Simple Summary Malaria is one of the most severe life-threatening human vector-borne
diseases worldwide today, leading to high mortality. Children under the age of five and …

Over recent years, progress in molecular markers for genotyping malaria parasites has
enabled informative studies of epidemiology and transmission dynamics. Results have …

The genetic diversity of pkmsp-1 of Malaysian Plasmodium knowlesi isolates was studied
recently. However, the study only included three relatively older strains from Peninsular …

Background The complexity of infection in malaria-endemic areas is exacerbated by the
presence of genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum strains. There is a risk that more …

Abstract Background Understanding Plasmodium falciparum population diversity and
transmission dynamics provides information on the intensity of malaria transmission, which …

Background. The severity of malaria infection depends on the host, parasite and
environmental factors. Merozoite surface protein (msp) diversity determines transmission …

Transmission dynamics is an important indicator for malaria control and elimination. As we
move closer to eliminating malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), transmission indices with …

Malaria is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium species, and transmitted
by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito. It remains a major public health …

Kelch-13 is a gene produced by Plasmodium falciparum, one of the species of Malaria
parasite. Malaria remains a major public health challenge especially in Sub-Saharan Africa …

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 …