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Antibody Responses to Crude Gametocyte Extract Predict Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Carriage in Kenya [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundMalaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum remains a serious global public health challenge especially in Africa. Interventions that aim to reduce malaria transmission by targeting the gametocyte reservoir are key to malaria elimination and/or ...
Kevin Marsh, Philip Bejon, Melissa Kapulu   +2 more
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Single-Cell Transcriptomics and Development of Gametocyte-Specific Molecular Markers for Avian Malaria Parasites. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT Avian malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites, poses a significant threat to bird populations worldwide, particularly in vulnerable island ecosystems. Yet, progress in understanding avian malaria transmission dynamics has been hampered by the lack of molecular tools to quantify and sex the transmissible stages of the parasite: the male and ...
Berthomieu A, Rizos I, Bagnoli JW, Gandon S, Talman AM, Rivero A.   +5 more
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Effects of Drug Resistance on the Global Spread of Malaria: A Systematic Literature Review. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Malaria remains a major health crisis in tropical regions, with Sub‐Saharan Africa bearing the heaviest burden. While insecticide‐treated nets and artemisinin‐based combination therapies (ACTs) have reduced cases, emerging parasite resistance to artemisinin threatens these gains. This review synthesizes evidence on how drug
Woime AW.
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GID/CTLH E3 ligase complex control cell fate programs for sexual development of Plasmodium falciparum [PDF]

Nature Communications
Transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum requires the formation of specialised sexual cells called gametocytes. A hallmark of P. falciparum gametocyte development is its long duration, during which the parasite undergoes dramatic ...
Danushka S. Marapana, Sash Lopaticki, Balu Balan, Kitsanapong Reaksudsan, Simon A. Cobbold, Niall D. Geoghegan, Sachin Khurana, Stephen W. Scally, Peter Hickey, Niva Jayakrishnan, Vineet Vaibhav, Sukhdeep Spall, Jumana M. Yousef, Laura F. Dagley, Christopher D. Goodman, Anton Cozijnsen, Geoffrey I. McFadden, Kelly L. Rogers, Aaron Jex, David Komander, James S. McCarthy, Christopher J. Tonkin, Matthew W. A. Dixon, Alan F. Cowman   +23 more
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Asymptomatic school-age children carry the majority of transmissible Plasmodium falciparum infections [PDF]

Communications Medicine
Background Persistent human-to-mosquito parasite transmission hinders malaria control in high burden settings. Understanding the human transmission reservoir can support the design of targeted interventions to reduce transmission.
Andrea G. Buchwald, Jimmy Vareta, Otutochukwu Nwagbata, Robert S. McCann, Alick Sixpence, Alfred Matengeni, Moses Kamzati, Charles Mangani, Karl B. Seydel, Mark L. Wilson, Terrie E. Taylor, Don P. Mathanga, Clarissa Valim, Miriam K. Laufer, Lauren M. Cohee   +14 more
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Risk factor for gametocyte carriage and gametocytemia in Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Understanding Plasmodium sexual differentiation is crucial for blocking transmission. This study identified risk factors for gametocyte carriage and gametocytemia in P. vivax and P.
Minxi Li, Yang Bian, Shishao Ruan, Zifang Wu, Di Zhang, Tongyu Ma, Yaming Wu, Xiao Liu, Duo Wang, Jia Lin, Danni Pan, Wenyan Cui, Lin Wang, Haichao Wei, Xuexing Zhang, Qinghui Wang, Weilin Zeng, Zhaoqing Yang, Yaming Cao, Liwang Cui, Daniel M. Parker, Yan Zhao   +21 more
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Prevalence of asymptomatic P. falciparum gametocyte carriage among school children in Mbita, Western Kenya and assessment of the association between gametocyte density, multiplicity of infection and mosquito infection prevalence. [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2021
Background: Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers are reservoirs for sustaining transmission in malaria endemic regions. Gametocyte presence in the host peripheral blood is a predictor of capacity to transmit malaria.
Abdoulie O. Touray, Victor A. Mobegi, Fred Wamunyokoli, Hellen Butungi, Jeremy K. Herren   +4 more
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Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in symptomatic patients shows significant association with genetically diverse infections, anaemia, and asexual stage density

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Multi-genotype malaria infections are frequent in endemic area, and people commonly harbour several genetically distinct Plasmodium falciparum variants.
Paul Sondo, Biebo Bihoun, Marc Christian Tahita, Karim Derra, Toussaint Rouamba, Seydou Nakanabo Diallo, Adama Kazienga, Hamidou Ilboudo, Innocent Valea, Zekiba Tarnagda, Hermann Sorgho, Thierry Lefèvre, Halidou Tinto   +12 more
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The acquisition of humoral immune responses targeting Plasmodium falciparum sexual stages in controlled human malaria infections

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Individuals infected with P. falciparum develop antibody responses to intra-erythrocytic gametocyte proteins and exported gametocyte proteins present on the surface of infected erythrocytes.
Roos M. de Jong, Manon Alkema, Tate Oulton, Elin Dumont, Karina Teelen, Rie Nakajima, Rafael Ramiro de Assis, Kathleen W. Dantzler Press, Priscilla Ngotho, Kevin K.A. Tetteh, Phil Felgner, Matthias Marti, Katharine A. Collins, Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema, Teun Bousema, Will J.R. Stone   +16 more
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Erythrocyte tropism of malarial parasites: The reticulocyte appeal

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Erythrocytes are formed from the enucleation of erythroblasts in the bone marrow, and as erythrocytes develop from immature reticulocytes into mature normocytes, they undergo extensive cellular changes through their passage in the blood. During the blood
Yew Wai Leong, Bruce Russell, Benoit Malleret, Benoit Malleret, Laurent Rénia, Laurent Rénia, Laurent Rénia   +6 more
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