The promise of a malaria vaccine—are we closer?

MB Laurens - Annual review of microbiology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Malaria vaccine development has rapidly advanced in the past decade. The very first phase
3 clinical trial of the RTS, S vaccine was completed with over 15,000 African infants and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M malaria transmission-blocking candidate vaccine in endemic settings

C Mulamba, C Williams, K Kreppel, JB Ouedraogo… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Malaria control relies heavily on the use of anti-malarial drugs and insecticides against
malaria parasites and mosquito vectors. Drug and insecticide resistance threatens the …

[HTML][HTML] Immune Responses to the Sexual Stages of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites

JA Kengne-Ouafo, CJ Sutherland, FN Binka… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Malaria infections remain a serious global health problem in the world, particularly among
children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, malaria control and …

[HTML][HTML] The transmission dynamics of a within-and between-hosts malaria model

FB Agusto, MCA Leite, ME Orive - Ecological complexity, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we developed a novel deterministic coupled model tying together the effects of
within-host and population level dynamics on malaria transmission dynamics. We develop …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of hookworm infection and anthelmintic treatment on naturally acquired antibody responses against the GMZ2 malaria vaccine candidate and …

B Amoani, B Gyan, SA Sakyi, EK Abu, SV Nuvor… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background Malaria and helminths diseases are co-endemic in most parts of sub-Saharan
Africa. Immune responses from each of these pathogens interact, and these interactions may …

[HTML][HTML] Intestinal injury and the gut microbiota in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

N Sriboonvorakul, K Chotivanich… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The pathophysiology of severe falciparum malaria involves a complex interaction between
the host, parasite, and gut microbes. In this review, we focus on understanding parasite …

[HTML][HTML] Low Levels of Human Antibodies to Gametocyte-Infected Erythrocytes Contrasts the PfEMP1-Dominant Response to Asexual Stages in P. falciparum Malaria

JA Chan, DR Drew, L Reiling, A Lisboa-Pinto… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Vaccines that target Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes have the potential to reduce
malaria transmission and are thus attractive targets for malaria control. However, very little is …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of the infective Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes by RT-qPCR assay from malaria endemic region of Northeastern India

R Das, K Vashisht, L Kori, K SINGH… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The diagnosis of infectious reservoir in malaria (gametocytes) is necessary,
especially in low density infections and asymptomatic malaria patients. The gametocyte …

Antibodies to PfsEGXP, an Early Gametocyte-Enriched Phosphoprotein, Predict Decreased Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Density in Humans

CP Nixon, CE Nixon, IC Michelow… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Antigametocyte-specific immune responses may regulate Plasmodium
falciparum gametocyte density, providing the rationale for pursuing transmission-blocking …

[HTML][HTML] Immune responses in malaria transmission

GP Bansal, N Kumar - Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Malaria transmission depends on the development and survival
in humans of mature sexual stage parasites, known as gametocytes which further develop …