Plasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing human malaria and their basic biology

S Sato - Journal of physiological anthropology, 2021 - Springer
Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic
clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering …

[HTML][HTML] Biology and epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax gametocyte carriage: implication for malaria control and elimination

A Alemayehu - Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Malaria is among the leading public health problems worldwide. Female anopheles
mosquito orchestrates the transmission of malaria by taking gametocytes and introducing …

Strains used in whole organism Plasmodium falciparum vaccine trials differ in genome structure, sequence, and immunogenic potential

KA Moser, EF Drábek, A Dwivedi, EM Stucke… - genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) whole-organism sporozoite vaccines have
been shown to provide significant protection against controlled human malaria infection …

Characterization of Plasmodium infections among inhabitants of rural areas in Gabon

TG Woldearegai, A Lalremruata, TT Nguyen… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Plasmodium infections in endemic areas are often asymptomatic, can be caused by different
species and contribute significantly to transmission. We performed a cross-sectional study in …

Modeling the dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in humans during malaria infection

P Cao, KA Collins, S Zaloumis, T Wattanakul, J Tarning… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Renewed efforts to eliminate malaria have highlighted the potential to interrupt human-to-
mosquito transmission—a process mediated by gametocyte kinetics in human hosts. Here …

Gametocyte carriage of Plasmodium falciparum (pfs25) and Plasmodium vivax (pvs25) during mass screening and treatment in West Timor, Indonesia: a …

A Kosasih, C Koepfli, MS Dahlan, WA Hawley, JK Baird… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background A goal of malaria epidemiological interventions is the detection and treatment of
parasite reservoirs in endemic areas—an activity that is expected to reduce local …

Transcriptome profiling reveals functional variation in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from controlled human malaria infection studies

R Hoo, E Bruske, S Dimonte, L Zhu, B Mordmüller… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background The transcriptome of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates varies
according to strain, mosquito bites, disease severity and clinical history. Therefore, it …

[HTML][HTML] Viability and Infectivity of Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Short-Term Culture

GQ Ramos, DC Baia-da-Silva, MVG Lacerda… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The control and elimination of malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax both represent a great
challenge due to the biological aspects of the species. Gametocytes are the forms …

Direct injection of Amblyomma americanum ticks with Cytauxzoon felis

TS Yang, MV Reichard, HS Marr, LA Cohn… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cytauxzoon felis is a tick-borne hemoprotozoan parasite that causes life-threatening
disease in domestic cats in the United States. Currently, the platforms for C. felis research …

Novel Method for the Separation of Male and Female Gametocytes of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum That Enables Biological and Drug Discovery

MC Ridgway, KS Shea, D Cihalova, AG Maier - Msphere, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
We developed a flow-cytometry-based method to separate and collect cocultured male and
female Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes responsible for malaria transmission. The purity …