Plasmodium vivax is the main cause of malarial disease in Asia and South America.
Plasmodium vivax infection was thought to be absent in African populations who are Duffy …

Highlights•P. vivax has multiple and novel invasion ligand families (PvDBPs, PvRBPs,
PvTRAgs).•PvDBP binds to DARC.•PvRBP2b binds to the reticulocyte-tropic transferrin …

Heterochromatin-dependent gene silencing is central to the adaptation and survival of
Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, allowing clonally variant gene expression during …

Abstract Tryptophan Rich Antigens (TRAgs) are encoded by a multi-gene family found in all
Plasmodium species, but are significantly expanded in P. vivax and closely related …

Background Malaria is the most prevalent communicable disease in Ethiopia, with 75% of
the country's landmass classified as endemic for malaria. Accurate information on the …

Objectives Plasmodium vivax malaria was thought to be rare in Africans who lack the Duffy
blood group antigen expression. However, recent studies indicate that P. vivax can infect …

The Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte invasion process is still poorly understood, with only a
few receptor-ligand interactions identified to date. Individuals with the Southeast Asian …

Cerebral malaria (CM), the deadliest complication of Plasmodium infection, is a complex
and unpredictable disease. However, our understanding of the host and parasite factors that …

Unlike the case in Asia and Latin America, Plasmodium vivax infections are rare in sub-
Saharan Africa due to the absence of the Duffy blood group antigen (Duffy antigen), the only …

Plasmodium tryptophan-rich proteins are involved in host-parasite interaction and thus
potential drug/vaccine targets. Recently, we have described several P. vivax tryptophan-rich …