Introduction Light microscopy examination of blood slides is the main method of detecting
malaria infection; however, it has limited sensitivity. Low-density infections are most likely to …

Malaria still has a devastating impact on public health and welfare in Cameroon. Despite the
increasing number of studies conducted on disease prevalence, transmission patterns or …

Abstract Background Malaria in Equatorial Guinea remains a major public health problem.
The country is a holo-endemic area with a year-round transmission pattern. In 2016, the …

Background Nucleic acid amplification is the most sensitive and specific method to detect
Plasmodium falciparum. However the polymerase chain reaction remains laboratory-based …

Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) offer significant potential to improve the
diagnosis of malaria, and are playing an increasing role in malaria case management …

Background A research priority for Plasmodium vivax malaria is to improve our
understanding of the spatial distribution of risk and its relationship with the burden of P. vivax …

There have been reports of increasing numbers of cases of malaria among migrants and
travelers. Although microscopic examination of blood smears remains the “gold standard” in …

Plasmodium vivax is a major public health burden, responsible for the majority of malaria
infections outside Africa. We explored the impact of demographic history and selective …

Although Plasmodium malariae was first described as an infectious disease of humans by
Golgi in 1886 and Plasmodium ovale identified by Stevens in 1922, there are still large gaps …

In the natural and untreated intermediate hosts, Plasmodium infections are maintained for
extended and often lifelong periods. Parasitemia generally reaches its highest level in the …