Plasmodium vivax in the era of the shrinking P. falciparum map

RN Price, RJ Commons, KE Battle, K Thriemer… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Plasmodium vivax is an important cause of malaria, associated with a significant public
health burden. Whilst enhanced malaria-control activities have successfully reduced the …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium vivax–How hidden reservoirs hinder global malaria elimination

F Angrisano, LJ Robinson - Parasitology International, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread human malaria parasite. Global
malaria efforts have been less successful at reducing the burden of P. vivax compared to P …

Mapping the global endemicity and clinical burden of Plasmodium vivax, 2000–17: a spatial and temporal modelling study

KE Battle, TCD Lucas, M Nguyen, RE Howes… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Plasmodium vivax exacts a significant toll on health worldwide, yet few efforts to
date have quantified the extent and temporal trends of its global distribution. Given the …

Effect of primaquine dose on the risk of recurrence in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

RJ Commons, M Rajasekhar, P Edler… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Primaquine is used to eliminate Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites, but its optimal
dosing regimen remains unclear. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring Plasmodium vivax resistance to antimalarials: Persisting challenges and future directions

MU Ferreira, TN de Sousa, GW Rangel… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging antimalarial drug resistance may undermine current efforts to control and
eliminate Plasmodium vivax, the most geographically widespread yet neglected human …

Estimated impact of tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax control and elimination in Brazil: A modelling study

N Nekkab, R Lana, M Lacerda, T Obadia… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite recent intensification of control measures, Plasmodium vivax poses a
major challenge for malaria elimination efforts. Liver-stage hypnozoite parasites that cause …

A review of the current status of G6PD deficiency testing to guide radical cure treatment for vivax malaria

A Sadhewa, S Cassidy-Seyoum, S Acharya, A Devine… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plasmodium vivax malaria continues to cause a significant burden of disease in the Asia-
Pacific, the Horn of Africa, and the Americas. In addition to schizontocidal treatment, the 8 …

The top 1%: quantifying the unequal distribution of malaria in Brazil

R Lana, N Nekkab, AM Siqueira, C Peterka… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background As malaria endemic countries strive towards elimination, intensified spatial
heterogeneities of local transmission could undermine the effectiveness of traditional …

Malaria morbidity and mortality following introduction of a universal policy of artemisinin-based treatment for malaria in Papua, Indonesia: A longitudinal surveillance …

E Kenangalem, JR Poespoprodjo, NM Douglas… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Malaria control activities can have a disproportionately greater impact on
Plasmodium falciparum than on P. vivax in areas where both species are coendemic. We …

Developing sero-diagnostic tests to facilitate Plasmodium vivax Serological Test-and-Treat approaches: modeling the balance between public health impact and …

T Obadia, N Nekkab, LJ Robinson, C Drakeley… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Eliminating Plasmodium vivax will require targeting the hidden liver-
stage reservoir of hypnozoites. This necessitates new interventions balancing the benefit of …