Managing host-parasite interactions in humans and wildlife in times of global change

K Wells, R Flynn - Parasitology Research, 2022 - Springer
Global change in the Anthropocene has modified the environment of almost any species on
earth, be it through climate change, habitat modifications, pollution, human intervention in …

Malaria surveillance reveals parasite relatedness, signatures of selection, and correlates of transmission across Senegal

SF Schaffner, A Badiane, A Khorgade, M Ndiop… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
We here analyze data from the first year of an ongoing nationwide program of genetic
surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Senegal. The analysis is based on 1097 …

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Africa and China's upgraded role as a contributor: a scoping review

M Xu, YX Hu, SN Lu, MA Idris, SD Zhou, J Yang… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Children under five are the vulnerable population most at risk of being infected
with Plasmodium parasites, especially in the Sahel region. Seasonal malaria …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary genetics of malaria

KA Schneider, CJ Salas - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many standard-textbook population-genetic results apply to a wide range of species.
Sometimes, however, population-genetic models and principles need to be tailored to a …

Low genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 and 2 and multiplicity of infections in western Ethiopia following effective malaria …

G Tadele, FK Jaiteh, M Oboh, E Oriero, S Dugassa… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Genetic diversity of malaria parasites can inform the intensity of transmission
and poses a major threat to malaria control and elimination interventions. Characterization …

On the contribution of the rodent model Plasmodium chabaudi for understanding the genetics of drug resistance in malaria

P Cravo - Parasitology International, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria is a devastating disease that still claims over half a million lives every year, mostly in
sub–Saharan Africa. One of the main barriers to malaria control is the evolution and …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis on Plasmodium falciparum sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance-conferring mutations in India identifies hot spots for genetic surveillance

A Sinha, S Kar, C Chauhan, CP Yadav, L Kori - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background India is on track to eliminate malaria by 2030 but emerging resistance to first-
line antimalarials is a recognised threat. Two instances of rapid development, spread, and …

Moderate ART resistance mutations with low fitness cost in malaria parasites from Africa

HM Behrens, S Schmidt, D Peigney, J May… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Combination therapies containing Artemisinin derivatives (ART) are the first line treatment of
malaria but their effectiveness is reduced by resistance due to a fraction of ring stage …

Leishmaniasis: Current Trends in Microbiology and Pharmacology

I Adams, AA Kwapong, E Boafo, E Twum… - Rising Contagious …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease infecting the world's poorest populations in
over 90 countries throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America …

Time to scale up molecular surveillance for anti-malarial drug resistance in sub-saharan Africa

C Nsanzabana - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Artemisinin resistance has emerged and spread in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS),
followed by artemisinin-based combination therapy failure, due to both artemisinin and …