Distribution and prevalence of malaria parasites among long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in regional populations across Southeast Asia
Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium cynomolgi are two malaria parasites naturally transmissible between humans and wild macaque through mosquito vectors, while Plasmodium inui can be ex...
Xinjun Zhang, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Leslie Fabiola Quintanilla-Zariñan, Jason Villano, Paul Houghton, Hongli Du, Balbir Singh and David Glenn Smith
Malaria Journal 2016 15:450
Eave tubes for malaria control in Africa: a modelling assessment of potential impact on transmission
Novel interventions for malaria control are necessary in the face of problems such as increasing insecticide resistance and residual malaria transmission. One way to assess performance prior to deployment in t...
Jessica L. Waite, Penelope A. Lynch and Matthew B. Thomas
Malaria Journal 2016 15:449
Plasmodium cynomolgi infections in rhesus macaques display clinical and parasitological features pertinent to modelling vivax malaria pathology and relapse infections
Plasmodium vivax infections in humans or in new world monkeys pose research challenges that necessitate the use of alternative model systems. Plasmodium cynomolgi is a closely related ...
Chester Joyner, Alberto Moreno, Esmeralda V. S. Meyer, Monica Cabrera-Mora, Jessica C. Kissinger, John W. Barnwell and Mary R. Galinski
Malaria Journal 2016 15:451
Eave tubes for malaria control in Africa: initial development and semi-field evaluations in Tanzania
Presented here are a series of preliminary experiments evaluating “eave tubes”—a technology that combines house screening with a novel method of delivering insecticides for control of malaria mosquitoes.
Eleanore D. Sternberg, Kija R. Ng’habi, Issa N. Lyimo, Stella T. Kessy, Marit Farenhorst, Matthew B. Thomas, Bart G. J. Knols and Ladslaus L. Mnyone
Malaria Journal 2016 15:447
Assessing the asymptomatic reservoir and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine effectiveness in a low transmission setting threatened by artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum
In Cambodia, elimination of artemisinin resistance through direct elimination of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite may be the only strategy. Prevalence and incidence at district and village levels were assessed ...
Grégoire Falq, Rafael Van Den Bergh, Martin De Smet, William Etienne, Chea Nguon, Huy Rekol, Mallika Imwong, Arjen Dondorp and Jean-Marie Kindermans
Malaria Journal 2016 15:446
Plasmodium vivax is the causative agent of human malaria of large geographic distribution, with 35 million cases annually. In Brazil, it is the most prevalent species, being responsibl...
Yury Oliveira Chaves, Allyson Guimarães da Costa, Marcelo Luís Monteiro Pereira, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de Lacerda, Jordana Grazziela Coelho-dos-Reis, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Adriana Malheiro, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Patrícia Puccinelli Orlandi, Claudio Romero Farias Marinho and Paulo Afonso Nogueira
Malaria Journal 2016 15:445
A prospective cohort study to assess the micro-epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum clinical malaria in Ilha Josina Machel (Manhiça, Mozambique)
After the decrease in clinical malaria incidence observed in Mozambique until 2009, a steady resurgence of cases per year has been reported nationally, reaching alarming levels in 2014. However, little is know...
Beatriz Galatas, Caterina Guinovart, Quique Bassat, John J. Aponte, Lídia Nhamússua, Eusebio Macete, Francisco Saúte, Pedro Alonso and Pedro Aide
Malaria Journal 2016 15:444
Prevalence and diagnostics of congenital malaria in rural Burundi, a cross-sectional study
Congenital malaria, defined as the presence of asexual forms of malaria parasites in the peripheral blood during the first 7 days of life, remains a neglected area of research. Knowledge gaps exist about preva...
Jorgen Stassijns, Wilma van den Boogaard, Pieter Pannus, Alphonse Nkunzimana and Anna Rosanas-Urgell
Malaria Journal 2016 15:443
Phase 1 randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of recombinant Pichia pastoris-expressed Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (PfAMA1-FVO [25-545]) in healthy Malian adults in Bandiagara
The safety and immunogenicity of PfAMA1, adjuvanted with Alhydrogel® was assessed in malaria–experienced Malian adults. The malaria vaccine, PfAMA1-FVO [25-545] is a recombinant protein Pichia pastoris-expressed ...
Mahamadou A. Thera, Drissa Coulibaly, Abdoulaye K. Kone, Ando B. Guindo, Karim Traore, Abdourhamane H. Sall, Issa Diarra, Modibo Daou, Idrissa M. Traore, Youssouf Tolo, Mady Sissoko, Amadou Niangaly, Charles Arama, Mounirou Baby, Bourema Kouriba, Mahamadou S. Sissoko…
Malaria Journal 2016 15:442
Malaria elimination challenges in Mesoamerica: evidence of submicroscopic malaria reservoirs in Guatemala
Even though malaria incidence has decreased substantially in Guatemala since 2000, Guatemala remains one of the countries with the highest malaria transmission in Mesoamerica. Guatemala is committed to elimina...
Shirley Evelyn Lennon, Adolfo Miranda, Juliana Henao, Andres F. Vallejo, Julianh Perez, Alvaro Alvarez, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera and Sócrates Herrera
Malaria Journal 2016 15:441
Cow-baited tents are highly effective in sampling diverse Anopheles malaria vectors in Cambodia
The accurate monitoring and evaluation of malaria vectors requires efficient sampling. The objective of this study was to compare methods for sampling outdoor-biting Anopheles mosquitoes in Cambodia.
Brandyce St. Laurent, Kolthida Oy, Becky Miller, Elizabeth B. Gasteiger, Eunjae Lee, Siv Sovannaroth, Robert W. Gwadz, Jennifer M. Anderson and Rick M. Fairhurst
Malaria Journal 2016 15:440
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