African Plasmodium vivax malaria improbably rare or benign

JK Baird - Trends in Parasitology, 2022 - cell.com
The overwhelming dominance of Duffy blood group negativity among most people living in
sub-Saharan Africa has been considered the basis of their protection from endemic …

Prevalence and risk of Plasmodium vivax infection among Duffy-negative individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Wilairatana, FR Masangkay, KU Kotepui… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A better understanding of the occurrence and risk of Plasmodium vivax infection among
Duffy-negative individuals is required to guide further research on these infections across …

Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana

LE Amoah, D Donu, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, D Arhinful… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Asymptomatic falciparum and non-falciparum malaria infections are major
challenges to malaria control interventions, as they remain a source of continual infection in …

Use of real-time multiplex PCR, malaria rapid diagnostic test and microscopy to investigate the prevalence of Plasmodium species among febrile hospital patients in …

TA Leski, CR Taitt, AG Swaray, U Bangura… - Malaria journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Malaria continues to affect over 200 million individuals every year, especially
children in Africa. Rapid and sensitive detection and identification of Plasmodium parasites …

Non-falciparum malaria infection and IgG seroprevalence among children under 15 years in Nigeria, 2018

C Herman, CM Leonard, P Uhomoibhi, M Maire… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) is the dominant malaria parasite in Nigeria though P. vivax (Pv),
P. ovale (Po), and P. malariae (Pm) are also endemic. Blood samples (n= 31,234) were …

Molecular mechanisms of hematological and biochemical alterations in malaria: a review

IU Okagu, RN Aguchem, CA Ezema… - Molecular and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria is a dangerous disease that contributes to millions of hospital visits and hundreds of
thousands of deaths, especially in children residing in sub-Saharan Africa. Although several …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of four malaria diagnostic tools and implications for malaria treatment in southwestern Nigeria

MA Oboh, EC Oriero, T Ndiaye, AS Badiane… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives One of the problems encountered in malaria control and elimination is inaccurate
diagnosis, resulting from the degree of sensitivity of the different malaria diagnostic tools …

CRISPR-Cas13 in malaria parasite: Diagnosis and prospective gene function identification

E Quansah, Y Chen, S Yang, J Wang, D Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Malaria caused by Plasmodium is still a serious public health problem. Genomic editing is
essential to understand parasite biology, elucidate mechanical pathways, uncover gene …

The Black Box of Cellular and Molecular Events of Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Invasion into Reticulocytes

J Molina-Franky, C Reyes, YA Picón Jaimes… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed malaria parasite affecting humans
worldwide, causing~ 5 million cases yearly. Despite the disease's extensive burden, there …

Indigenous medicinal plants used in folk medicine for malaria treatment in Kwara State, Nigeria: an ethnobotanical study

IO Evbuomwan, O Stephen Adeyemi… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2023 - Springer
Background Folk medicine is crucial to healthcare delivery in the underdeveloped countries.
It is frequently used as a primary treatment option or as a complementary therapy for …