receive a single dose of primaquine (PQ) 45 mg as a gametocytocidal agent. An earlier pilot study...

    Authors: NJ Gogtay, KD Kamtekar, SS Dalvi, SS Mehta, AR Chogle, U Aigal and NA Kshirsagar
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:16
  44. The only licensed malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01, has been developed for morbidity-control in young children. The potential impact on transmission of deploying such anti-infective vaccines to wider age ranges, po...

    Authors: Flavia Camponovo, Chris F. Ockenhouse, Cynthia Lee and Melissa A. Penny
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2019 19:920
  45. The effectiveness of a surveillance system to detect infections in the population is paramount when confirming elimination. Estimating the sensitivity of a surveillance system requires identifying key steps in...

    Authors: Riris Andono Ahmad, Luca Nelli, Henry Surendra, Risalia Reni Arisanti, Dyah Ayu Shinta Lesmanawati, Isabel Byrne, Elin Dumont, Chris Drakeley, Gillian Stresman and Lindsey Wu
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:619
  46. Individuals that work and sleep in remote forest and farm locations in the Greater Mekong Subregion continue to remain at high risk of both acquiring and transmitting malaria. These difficult-to-access populat...

    Authors: Sara E. Canavati, Gerard C. Kelly, Cesia E. Quintero, Thuan Huu Vo, Long Khanh Tran, Thang Duc Ngo, Duong Thanh Tran, Kimberly A. Edgel and Nicholas J. Martin
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:757
  47. Previous studies, conducted in the urban of Antananarivo, showed low rate of confirmed malaria cases. We used a geographical and environmental approach to investigate the contribution of environmental factors ...

    Authors: Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Jocelyn Ratovonjato, Rindra V Randremanana, Laurence Randrianasolo, Rogelin Raherinjafy, Jean-Paul Rudant and Vincent Richard
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 10:173
  48. Successful control programs have impeded local malaria transmission in almost all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Nevert...

    Authors: Abir Al-Rumhi, Zainab Al-Hashami, Salama Al-Hamidhi, Amal Gadalla, Raeece Naeem, Lisa Ranford-Cartwright, Arnab Pain, Ali A. Sultan and Hamza A. Babiker
    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2020 20:413

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