Plasmodium knowlesi malaria: current research perspectives

A Amir, FW Cheong, J Ryan de Silva… - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Originally known to cause simian malaria, Plasmodium knowlesi is now known as the fifth
human malaria species. Since the publishing of a report that largely focused on human …

Epidemiology of the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium knowlesi in changing landscapes

PR Cuenca, S Key, A Jumail, H Surendra… - Advances in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Within the past two decades, incidence of human cases of the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium
knowlesi has increased markedly. P. knowlesi is now the most common cause of human …

Comparative heterochromatin profiling reveals conserved and unique epigenome signatures linked to adaptation and development of malaria parasites

SA Fraschka, M Filarsky, R Hoo, I Niederwieser… - Cell host & …, 2018 - cell.com
Heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing is central to the adaptation and survival of
Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, allowing clonally variant gene expression during …

Zoonotic Malaria: Non-Laverania Plasmodium Biology and Invasion Mechanisms

JW Hang, F Tukijan, EQH Lee, SR Abdeen, Y Aniweh… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaria, which is caused by Plasmodium parasites through Anopheles mosquito
transmission, remains one of the most life-threatening diseases affecting hundreds of …

A member of the tryptophan-rich protein family is required for efficient sequestration of Plasmodium berghei schizonts

JA Gabelich, J Grützke, F Kirscht, O Popp… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Protein export and host membrane remodeling are crucial for multiple Plasmodium species
to establish a niche in infected hosts. To better understand the contribution of these …

Defining the ecological and evolutionary drivers of Plasmodium knowlesi transmission within a multi-scale framework

G Davidson, TH Chua, A Cook, P Speldewinde… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite normally residing in long-tailed and pig-
tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis and Macaca nemestrina, respectively) found …

Identification and validation of a novel panel of Plasmodium knowlesi biomarkers of serological exposure

LS Herman, K Fornace, J Phelan… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Plasmodium knowlesi is the most common cause of malaria in Malaysian
Borneo, with reporting limited to clinical cases presenting to health facilities and scarce data …

Plasmodium knowlesi detection methods for human infections—Diagnosis and surveillance

MJ Grigg, IN Lubis, KKA Tetteh, BE Barber… - Advances in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Within the overlapping geographical ranges of P. knowlesi monkey hosts and vectors in
Southeast Asia, an estimated 1.5 billion people are considered at risk of infection. P …

One round of azithromycin MDA adequate to interrupt transmission in districts with prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular of 5.0-9.9%: evidence from …

K Kalua, A Chisambi, D Chinyanya… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background As highly trachoma-endemic countries approach elimination, some districts will
have prevalences of trachomatous inflammation–follicular in 1–9-year-olds (TF1-9) of 5.0 …

[HTML][HTML] Detailed methodology for high resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of murine malaria parasitized-erythrocytes

EH Hayakawa, H Matsuoka - Parasitology international, 2016 - Elsevier
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a powerful tool used to investigate object surfaces
and has been widely applied in both material science and biology. With respect to the study …