Several questions on public health impact have arisen from the discovery of a large focus of
the simian malaria parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi, in the human population. P. knowlesi …

Background An assessment of the correlation between anti-malarial treatment outcome and
molecular markers would improve the early detection and monitoring of drug resistance by …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

This review defines the concepts of maternal–fetal (congenital) and vertical transmissions
(mother-to-child) of pathogens and specifies the human parasites susceptible to be …

As many malaria-endemic countries move towards elimination of Plasmodium falciparum,
the most virulent human malaria parasite, effective tools for monitoring malaria epidemiology …

Background: Each year, malaria threatens 125 million pregnancies, and gestational malaria
is responsible for up to 200,000 infant deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. With advancing …

Malaria is the most devastating parasitic infection in the world, annually causing over 1
million deaths and extensive morbidity. The global burden of malaria has increased over the …

Malaria infections containing multiple parasite genotypes are ubiquitous in nature, and play
a central role in models of recombination, intra-host dynamics, virulence, sex ratio, immunity …

This review reexamines the results obtained in recent decades regarding the compatibility
polymorphism between the snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the pathogen, Schistosoma …

Molecular epidemiology leverages genetic information to study the risk factors that affect the
frequency and distribution of malaria cases. This article describes molecular epidemiologic …