The efficient spread of malaria from infected humans to mosquitoes is a major challenge for
malaria elimination initiatives. Gametocytes are the only Plasmodium life stage infectious to …

Infections with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause over 600,000 deaths
each year, concentrated in Africa and in young children, but much of the world's population …

Malaria in India, while decreasing, remains a serious public health problem, and the
contribution of submicroscopic and asymptomatic infections to its persistence is poorly …

Abstract Background The production of Plasmodium gametocytes in vitro is a real challenge.
Many protocols have been described, but few have resulted in the production of viable and …

Malaria elimination may never succeed without the implementation of transmission-blocking
strategies. The transmission of Plasmodium spp. parasites from the human host to the …

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 …

Babesia divergens is an apicomplexan parasite that infects human red blood cells (RBCs),
initiating cycles of invasion, replication, and egress, resulting in extensive metabolic …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Artemisia annua has a long history of use in Southeast
Asia where it was used to treat “fever”, and A. afra has a similar history in southern Africa …

The Protist kingdom individuals are the most ancestral representatives of eukaryotes. They
have inhabited Earth since ancient times and are currently found in the most diverse …

Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) is the leading protozoan causing malaria,
the most devastating parasitic disease. To ensure transmission, a small subset of Pf …