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Overexpression of hepatocyte EphA2 enhances liver-stage infection by Plasmodium vivax

Scientific Reports, 2022
The liver is the first destination of malaria parasites in humans. After reaching the liver by the blood stream, Plasmodium sporozoites cross the liver sinusoid epithelium, enter and exit several hepatocytes, and eventually invade a final hepatocyte host
Sittinont Chainarin, Ubonwan Jaihan, Parsakorn Tapaopong, Pinyapat Kongngen, Nawapol Kunkeaw, Liwang Cui, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Wang Nguitragool, Wanlapa Roobsoong   +8 more
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Absence of Plasmodium inui and Plasmodium cynomolgi, but detection of Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium vivax infections in asymptomatic humans in the Betong division of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Plasmodium knowlesi, a simian malaria parasite, has become the main cause of malaria in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Epidemiological data on malaria for Sarawak has been derived solely from hospitalized patients, and more accurate ...
Angela Siner, Sze-Tze Liew, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Dayang Shuaisah Awang Mohamad, Felicia Kavita Thomas, Mohammad Zulkarnaen, Balbir Singh   +6 more
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Plasmodium Vivax Associated Myocarditis

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2014
Plasmodium infection in human beings is often associated with complications. Complications such as cerebral malaria, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury and cardiac complications including myocarditis, pericarditis and hypoglycaemia ...
Ajinkya A Sonambekar, Nikhil Gupta, Mukul P Agarwal, Surendra Rajpal, Amitesh Aggarwal   +4 more
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation presenting as symmetrical peripheral gangrene: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Plasmodium vivax was traditionally thought to be benign; however, nowadays it presents with a myriad of systemic complications like cerebral malaria, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury, acute pancreatitis, hepatic ...
Vineet Jain, Khan Afreen, Jyotsana Kumari, Tanveer Mir, Bilal Wani, Romit Bhushan   +5 more
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax infections among Duffy-negative population in Kedougou, Senegal

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2018
Background In the southeastern Senegal, the report of Plasmodium vivax infections among febrile patients in Kedougou constitutes a new emerging health problem.
Makhtar Niang, Rokhaya Sane, Abdourahmane Sow, Bacary D. Sadio, Sophy Chy, Eric Legrand, Ousmane Faye, Mawlouth Diallo, Amadou A. Sall, Didier Menard, Aissatou Toure-Balde   +10 more
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The disappearance of malaria from Denmark, 1862–1900

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The reason for malaria's disappearance from northwestern Europe in the early twentieth century has long been discussed but remains an unresolved conundrum. This is partially due to a previous focus on the early modern era, and partially because various theories have never been tested against each other.
Mathias Mølbak Ingholt, Maarten van Wijhe, Lone Simonsen, Daniel Weinberger   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Quantitative Point‐of‐Care SD Biosensor Standard G6PD Test for Assessment of G6PD Deficiency in Infectious Diseases

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background G6PD deficiency affects about 500 million people worldwide and is prevalent in many malaria‐endemic settings. People with G6PD deficiency are at risk of hemolysis when exposed to certain medications, including 8‐aminoquinoline drugs used to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Flavia Regina Medeiros da Silva, Alexandre Gomes Vizzoni, Daniela Mendes‐de‐Almeida, Joanna Bokel, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, André Machado Siqueira, Yasmine Rangel Vieira, Simone da Costa Cruz Silva   +7 more
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Molecular detection of drug resistant malaria in Southern Thailand

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Drug resistance within the major malaria parasites Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum threatens malaria control and elimination in Southeast Asia.
Chaturong Noisang, Christiane Prosser, Wieland Meyer, Waenurama Chemoh, John Ellis, Nongyao Sawangjaroen, Rogan Lee   +6 more
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Artificial intelligence‐powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Microscopy and image analysis play a vital role in parasitology research; they are critical for identifying parasitic organisms and elucidating their complex life cycles. Despite major advancements in imaging and analysis, several challenges remain. These include the integration of interdisciplinary data; information derived from various model
Mariana De Niz, Sara Silva Pereira, David Kirchenbuechler, Leandro Lemgruber, Constadina Arvanitis   +4 more
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The anaemia of Plasmodium vivax malaria

Malaria Journal, 2012
Plasmodium vivax threatens nearly half the world’s population and is a significant impediment to achievement of the millennium development goals. It is an important, but incompletely understood, cause of anaemia.
Douglas Nicholas M, Anstey Nicholas M, Buffet Pierre A, Poespoprodjo Jeanne R, Yeo Tsin W, White Nicholas J, Price Ric N   +6 more
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