The status of chemotherapy as the main strategy in malaria control is rapidly being eroded
by development of drug resistant Plasmodia, causing malaria to be dubbed a “re-emerging …

Combination of chemoprophylaxis with chloroquine and so-called 'controlled human malaria
infections' has been shown to induce sustained and fully protective immunity against malaria …

Ten years ago, the genome sequence of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, the most
important vector of malaria in Africa, and the genome sequence of Plasmodium falciparum …

A new approach to eradicating malaria is urgently required. Emphasizing vector eradication
via larval control, we tried to find a safe concentration of copper, which can be utilized to …

The macrolide antibiotics, erythromycin and azithromycin, have been studied for their
potential antimalarial activity, but only modest activity has been demonstrated. In this study …

Vaccination for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and treatment for chronic hepatitis B, while
effective for primary prevention and control of the disease, still have their limitations. Global …

Background Antibodies play a central role in naturally acquired immunity against
Plasmodium falciparum. Current assays to detect anti-plasmodial antibodies against native …

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are spontaneously formed structures upon self-assembly of viral
capsid proteins. Similar to viruses, VLPs have a repetitive surface structure and an optimal …

Endemic Burkitt lymphoma is a puzzling disease caused by Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) that
occurs in children in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is the most common childhood …

Despite spectacular advances in structural biology over the past half-century, only
approximately 2% of the structures in the Protein Data Bank are from eukaryotic parasites …