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Background & objectives: Malaria is the most common parasitic infection in children and the most common cause of mortality by vector-borne disease in tropical countries.
Venkatesh Badugu +2 more
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Plasmodium vivax-like genome sequences shed new insights into Plasmodium vivax biology and evolution [PDF]
Although Plasmodium vivax is responsible for the majority of malaria infections outside Africa, little is known about its evolution and pathway to humans. Its closest genetic relative, P.
Arnathau, Céline +15 more
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PLASMODIUM VIVAX BLOOD-STAGE DYNAMICS [PDF]
We examine the dynamics of parasitemia and gametocytemia reflected in the preintervention charts of 221 malaria-naive U.S. neurosyphilis patients infected with the St. Elizabeth strain of Plasmodium vivax, for malariatherapy, focusing on the 109 charts for which 15 or more days of patency preceded intervention and daily records encompassed an average ...
F Ellis, McKenzie +2 more
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Introduction. Malaria is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. According to a WHO survey (2019-2020), the total number of malaria deaths is estimated to be 409000. Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are major malaria parasites, particularly
S. Sakpal +3 more
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Plasmodium vivax resistance to chloroquine in Dawei, southern Myanmar. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of chloroquine in the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in in Dawei District, southern Myanmar. METHODS: Enrolled patients at Sonsinphya clinic >6 months of age were assessed clinically and parasitologically every ...
Annerberg, A +9 more
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Attacking Plasmodium vivax [PDF]
Discussions beginning in 2012 ultimately led to a landmark document from the World Health Organization (WHO) titled, Control and Elimination of Plasmodium vivax: A Technical Brief, published in July 2015. That body of work represents multiple expert consultations coordinated by the WHO Global Malaria Program, along with technical consensus gathering ...
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Evidence of Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Humans and Plasmodium vivax [PDF]
The horizontal transfer of DNA between different organisms is a major force shaping the genomes of prokaryotes, but is considered to have a minor role in eukaryotes, with only a handful of known examples, mostly of limited size.
Daniel Z. Bar
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We report 11 cases of severe Plasmodium vivax malaria in Bikaner (western India). Patients exhibited cerebral malaria, renal failure, circulatory collapse, severe anemia, hemoglobinurea, abnormal bleeding, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and jaundice.
Dhanpat K. Kochar +5 more
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Global Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax [PDF]
Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria, putting 2.5 billion people at risk of infection. Its unique biological and epidemiological characteristics pose challenges to control strategies that have been principally targeted against Plasmodium falciparum Unlike P. falciparum, P.
Howes, R +6 more
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Insights into the elimination of vivax malaria in China
Background Malaria is caused by multiple parasitic species of the genus Plasmodium. Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread and poses challenges in elimination due to its unique biological and epidemiological characteristics.
Fang Huang, Li Zhang, Zhi-Gui Xia
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