Experimental infection of human volunteers

M Roestenberg, MA Hoogerwerf… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Controlled human infection (CHI) trials, in which healthy volunteers are experimentally
infected, can accelerate the development of novel drugs and vaccines for infectious …

Controlled human malaria infection: applications, advances, and challenges

DI Stanisic, JS McCarthy, MF Good - Infection and immunity, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) entails deliberate infection with malaria
parasites either by mosquito bite or by direct injection of sporozoites or parasitized …

Examining the human infectious reservoir for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in areas of differing transmission intensity

BP Gonçalves, MC Kapulu, P Sawa… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
A detailed understanding of the human infectious reservoir is essential for improving malaria
transmission-reducing interventions. Here we report a multi-regional assessment of …

Prime-boost vaccination with chimpanzee adenovirus and modified vaccinia Ankara encoding TRAP provides partial protection against Plasmodium falciparum …

C Ogwang, D Kimani, NJ Edwards, R Roberts… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Protective immunity to the liver stage of the malaria parasite can be conferred by vaccine-
induced T cells, but no subunit vaccination approach based on cellular immunity has shown …

Malaria diagnosis for malaria elimination

PA Zimmerman, RE Howes - Current opinion in infectious …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Malaria diagnosis for malaria elimination : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Malaria
diagnosis for malaria elimination : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Log in or Register …

Species and genotype diversity of Plasmodium in malaria patients from Gabon analysed by next generation sequencing

A Lalremruata, S Jeyaraj, T Engleitner, F Joanny… - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Six Plasmodium species are known to naturally infect humans. Mixed
species infections occur regularly but morphological discrimination by microscopy is difficult …

First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including …

P Cools, L van Lieshout, R Koelewijn… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are increasingly being used as
diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond blood smears: qualification of Plasmodium 18S rRNA as a biomarker for controlled human malaria infections

AM Seilie, M Chang, AE Hanron… - The American journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
18S rRNA is a biomarker that provides an alternative to thick blood smears in controlled
human malaria infection (CHMI) trials. We reviewed data from CHMI trials at non-endemic …

Substantial asymptomatic submicroscopic Plasmodium carriage during dry season in low transmission areas in Senegal: Implications for malaria control and …

M Niang, LG Thiam, R Sane, N Diagne, C Talla… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background In the progress towards malaria elimination, the accurate diagnosis of low-
density asymptomatic infections is critical. Low-density asymptomatic submicroscopic …

A nested real-time PCR assay for the quantification of Plasmodium falciparum DNA extracted from dried blood spots

TM Tran, A Aghili, S Li, A Ongoiba, K Kayentao… - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Background As public health efforts seek to eradicate malaria, there has been an emphasis
on eliminating low-density parasite reservoirs in asymptomatic carriers. As such, diagnosing …