Plasmodium malariae causes malaria in humans throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Plasmodium ovale curtisi and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri are sympatric sibling species …

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A reduction in the global burden of malaria over the past two decades has encouraged
efforts for regional malaria elimination. Despite the need to target all Plasmodium species …

Background Prompt and effective malaria diagnosis not only alleviates individual suffering,
but also decreases malaria transmission at the community level. The commonly used …

Background After successfully reducing the malaria burden to pre-elimination levels over the
past two decades, the national malaria programme in Vietnam has recently switched from …

Background Up to now a malaria vaccine remains elusive. The Plasmodium falciparum
serine repeat antigen-5 formulated with aluminum hydroxyl gel (BK-SE36) is a blood-stage …

Developing countries harbour most of the rural populations in the world. These rural
populations suffer from poverty, poor health and lack of basic health care. Rural livelihoods …

Indoor residual spraying (IRS) with insecticide is now recommended for malaria control in
high-transmission settings. However, concerns about insecticide resistance have increased …

During a longitudinal study investigating the dynamics of malaria in Ugandan lakeshore
communities, a consistently high malaria prevalence was observed in young children …

Background Informing and evaluating malaria control efforts relies on knowledge of local
transmission dynamics. Serological and molecular tools have demonstrated great sensitivity …