Protozoan Plasmodium parasites are the causative agents of malaria, a deadly disease that
continues to afflict hundreds of millions of people every year. Infections with malaria …

Malaria is one of the most devastating human infectious diseases caused by Plasmodium
spp. parasites. A search for an effective and safe vaccine is the main challenge for its …

Effective malaria control strategies require an accurate understanding of the epidemiology of
locally transmitted Plasmodium species. Compared to Plasmodium falciparum infection …

Plasmodium vivax causes heavy burdens of disease across malarious regions worldwide.
Mature P. vivax asexual and transmissive gametocyte stages occur in the blood circulation …

The erythrocyte silent Duffy blood group phenotype in Africans is thought to confer
resistance to Plasmodium vivax blood-stage infection. However, recent studies report P …

Reticulocyte invasion by Plasmodium vivax requires interaction of the Duffy-binding protein
(PvDBP) with host Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARCs). The binding domain of …

Abstract “The Primate Malarias” book has been a uniquely important resource for multiple
generations of scientists, since its debut in 1971, and remains pertinent to the present day …

Wild-living African apes are endemically infected with parasites that are closely related to
human Plasmodium vivax, a leading cause of malaria outside Africa. This finding suggests …

Background The interaction between the Plasmodium vivax Duffy-binding protein and the
corresponding Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC) is primarily responsible for …

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