Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic
clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering …

In spite of significant progress towards malaria control and elimination achieved in South
America in the 2000s, this mosquito-transmitted tropical disease remains an important public …

Land use and land cover changes, such as deforestation, agricultural expansion and
urbanization, are one of the largest anthropogenic environmental changes globally. Recent …

Malaria remains a major public health threat in tropical and subtropical regions across the
world. Even though less than 1% of malaria infections are fatal, this leads to about 430,000 …

Elucidation of the evolutionary history and interrelatedness of Plasmodium species that
infect humans has been hampered by a lack of genetic information for three human-infective …

Gametocytes are the only form of the malaria parasite that is transmissible to the mosquito
vector. They are present at low levels in blood circulation and significant knowledge gaps …

The global malaria burden sometimes obscures that the genus Plasmodium comprises
diverse clades with lineages that independently gave origin to the extant human parasites …

African apes harbor at least twelve Plasmodium species, some of which have been a source
of human infection. It is now well established that Plasmodium falciparum emerged following …

Important strides have been made within the past decade toward malaria elimination in
many regions, and with this progress, the feasibility of eradication is once again under …

Simian malaria from wild non-human primate populations is increasingly recognised as a
public health threat and is now the main cause of human malaria in Malaysia and some …