Genetic diversity of malaria parasites represents a major issue in understanding several
aspects of malaria infection and disease. Genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum infections …

Background Genotyping malaria parasites to assess their diversity in different geographic
settings have become necessary for the selection of antigenic epitopes for vaccine …

Plasmodium falciparum isolates were obtained from Thai patients attending a malaria clinic
on the Thai-Kampuchean border over 4 cross-sectional surveys carried out at 3-monthly …

The epidemiology of malaria results from the interactions of three gene pools--parasite,
human, and mosquito vector--with one another and with their environment. Methods are …

We investigated Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity in isolates collected from school-
going residents aged from 5 to 15 years in the village of Pouma (Cameroon, Central Africa) …

While some genetic host factors are known to protect against severe Plasmodium falciparum
malaria, little is known about parasite virulence factors. We have compared the genetic …

Field populations of Plasmodium falciparum can be effectively genotyped by PCR‐
amplification of selected fragments of the Merozoite Surface Proteins 1 and 2 (MSP1 and …

Background The efficacy of anti-malarial drugs is assessed over a period of 28-63 days
(depending on the drugs' residence time) following initiation of treatment in order to capture …

We report on an analysis of the constraints of PCR typing of field Plasmodium falciparum
isolates by using a few highly polymorphic markers, MSA-1, MSA-2, TRAP, and CS. We …

Many studies in molecular epidemiology of malaria require the researcher to enumerate or
to characterize multiple Plasmodium falciparum infections found concurrently in one carrier …