plasmodium spp.

Diagnosis of Malaria Parasites Plasmodium spp. in Endemic Areas: Current Strategies for an Ancient Disease

Tags:

diagnosis, malaria parasites, plasmodium spp., Ancient Disease

Author(s):

Gitta B, Kilian N

Reference:

Bioessays, 2019 Dec 12:e1900138

Fast and effective detection of the causative agent of malaria in humans, protozoan Plasmodium parasites, is of crucial importance for increasing the effectiveness of treatment and to control a devastating disease that affects millions of people living in endemic areas. The microscopic examination of Giemsa‐stained blood films still remains the gold‐standard in Plasmodium detection today.

Prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in the Amazonian Border Context (French Guiana-Brazil): Associated Factors and Spatial Distribution

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prevalence, plasmodium spp., Amazonian Border, French Guiana-Brazil, Associated Factors, Spatial Distribution

Author(s):

Mosnier E, Roux E, Musset L, et al.

Reference:

Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 00(0), 2019, pp. 1–12

To implement future malaria elimination strategies in French Guiana, a characterization of the infectious reservoir is recommended. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between October and December 2017 in the French Guianese municipality of St Georges de l’Oyapock, located along the Brazilian border. The prevalence of Plasmodium spp. was determined using a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Country:

French Guiana

Assessment of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infection by detection of parasite DNA in residents of an extra-Amazonian region of Brazil

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plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

Filomena E. C. de Alencar, Rosely dos Santos Malafronte, Angelica Espinosa Miranda, et al.

Reference:

Malaria Journal 2018 17:113, 14 March 2018

The low incidence of cases and the low frequency of asymptomatic malaria carriers investigated make it unlikely that the transmission chain in the region is based solely on human hosts, as cases are isolated one from another by hundreds of kilometers and frequently by long periods of time, reinforcing instead the hypothesis of zoonotic transmission.

Phylogenetic analysis of simian Plasmodium spp. infecting Anopheles balabacensis Baisas in Sabah, Malaysia

Tags:

plasmodium spp., anopheles balabacensis

Author(s):

Tock H. Chua, Benny O. Manin, Sylvia Daim, Indra Vythilingam, Chris Drakeley

Reference:

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(10): e0005991

Background

Anopheles balabacensis of the Leucospyrus group has been confirmed as the primary knowlesi malaria vector in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo for some time now. Presently, knowlesi malaria is the only zoonotic simian malaria in Malaysia with a high prevalence recorded in the states of Sabah and Sarawak.

Methodology/Principal findings

Country:

Malaysia

Avian Plasmodium in Eastern Austrian mosquitoes

Tags:

plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

Ellen Schoener, Sarah Susanne Uebleis, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, et al.

Reference:

Malaria Journal 2017 16:389, 29 September 2017

This is the first large-scale study of avian Plasmodium parasites in Austrian mosquitoes.

NOT Open Access | Development of a rapid HRM qPCR for the diagnosis of the four most prevalent Plasmodium lineages in New Zealand

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plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

E. R. Schoener, S. Hunter & L. Howe

Reference:

Parasitology Research, July 2017, Volume 116, Issue 7, pp 1831–1841

Although wildlife rehabilitation and translocations are important tools in wildlife conservation in New Zealand, disease screening of birds has not been standardized.

No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees

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plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

Mwanahamisi I. Mapua, Barbora Pafčo, Jade Burgunder, Ilona Profousová-Pšenková, Angelique Todd, Chie Hashimoto, Moneeb A. Qablan, David Modrý and Klára J. Petrželková

Reference:

Malaria Journal 2017 16:175, 26 April 2017

Bleeding caused by strongylid nematode Necator spp. cannot explain the presence of Plasmodium DNA in ape faeces.

Is Avian Malaria Playing a Role in Native Bird Declines in New Zealand? Testing Hypotheses along an Elevational Gradient

Tags:

avian malaria, mosquitoes, plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

Chris N. Niebuhr, Robert Poulin, Daniel M. Tompkins

Reference:

PLoS ONE 11(11): e0165918

The mosquito-borne disease avian malaria (Plasmodium spp.) has impacted both captive populations and wild individuals of native New Zealand bird species.

Development of insulated isothermal PCR for rapid on-site malaria detection

Tags:

malaria, plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

Kek Heng Chua, Ping Chin Lee and Hwa Chia Chai

Reference:

Malaria Journal 2016 15:134, 1 March 2016

The portable iiPCR system may serve as an alternative approach for preliminary screening of malaria in endemic rural areas.

Interactions and Potential Implications of Plasmodium falciparum-Hookworm Coinfection in Different Age Groups in South-Central Côte d'Ivoire

Tags:

malaria, p. falciparum, parasitemia, plasmodium spp.

Author(s):

Aurélie A. Righetti, Dominik Glinz, Lukas G. Adiossan, Ahou-Yah G. Koua, Sébastien Niamké, Richard F. Hurrell, Rita Wegmüller, Eliézer K. N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger

Reference:

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6(11): e1889

Our findings suggest that interaction between P. falciparum and light-intensity hookworm infections vary with age and, in school-aged children, may benefit the host through preventing iron deficiency anemia.

Person:

non-pregnant women

Country:

Cote d'Ivoire

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