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Modulation of Signal Regulatory Protein α (SIRPα) by Plasmodium Antigenic Extract: A Preliminary In Vitro Study on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Microorganisms, 2022
Signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) is an immunoreceptor expressed in myeloid innate immune cells that signals for inhibition of both phagocytosis and inflammatory response.
Priscilla da Costa Martins, Hugo Amorim dos Santos de Souza, Carolina Moreira Blanco, Luana Santos-de-Oliveira, Lilian Rose Pratt-Riccio, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Paulo Renato Rivas Totino   +6 more
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Evaluation of sustainable susceptibility to Plasmodium vivax infection among colonized Anopheles darlingi and Anopheles deaneorum

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background The colonization of mosquitoes susceptible to Plasmodium vivax via direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA) has the potential to significantly advance our knowledge of P. vivax biology, vector-parasite interaction and transmission-blocking vaccine
Najara A. C. Santos, Alice O. Andrade, Thais C. Santos, Leandro N. Martinez, Amália S. Ferreira, Alessandra S. Bastos, Mirilene M. Martins, José D. C. Pontual, Carolina B. G. Teles, Jansen F. Medeiros, Maisa S. Araújo   +10 more
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Plasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing human malaria and their basic biology

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2021
Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering socioeconomic development.
Shigeharu Sato
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Severe malaria

Malaria Journal, 2022
Severe malaria is a medical emergency. It is a major cause of preventable childhood death in tropical countries. Severe malaria justifies considerable global investment in malaria control and elimination yet, increasingly, international agencies, funders
N. J. White
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Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Lancet Global Health, 2020
Summary Background COVID-19 has the potential to cause substantial disruptions to health services, due to cases overburdening the health system or response measures limiting usual programmatic activities.
Alexandra B. Hogan, B. Jewell, E. Sherrard-Smith, J. Vesga, O. Watson, C. Whittaker, A. Hamlet, Jennifer A Smith, P. Winskill, R. Verity, M. Baguelin, J. Lees, L. Whittles, K. Ainslie, S. Bhatt, A. Boonyasiri, N. Brazeau, L. Cattarino, L. Cooper, H. Coupland, G. Cuomo-Dannenburg, A. Dighe, Bimandra A. Djaafara, C. Donnelly, J. Eaton, S. V. van Elsland, R. FitzJohn, H. Fu, K. Gaythorpe, W. Green, D. Haw, S. Hayes, W. Hinsley, N. Imai, D. Laydon, T. Mangal, T. Mellan, Swapnil Mishra, G. Nedjati-Gilani, K. V. Parag, H. Thompson, H. Unwin, M. Vollmer, C. Walters, Haowei Wang, Yuanrong Wang, X. Xi, N. Ferguson, L. Okell, T. Churcher, N. Arinaminpathy, A. Ghani, P. Walker, T. Hallett   +53 more
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Malaria Related Neurocognitive Deficits and Behavioral Alterations

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Typical of tropical and subtropical regions, malaria is caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium and is, still today, despite all efforts and advances in controlling the disease, a major issue of public health. Its clinical course can present either as
Pamela Rosa-Gonçalves, Pamela Rosa-Gonçalves, Pamela Rosa-Gonçalves, Flávia Lima Ribeiro-Gomes, Flávia Lima Ribeiro-Gomes, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro   +6 more
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Analysis of the genetic variability of PvMSP-3α among Plasmodium vivax in Brazilian field isolates

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Reliable molecular markers are essential for a better understanding of the molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, which is a neglected human malaria parasite. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic diversity of P.
Ricardo Souza Ribeiro, Luisa Ladeira, Antonio Mauro Rezende, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, Luzia Helena Carvalho, Cristiana Ferreira Alves de Brito   +5 more
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Estudo do efeito do gado na transmissão da malária na localidade de Massavasse distrito de Chókwè, província de Gaza, Moçambique

Pubvet, 2020
A zooprofilaxia é uma estratégia usada no controle da doença mediante o uso de animais, tendo-se mostrado eficaz em alguns países. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito do gado na transmissão da malária na localidade de Massavasse, distrito do Chóckwè.
Venâncio Merique Nhavoto
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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

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Zoonotic infections with epidemic potential, as non-human primate malaria and yellow fever (YF), can overlap geographically. Optimizing a small blood sample for diagnosis and surveillance is of great importance.
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   +10 more
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Leishmaniasis worldwide and global estimates of its incidence. [PDF]

, 2012
As part of a World Health Organization-led effort to update the empirical evidence base for the leishmaniases, national experts provided leishmaniasis case data for the last 5 years and information regarding treatment and control in their respective ...
Alvar, Jorge, Bern, Caryn, Cano, Jorge, den Boer, Margriet, Desjeux, Philippe, Herrero, Mercé, Jannin, Jean, Vélez, Iván D, WHO Leishmaniasis Control Team   +8 more
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