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Phagocytosis-inducing antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum upon immunization with a recombinant PfEMP1 NTS-DBL1α domain

Individuals living in endemic areas gradually acquire natural immunity to clinical malaria, largely dependent on antibodies against parasite antigens. There are many studies indicating that the variant antigen...

Maria del Pilar Quintana, Davide Angeletti, Kirsten Moll, Qijun Chen and Mats Wahlgren

Malaria Journal 2016 15:416

Erratum to: Construction site workers’ malaria knowledge and treatment-seeking pattern in a highly endemic urban area of India

Siddharudha Shivalli, Sudarshan Pai, Kibballi Madhukeshwar Akshaya and Neevan D’Souza

Malaria Journal 2016 15:415

Diversity and frequency of kdr mutations within Anopheles sinensis populations from Guangxi, China

Anopheles sinensis is a major vector of malaria in China and its control is under great threat as the development of insecticide resistance. Voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) is the ...

Chan Yang, Xiangyang Feng, Zushi Huang, Mei Li and Xinghui Qiu

Malaria Journal 2016 15:411

Prevalence of crt and mdr-1 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Grande Comore island after withdrawal of chloroquine

In Comoros, the widespread of chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium falciparum populations was a major obstacle to malaria control, which led to the official withdrawal of CQ in 2004. Continuous monitoring of CQ-...

Bo Huang, Qi Wang, Changsheng Deng, Jianhua Wang, Tao Yang, Shiguang Huang, Xin-zhuan Su, Yajun Liu, Longhua Pan, Guoming Li, Di Li, Hongying Zhang, Afane Bacar, Kamal Said Abdallah, Rachad Attoumane, Ahamada M. S. A. Mliva…

Malaria Journal 2016 15:414

Feasibility and implementation of community-based malaria case management with integrated vector control in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Malaria prevalence in the Mulumbu Health Area in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo has remained high (>70 %) despite repeated vector control (indoor residual spray) and mass insecticide-treate...

Edouard Kawawa Swana, Ghislain Yav Makan, Clarence Kaut Mukeng, Henriette Ilunga Mupumba, Gabriel Mutabusha Kalaba, Oscar Numbi Luboya and Michael J. Bangs

Malaria Journal 2016 15:413

Evaluation of the operational challenges in implementing reactive screen-and-treat and implications of reactive case detection strategies for malaria elimination in a region of low transmission in southern Zambia

As malaria transmission declines in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa, interventions to identify the asymptomatic reservoir are being deployed with the goals of improving surveillance and interrupting transmi...

Kelly M. Searle, Harry Hamapumbu, Jailos Lubinda, Timothy M. Shields, Jessie Pinchoff, Tamaki Kobayashi, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Daniel J. Bridges, David A. Larsen, Philip E. Thuma and William J. Moss

Malaria Journal 2016 15:412

Sustaining control: lessons from the Lubombo spatial development initiative in southern Africa

The Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative (LSDI) was a tri-country project between South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique with the aim of accelerating socio-economic development in the region. The malaria com...

Rajendra Maharaj, Devanand Moonasar, Candrinho Baltazar, Simon Kunene and Natashia Morris

Malaria Journal 2016 15:409

Quantifying the removal of red blood cells in Macaca mulatta during a Plasmodium coatneyi infection

Malaria is the most deadly parasitic disease in humans globally, and the long-time coexistence with malaria has left indelible marks in the human genome that are the causes of a variety of genetic disorders. A...

Luis L. Fonseca, Harnel S. Alezi, Alberto Moreno, John W. Barnwell, Mary R. Galinski and Eberhard O. Voit

Malaria Journal 2016 15:410

Eave tubes for malaria control in Africa: an introduction

In spite of massive progress in the control of African malaria since the turn of the century, there is a clear and recognized need for additional tools beyond long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) ...

Bart G. J. Knols, Marit Farenhorst, Rob Andriessen, Janneke Snetselaar, Remco A. Suer, Anne J. Osinga, Johan M. H. Knols, Johan Deschietere, Kija R. Ng’habi, Issa N. Lyimo, Stella T. Kessy, Valeriana S. Mayagaya, Sergej Sperling, Michael Cordel, Eleanore D. Sternberg, Patrick Hartmann…

Malaria Journal 2016 15:404

Plasma levels of Galectin-9 reflect disease severity in malaria infection

Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is a β-galactoside-binding lectin that interacts with sugar moieties on glycoproteins and glycolipids of cells and pathogens. Gal-9 is known as an immune modulator that induces cell death vi...

Bindongo P. P. Dembele, Haorile Chagan-Yasutan, Toshiro Niki, Yugo Ashino, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Egawa Shinichi, Srivicha Krudsood, Shigeyuki Kano and Toshio Hattori

Malaria Journal 2016 15:403

Spatial distributions of Anopheles species in relation to malaria incidence at 70 localities in the highly endemic Northwest and South Pacific coast regions of Colombia

A proper identification of malaria vectors is essential for any attempt to control this disease. Between 40 and 47 Anopheles species have been recorded in Colombia, and eight species complexes have been identifie...

Martha L. Ahumada, Lorena I. Orjuela, Paula X. Pareja, Marcela Conde, Diana M. Cabarcas, Eliana F. G. Cubillos, Jorge A. Lopez, John C. Beier, Sócrates Herrera and Martha L. Quiñones

Malaria Journal 2016 15:407