Mapping the genomic landscape of multidrug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum and its impact on parasite fitness

S Mok, T Yeo, D Hong, MJ Shears, LS Ross… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites have swept across Southeast Asia and now
threaten Africa. By implementing a P. falciparum genetic cross using humanized mice, we …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating the risk of antimalarial resistance via covalent dual-subunit inhibition of the Plasmodium proteasome

I Deni, BH Stokes, KE Ward, KJ Fairhurst… - Cell chemical …, 2023 - cell.com
The Plasmodium falciparum proteasome constitutes a promising antimalarial target, with
multiple chemotypes potently and selectively inhibiting parasite proliferation and synergizing …

Analytic Approaches in Genomic Epidemiological Studies of Parasitic Protozoa

T Wang, Z Zhang, Y Feng, L Xiao - … and Emerging Diseases, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) plays an important role in the advanced characterization
of pathogen transmission and is widely used in studies of major bacterial and viral diseases …

The problem of antimalarial resistance and its implications for drug discovery

TM Schäfer, L Pessanha de Carvalho… - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Malaria remains a devastating infectious disease with hundreds of thousands of
casualties each year. Antimalarial drug resistance has been a threat to malaria control and …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular surveillance of Kelch 13 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya and Ethiopia

B Jeang, D Zhong, MC Lee, H Atieli, D Yewhalaw… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Timely molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 (k13) gene
mutations is essential for monitoring the emergence and stemming the spread of artemisinin …

Amplicon Deep Sequencing Reveals Multiple Genetic Events Lead to Treatment Failure with Atovaquone-Proguanil in Plasmodium falciparum

D Castañeda-Mogollón, NB Toppings… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Atovaquone-proguanil (AP) is used as treatment for uncomplicated malaria, and as a
chemoprophylactic agent against Plasmodium falciparum. Imported malaria remains one of …

Fast-Killing Tyrosine Amide ((S)-SW228703) with Blood- and Liver-Stage Antimalarial Activity Associated with the Cyclic Amine Resistance Locus (PfCARL)

LS Imlay, AK Lawong, S Gahalawat… - ACS infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Current malaria treatments are threatened by drug resistance, and new drugs are urgently
needed. In a phenotypic screen for new antimalarials, we identified (S)-SW228703 ((S) …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative evaluation of rapid diagnostic test and real-time PCR in clinically suspected malaria

K Jatav, H Shah, L Singh, K Ramanath… - National Journal of …, 2023 - njppp.com
Background: India represents 3% related to the global malaria problem. Early diagnosis and
treatment that are complete alongside preventive measures are modalities essential to …

[PDF][PDF] Amplicon Deep Sequencing Elucidates the Complexity of Infection in Pathogens of Global Health Importance

D Castañeda Mogollón - 2023 - prism.ucalgary.ca
The work included in this Ph. D. thesis was designed, generated, performed, and written by
Daniel Castañeda Mogollón at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This …

The Duffy antigen system and Plasmodium vivax: Immunological and epidemiological approaches to unconventional malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

L Bradley - 2023 - escholarship.org
In the last two decades' tremendous progress has been made towards global goals of
malaria control and elimination, yet there were still an estimated 227 million cases in 20191 …