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History of the discovery of the malaria parasites and their vectors [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2010
Malaria is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium transmitted by female Anopheles species mosquitoes. Our understanding of the malaria parasites begins in 1880 with the discovery of the parasites in the blood of malaria patients by Alphonse Laveran.
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Domination Versus Sisterhoods in the Blood Microbiota of Migrating Birds: Patterns of Within‐ and Between‐Individual Blood Parasite Diversity Revealed Through Metabarcoding

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian haemosporidian blood parasites are typically identified through Sanger sequencing of a partial cytochrome b fragment, the MalAvi barcoding region. Next‐generation sequencing is seldom used for avian blood parasite identification; this study demonstrates a higher detection rate of co‐infections via metabarcoding and its possible implications ...
Peter Pibaque, Gaia Porporato, Simone Cescutti, Alanis Cruz‐Flores, Tobias Busche, Anika Winker, Tim Maximilian Rapp, Patrick Bergkamp, Anna Doneva, Nayden Chakarov   +9 more
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Predicting potential ranges of primary malaria vectors and malaria in northern South America based on projected changes in climate, land cover and human population

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) as well as climate are likely to affect the geographic distribution of malaria vectors and parasites in the coming decades.
Temitope O. Alimi, Douglas O. Fuller, Whitney A. Qualls, Socrates V. Herrera, Myriam Arevalo-Herrera, Martha L. Quinones, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, John C. Beier   +7 more
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Urbanization and Vector Species Shape Avian Malaria Prevalence in Mosquitoes

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian malaria prevalence was assessed in two mosquito species across urban and peri‐urban habitats. No infections were detected in either species in urban areas, while a 2.53% prevalence was found in the native Culex pipiens from peri‐urban sites, highlighting the influence of urbanization on parasite transmission dynamics.
Paula Parra, Jesús Veiga, Marta Garrigós, Guillermo Panisse, Mario Garrido, Josué Martínez‐de la Puente   +5 more
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Evidence of secondary anopheline vectors in sustaining malaria transmission in Kokrajhar District, Assam, Northeastern India

Parasites & Vectors
Background In the northeastern region of India, perennial malaria transmission persists in certain hotspots in areas geographically adjacent to the international borders with Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, where both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ...
Kuldeep Singh, Ajeet Mohanty, Waseem Akram Malla, Ritesh Ranjha, Jugal Gam, Rahim Ali, Praveen Kumar Bharti, Anup R. Anvikar, Himmat Singh   +8 more
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A Global Perspective of Childhood Vaccinations: Past, Present, and Future—From Smallpox to mRNA

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Childhood immunisation is one of the most successful public health interventions in history, preventing millions of deaths and substantially reducing global child mortality. This mini‐review summarises the historical development of childhood vaccines, the role of global coordination in expanding immunisation coverage, and the innovations that ...
Tobias Alfvén, Tania Reza, Alieu Sowe
wiley   +1 more source

The potential for attractive toxic sugar baits to complement core malaria interventions strategies: the need for more evidence

Malaria Journal
Despite its success, the increased use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has contributed to the development of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and shifts in biting patterns of the primary malaria vectors. The
Kennedy Zembere
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Preparedness for malaria elimination in the wake of climate change in the State of Uttarakhand (India)

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2019
Background & objectives: Climate change is an emerging issue particularly in the context of vector-borne diseases. A study was undertaken in Nainital and Almora districts of Uttarakhand to provide evidences of changing climatic conditions, abundance of ...
Ramesh C Dhiman, Poonam Singh, Yogesh Yadav, Shweta Saraswat, Gaurav Kumar, R K Singh, V P Ojha, B C Joshi, Pankaj Singh   +8 more
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Quantitative analysis of DNA‐GATA1 binding alterations linked to hematopoietic disorders

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Native holdup allows the quantitative determination of affinities between full‐length transcription factors and DNA. Mutations in either the protein or the DNA can modulate binding strength, which can be precisely quantified using this approach. Applied to GATA1, it revealed mutations that alter DNA binding.
Boglarka Zambo, Bastien Morlet, Luc Negroni, Orsolya Mózner, Balázs Sarkadi, Gilles Travé, Gergo Gogl   +6 more
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PEG400 regulates Falcipain 2 activity through an allosteric mechanism

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Falcipain‐2 can potentially be leveraged as a drug target due to its critical role as a haemoglobinase during the intra‐erythrocytic stage of Plasmodium falciparum. Here, we investigate the regulation of the proteolytic and haemoglobinase activity of falcipain‐2 in the presence of polyethylene glycol.
Bikram Nath, Subhoja Chakraborty, Sampa Biswas   +2 more
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