Community-based molecular and serological surveillance of subclinical malaria in Myanmar
May 28, 2021
Background In the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), current malaria surveillance strategies rely on a network of village health volunteers (VHVs)…
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in individuals with and without malaria: Analysis of clinical trial, cross-sectional and case-control data from Bangladesh
April 23, 2021
Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity is dependent upon G6PD genotype and age of the red blood cell (RBC) population, with…
The changing epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax: Insights from conventional and novel surveillance tools
April 23, 2021
Sarah Auburn and co-authors discuss the unique biology and epidemiology of P. vivax and current evidence on conventional and new…
Estimated impact of tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax control and elimination in Brazil: A modelling study
April 23, 2021
Background Despite recent intensification of control measures, Plasmodium vivax poses a major challenge for malaria elimination efforts. Liver-stage hypnozoite parasites that cause…
Optimizing Myanmar’s community-delivered malaria volunteer model: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives
February 8, 2021
Background In parallel with the change of malaria policy from control to elimination and declines in the malaria burden in…
The risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia after P. falciparum malaria: An individual patient data meta-analysis from the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network
November 19, 2020
Background There is a high risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia following treatment of falciparum malaria. Our study aimed to quantify this risk…
Monitoring Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax using microsatellite markers indicates limited changes in population structure after substantial transmission decline in Papua New Guinea
September 28, 2020
Monitoring the genetic structure of pathogen populations may be an economical and sensitive approach to quantify the impact of control…
Evaluation of the effectiveness of topical repellent distributed by village health volunteer networks against Plasmodium spp. infection in Myanmar: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial
August 20, 2020
Background The World Health Organization has yet to endorse deployment of topical repellents for malaria prevention as part of public…
Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria
July 30, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of infections, hundreds of thousands of deaths and major societal disruption due…
Innate immune responses to malaria-infected erythrocytes in pregnant women: Effects of gravidity, malaria infection, and geographic location
July 29, 2020
Background Malaria in pregnancy causes maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, and maternal innate immune responses are implicated in…