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Fusion to green fluorescent protein improves expression levels of Theileria parva sporozoite surface antigen p67 in insect cells [PDF]

, 2002
East Coast fever (ECF) is a fatal disease of cattle caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva. The development of a subunit vaccine, based on the sporozoite-specific surface antigen p67, has been hampered by difficulties in achieving high-level ...
Kaba, S.A., Musoke, A.J., Nene, V., Oers, M.M., van, Vlak, J.M.   +4 more
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Detecting malaria sporozoites in live, field-collected mosquitoes [PDF]

, 2016
A method is described for identifying malaria-infected mosquitoes, without killing them or hampering their fitness. Individual mosquitoes were induced to salivate on coverslips, and sporozoites, deposited on the glass surface, were visualized by Giemsa ...
Habluetzel, A., Merzagora, L., Jenni, L., Betschart, B., Rotigliano, G., Esposito, F.   +5 more
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Cell Traversal Activity Is Important for Plasmodium falciparum Liver Infection in Humanized Mice

Cell Reports, 2017
Malaria sporozoites are deposited into the skin by mosquitoes and infect hepatocytes. The molecular basis of how Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites migrate through host cells is poorly understood, and direct evidence of its importance in vivo is lacking ...
Annie S.P. Yang, Matthew T. O’Neill, Charlie Jennison, Sash Lopaticki, Cody C. Allison, Jennifer S. Armistead, Sara M. Erickson, Kelly L. Rogers, Andrew M. Ellisdon, James C. Whisstock, Rebecca E. Tweedell, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, Donna N. Douglas, Norman M. Kneteman, Justin A. Boddey   +14 more
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Cell biology and immunology of malaria.

, 2011
Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by unicellular parasites of the genus Plasmodium. These obligate intracellular parasites have the unique capacity to infect and replicate within erythrocytes, which are terminally differentiated host ...
Hafalla, Julius Clemence, Matuschewski, Kai, Silvie, Olivier   +2 more
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An Improved Theileria parva Sporozoite Seroneutralization Assay for the Identification of East Coast Fever Immune Correlates

Antibodies
Background: Immune correlates of protection are ideal tools to predict treatment or vaccine efficacy. However, the accuracy of the immune correlate and the capability to robustly predict the outcome of a vaccine candidate are determined by the ...
Hannah Chege, Samuel Githigia, James Gathumbi, Naomi Chege, Rose Ojuok, Josiah Odaba, Stephen Mwalimu, Harriet Oboge, Lucilla Steinaa, Vishvanath Nene, Anna Lacasta   +10 more
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In silico comparative genomics analysis of Plasmodium falciparum for the identification of putative essential genes and therapeutic candidates.

, 2014
A sequence of computational methods was used for predicting novel drug targets against drug resistant malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Comparative genomics, orthologous protein analysis among same and other malaria parasites and protein-protein ...
Altschul, Andrews, Anishetty, Arama, Berman, Bernstein, Bhasin, Boeckmann, Chang, Chawley, Chen, Colovos, Corpet, David Charles Warhurst, Eisenberg, Finn, Franceschini, Ghosh, Irwin, Irwin, Kanehisa, Konc, Krogh, Kushwaha, Larsen, Laskowski, Ludin, Miller, Morris, Mrutyunjay Suar, Mulder, Pieper, Pierleoni, Pontius, Rajani Kanta Mahapatra, Sali, Subhashree Rout, Sun, Tam, von Mering, Wallner, Wiederstein, World Health Organization, Yang, Yeh, Zhexin   +45 more
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Detection of cryptosporidium oocysts in water and environmental concentrates [PDF]

, 1997
Whilst current methods for the isolation and enumeration of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in water have provided some insight into their occurrence and significance, they are regarded as being inefficient, variable and time-consuming, with much of the ...
Smith, H.V.
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Detecting signatures of balancing selection to identify targets of anti-parasite immunity.

, 2010
Parasite antigen genes might evolve under frequency-dependent immune selection. The distinctive patterns of polymorphism that result can be detected using population genetic methods that test for signatures of balancing selection, allowing genes encoding
Conway, David J, Weedall, Gareth D
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Transmission indices of malaria in Anopheles mosquitoes in an agrarian community adjourning Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Background & objectives: Mosquitoes transmit malaria and other infectious diseases. A thorough understanding of the dynamics, biting behavior, and infectiousness of Anopheles vector sporozoites is required to calculate transmission indices and develop ...
Zarat O Iwalewa, Olabanji A Surakat, Mohammed A Rufai, Kamilu A Fasasi, Harun K Aremu, Monsuru A Adeleke   +5 more
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Is vaccination the only option for possible global malaria eradication? [PDF]

, 2006
In the last century, vaccines, together with the discovery of antibiotics have been powerful tools in the management of infectious diseases. Both were of particular importance in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with infections prevailing ...
Tonna, Ivan
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