A direct comparison of real time PCR on plasma and blood to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection in children
Abigail A Lamikanra, Carlota Dobaño, Alfons Jiménez, Augusto Nhabomba, Hoi P Tsang, Caterina Guinovart, Maria N Manaca, Llorenç Quinto, Ruth Aguilar, Pau Cisteró, Pedro L Alonso, David J Roberts, Alfredo Mayor Malaria Journal 2012, 11:201 (15 June 2012)
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Airflow attenuation and bed net utilization: observations from Africa and Asia
Lorenz von Seidlein, Konstantin Ikonomidis, Rasmus Bruun, Musa Jawara, Margaret Pinder, Bart GJ Knols, Jakob B Knudsen Malaria Journal 2012, 11:200 (15 June 2012)
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Microscopy and molecular biology for the diagnosis and evaluation of malaria in a hospital in a rural area of Ethiopia
Maria A Santana-Morales, Raquel N Afonso-Lehmann, Maria A Quispe, Francisco Reyes, Pedro Berzosa, Agustin Benito, Basilio Valladares, Enrique Martinez-Carretero Malaria Journal 2012, 11:199 (13 June 2012)
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Ex vivo drug sensitivity profiles of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Cambodia and Thailand, 2005 to 2010, determined by a histidine-rich protein-2 assay
Stuart D Tyner, Chanthap Lon, Youry Se, Delia Bethell, Doung Socheat, Harald Noedl, Darapiseth Sea, Wichai Satimai, Kurt Schaecher, Wiriya Rutvisuttinunt, Mark M Fukuda, Suwanna Chaorattanakawee, Kritsanai Yingyuen, Siratchana Sundrakes, Panjaporn Chaichana, Piyaporn Saingam, Nillawan Buathong, Sabaithip Sriwichai, Soklyda Chann, Ans Timmermans, David L Saunders, Douglas S Walsh Malaria Journal 2012, 11:198 (13 June 2012)
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Prevalence of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in Dakar, Senegal
Nathalie Wurtz, Bécaye Fall, Aurélie Pascual, Silmane Diawara, Kowry Sow, Eric Baret, Bakary Diatta, Khadidiatou B Fall, Pape S Mbaye, Fatou Fall, Yaya Diémé, Christophe Rogier, Raymond Bercion, Sébastien Briolant, Boubacar Wade, Bruno Pradines Malaria Journal 2012, 11:197 (13 June 2012)
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Role of polymorphisms of toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, TLR9, toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain containing adaptor protein (TIRAP) and FCGR2A genes in malaria susceptibility and severity in Burundian children
Susanna Esposito, Claudio Molteni, Alberto Zampiero, Elena Baggi, Anna Lavizzari, Margherita Semino, Cristina Daleno, Michela Groppo, Alessia Scala, Leonardo Terranova, Monica Miozzo, Claudio Pelucchi, Nicola Principi Malaria Journal 2012, 11:196 (12 June 2012)
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Prevalence and risk factors of malaria in Ethiopia
Dawit G Ayele, Temesgen T Zewotir, Henry G Mwambi Malaria Journal 2012, 11:195 (12 June 2012)
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Plasmodium serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a potential anti-malarial target: inhibition studies using improved methods for enzyme production and assay
Kittipat Sopitthummakhun, Chawanee Thongpanchang, Tirayut Vilaivan, Yongyuth Yuthavong, Pimchai Chaiyen, Ubolsree Leartsakulpanich Malaria Journal 2012, 11:194 (12 June 2012)
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PCR detection of malaria parasites in desiccated Anopheles mosquitoes is uninhibited by storage time and temperature
Mark A Rider, Brian D Byrd, Joseph Keating, Dawn M Wesson, Kevin A Caillouet Malaria Journal 2012, 11:193 (10 June 2012)
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Ownership and usage of mosquito nets after four years of large-scale free distribution in Papua New Guinea
Manuel W Hetzel, Gibson Gideon, Namarola Lote, Leo Makita, Peter M Siba, Ivo Mueller Malaria Journal 2012, 11:192 (10 June 2012)
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Activation of nuclear factor kappa B in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from malaria patients
Chuchard Punsawad, Srivicha Krudsood, Yaowapa Maneerat, Urai Chaisri, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Emsri Pongponratn, Kwannan Nantavisai, Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Parnpen Viriyavejakul Malaria Journal 2012, 11:191 (10 June 2012)
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Simultaneous detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in clinical isolates by multiplex-nested RT-PCR
Napaporn Kuamsab, Chaturong Putaporntip, Urassaya Pattanawong, Somchai Jongwutiwes Malaria Journal 2012, 11:190 (10 June 2012)
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Effectiveness and durability of Interceptor® long-lasting insecticidal nets in a malaria endemic area of central India
Rajendra M Bhatt, Shri N Sharma, Sreehari Uragayala, Aditya P Dash, Raghavendra Kamaraju Malaria Journal 2012, 11:189 (10 June 2012)
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Change in composition of the Anopheles gambiae complex and its possible implications for the transmission of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in north-eastern Tanzania
Yahya A Derua, Michael Alifrangis, Kenneth M Hosea, Dan W Meyrowitsch, Stephen M Magesa, Erling M Pedersen, Paul E Simonsen Malaria Journal 2012, 11:188 (8 June 2012)
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New Agilent platform DNA microarrays for transcriptome analysis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium berghei for the malaria research community
Björn F C Kafsack, Heather J Painter, Manuel Llinás Malaria Journal 2012, 11:187 (8 June 2012)
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Questions over high frequency of mutant PfATP6 haplotypes in traveller isolates
Charles J Woodrow, Kate B Gardner, Leyla Y Bustamante Malaria Journal 2012, 11:186 (8 June 2012)
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Local perceptions of intermittent screening and treatment for malaria in school children on the south coast of Kenya
George Okello, Sarah N Ndegwa, Katherine E Halliday, Kara Hanson, Simon J Brooker, Caroline Jones Malaria Journal 2012, 11:185 (8 June 2012)
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Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine, the nationally-recommended artemisinin combination for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria, in southern Laos
Mayfong Mayxay, Maniphone Khanthavong, Odai Chanthongthip, Mallika Imwong, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Samalane Phompida, Viengxay Vanisaveth, Nicholas J White, Paul N Newton Malaria Journal 2012, 11:184 (8 June 2012)
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A stitch in time: a cross-sectional survey looking at long lasting insecticide-treated bed net ownership, utilization and attrition in SNNPR, Ethiopia
Esey Batisso, Tedila Habte, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Dawit Getachew, Agonafer Tekalegne, Albert Kilian, Betty Mpeka, Caroline Lynch Malaria Journal 2012, 11:183 (7 June 2012)
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A case of congenital plasmodium vivax malaria from a temperate region in central china
Xue Liu, Zhi-Yong Tao, Qiang Fang, Xue-Mei Wang, Hui Zhang, Jose A Stoute, Hui Xia, Liwang Cui Malaria Journal 2012, 11:182 (6 June 2012)
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Low antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum and imbalanced pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with severe malaria in Mozambican children: a case–control study
Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Gemma Moncunill, Quique Bassat, Ruth Aguilar, Sonia Machevo, Laura Puyol, Llorenç Quintó, Clara Menéndez, Chetan E Chitnis, Pedro L Alonso, Carlota Dobaño, Alfredo Mayor Malaria Journal 2012, 11:181 (30 May 2012)
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Post-treatment haemolysis in severe imported malaria after intravenous artesunate: case report of three patients with hyperparasitaemia
Thierry Rolling, Stefan Schmiedel, Dominic Wichmann, Dieter Wittkopf, Gerd-Dieter Burchard, Jakob P Cramer Malaria Journal 2012, 11:169 (17 May 2012)
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Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) polymorphism associated with symptomatic malaria: a cohort study
Ahmeddin H Omar, Michio Yasunami, Akiko Yamazaki, Hiroki Shibata, Michael F Ofori, Bartholomew D Akanmori, Mohammed Shuaibu, Mihoko Kikuchi, Kenji Hirayama Malaria Journal 2012, 11:168 (17 May 2012)
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Efficacy of ICON® Maxx in the laboratory and against insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae in central Côte d'Ivoire
Mirko S Winkler, Emile Tchicaya, Benjamin G Koudou, Jennifer Donzé, Christian Nsanzabana, Pie Müller, Akré M Adja, Jürg Utzinger Malaria Journal 2012, 11:167 (15 May 2012)
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B cell analysis of ethnic groups in Mali with differential susceptibility to malaria
Silvia Portugal, Didier Doumtabe, Boubacar Traore, Louis H Miller, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Ogobara K Doumbo, Amagana Dolo, Susan K Pierce, Peter D Crompton Malaria Journal 2012, 11:162 (11 May 2012)
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Is malaria illness among young children a cause or a consequence of low socioeconomic status? evidence from the united Republic of Tanzania
Marcia de Castro, Monica G Fisher Malaria Journal 2012, 11:161 (9 May 2012)
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Mapping malaria risk among children in Côte d’Ivoire using Bayesian geo-statistical models
Giovanna Raso, Nadine Schur, Jürg Utzinger, Benjamin G Koudou, Emile S Tchicaya, Fabian Rohner, Eliézer K N’Goran, Kigbafori D Silué, Barbara Matthys, Serge Assi, Marcel Tanner, Penelope Vounatsou Malaria Journal 2012, 11:160 (9 May 2012)
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Genetic variation of aldolase from Korean isolates of Plasmodium vivax and its usefulness in serodiagnosis
Jung-Yeon Kim, Hyung-Hwan Kim, Hyun-ll Shin, Youngjoo Sohn, Hyuck Kim, Sang-Wook Lee, Won-Ja Lee, Hyeong-Woo Lee Malaria Journal 2012, 11:159 (8 May 2012)
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Automated red blood cell exchange as an adjunctive treatment for severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria at the Vienna General Hospital in Austria: a retrospective cohort study
Lorenz Auer-Hackenberg, Thomas Staudinger, Andja Bojic, Gottfried Locker, Gerda C Leitner, Wolfgang Graninger, Stefan Winkler, Michael Ramharter, Nina Worel Malaria Journal 2012, 11:158 (7 May 2012)
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Malaria case management in Papua New Guinea prior to the introduction of a revised treatment protocol
Justin Pulford, Ivo Mueller, Peter M Siba, Manuel W Hetzel Malaria Journal 2012, 11:157 (7 May 2012)
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Intracellular proteolysis of kininogen by malaria parasites promotes release of active kinins
Piero Bagnaresi, Nilana MT Barros, Diego M Assis, Pollyana MS Melo, Raphael G Fonseca, Maria A Juliano, João B Pesquero, Luiz Juliano, Philip J Rosenthal, Adriana K Carmona, Marcos L Gazarini Malaria Journal 2012, 11:156 (7 May 2012)
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Performance of a malaria microscopy image analysis slide reading device
William R Prescott, Robert G Jordan, Martin P Grobusch, Vernon M Chinchilli, Immo Kleinschmidt, Joseph Borovsky, Mark Plaskow, Miguel Torrez, Maximo Mico, Christopher Schwabe Malaria Journal 2012, 11:155 (6 May 2012)
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Haemoglobin variants and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children under five years of age living in a high and seasonal malaria transmission area of Burkina Faso
Edith C Bougouma, Alfred B Tiono, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Amidou Diarra, Jean-Baptiste Yaro, Espérance Ouédraogo, Souleymane Sanon, Amadou T Konaté, Issa Nébié, Nora L Watson, Megan Sanza, Tina JT Dube, Sodiomon B Sirima Malaria Journal 2012, 11:154 (4 May 2012)
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Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-naphthoquine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adult patients with uncomplicated malaria: a multi-centre study in Indonesia
Emiliana Tjitra, Armedy R Hasugian, Hadjar Siswantoro, Budi Prasetyorini, Riyanti Ekowatiningsih, Endah A Yusnita, Telly Purnamasari, Srilaning Driyah, Ervi Salwati, Nurhayati, Eni Yuwarni, Lidwina Januar, Joseph Labora, Bambang Wijayanto, Fajar Amansyah, Tersila AD Dedang, Asep Purnama, Trihono Malaria Journal 2012, 11:153 (3 May 2012)
Using community-owned resource persons to provide early diagnosis and treatment and estimate malaria burden at community level in north-eastern Tanzania
Acleus S M Rutta, Filbert Francis, Bruno P Mmbando, Deus S Ishengoma, Samwel H Sembuche, Ezekiel K Malecela, Johari Y Sadi, Mathias L Kamugisha, Martha M Lemnge Malaria Journal 2012, 11:152 (3 May 2012)
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The polymorphism and the geographical distribution of the knockdown resistance (kdr) of Anopheles sinensis in the Republic of Korea
Seunghyun Kang, Jongwoo Jung, Sanghui Lee, Heeseung Hwang, Won Kim Malaria Journal 2012, 11:151 (3 May 2012)
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Artemether-lumefantrine to treat malaria in pregnancy is associated with reduced placental haemozoin deposition compared to quinine in a randomized controlled trial
Atis Muehlenbachs, Carolyn Nabasumba, Rose McGready, Eleanor Turyakira, Benon Tumwebaze, Mehul Dhorda, Dan Nyehangane, Aisha Nalusaji, Franois Nosten, Philippe J Guerin, Patrice Piola Malaria Journal 2012, 11:150 (3 May 2012)
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Capillary electrophoresis for the assay of fixed-dose combination tablets of artesunate and amodiaquine
N’Cho Amin, Marie-Dominique Blanchin, Michèle Aké, Jérôme Montels, Huguette Fabre Malaria Journal 2012, 11:149 (3 May 2012)
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Host immune response in returning travellers infected with malaria
Gregory MacMullin, Ronald Mackenzie, Rachel Lau, Julie Khang, Haibo Zhang, Nimerta Rajwans, W Liles, Dylan R Pillai Malaria Journal 2012, 11:148 (3 May 2012)
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Multiple treatment comparisons in a series of anti-malarial trials with an ordinal primary outcome and repeated treatment evaluations
Solange Youdom, Adeline Samson, Leonardo K Basco, Jean-Christophe Thalabard Malaria Journal 2012, 11:147 (3 May 2012)
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Early treatment failure during treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with atovaquone-proguanil in the Republic of Ivory Coast
Nathalie Wurtz, Aurélie Pascual, Adeline Marin-Jauffre, Housem Bouchiba, Nicolas Benoit, Marc Desbordes, Maryse Martelloni, Vincent de Santi, Georges Richa, Nicolas Taudon, Bruno Pradines, Sébastien Briolant Malaria Journal 2012, 11:146 (2 May 2012)
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Mosquito bisection as a variable in estimates of PCR-derived malaria sporozoite rates
Desmond H Foley, Genelle Harrison, Jittawadee R Murphy, Megan Dowler, Leopoldo M Rueda, Richard C Wilkerson Malaria Journal 2012, 11:145 (2 May 2012)
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Severe disease in children hospitalized with a diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax in south-eastern Pakistan
Salma Shaikh, Hafeezullah Memon, Bhagchand Iohano, Amna Shaikh, Imran Ahmed, J Baird Malaria Journal 2012, 11:144 (2 May 2012)
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Optimal designs for population pharmacokinetic studies of the partner drugs co-administered with artemisinin derivatives in patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria
Kris M Jamsen, Stephen B Duffull, Joel Tarning, Niklas Lindegardh, Nicholas J White, Julie A Simpson Malaria Journal 2012, 11:143 (2 May 2012)
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Is dengue and malaria co-infection more severe than single infections? A retrospective matched-pair study in French Guiana
Loïc Epelboin, Matthieu Hanf, Philippe Dussart, Sihem Ouar-Epelboin, Félix Djossou, Mathieu Nacher, Bernard Carme Malaria Journal 2012, 11:142 (1 May 2012)
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A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria during pregnancy
Christine Manyando, Kassoum Kayentao, Umberto D’Alessandro, Henrietta U Okafor, Elizabeth Juma, Kamal Hamed Malaria Journal 2012, 11:141 (1 May 2012)
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Routine delivery of artemisinin-based combination treatment at fixed health facilities reduces malaria prevalence in Tanzania: an observational study
Rashid A Khatib, Jacek Skarbinski, Joseph D Njau, Catherine A Goodman, Berty F Elling, Elizeus Kahigwa, Jacquelin M Roberts, John R MacArthur, Julie R Gutman, Abdunoor M Kabanywanyi, Ernest E Smith, Masha F Somi, Thomas Lyimo, Alex Mwita, Blaise Genton, Marcel Tanner, Anne Mills, Hassan Mshinda, Peter B Bloland, Salim M Abdulla, S Kachur Malaria Journal 2012, 11:140 (30 April 2012)
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, chlorproguanil-dapsone with artesunate and post-treatment haemolysis in African children treated for uncomplicated malaria
Carine Van Malderen, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Sonia Machevo, Raquel González, Quique Bassat, Ambrose Talisuna, Adoke Yeka, Carolyn Nabasumba, Patrice Piola, Atwine Daniel, Eleanor Turyakira, Pascale Forret, Chantal Van Overmeir, Harry Van Loen, Annie Robert, Umberto D’ Alessandro Malaria Journal 2012, 11:139 (30 April 2012)
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Stability of gametocyte-specific Pfs25-mRNA in dried blood spots on filter paper subjected to different storage conditions
Michael Pritsch, Andreas Wieser, Victor Soederstroem, David Poluda, Teferi Eshetu, Michael Hoelscher, Soeren Schubert, Jonathan Shock, Thomas Loescher, Nicole Berens-Riha Malaria Journal 2012, 11:138 (30 April 2012)
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Inaugural meeting of the malaria policy advisory committee to the WHO: conclusions and recommendations
WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee and Secretariat Malaria Journal 2012, 11:137 (30 April 2012)
Imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in HIV-infected patients: a report of two cases
Silvia García-Bujalance, Carolina Francisco, José M Rubio, José R Arribas, Avelino Gutierrez Malaria Journal 2012, 11:136 (27 April 2012)
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The anaemia of Plasmodium vivax malaria
Nicholas M Douglas, Nicholas M Anstey, Pierre A Buffet, Jeanne R Poespoprodjo, Tsin W Yeo, Nicholas J White, Ric N Price Malaria Journal 2012, 11:135 (27 April 2012)
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Temporal trends of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) drug-resistance molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from pregnant women in western Kenya
Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, Monica Shah, Wangeci Gatei, Anna M van Eijk, John Ayisi, Simon Kariuki, Jodi Vanden Eng, Simon O Owino, Ashima A Lal, Yusuf O Omosun, Kephas Otieno, Meghna Desai, Feiko O ter Kuile, Bernard Nahlen, Julie Moore, Mary J Hamel, Peter Ouma, Laurence Slutsker, Ya Ping Shi Malaria Journal 2012, 11:134 (27 April 2012)
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Differential Plasmodium falciparum infection of Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular and chromosomal forms in Mali
Rebecca T Fryxell, Catelyn C Nieman, Abdrahamane Fofana, Yoosook Lee, Sekou F Traoré, Anthony J Cornel, Shirley Luckhart, Gregory C Lanzaro Malaria Journal 2012, 11:133 (27 April 2012)
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous artesunate during severe malaria treatment in Ugandan adults
Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Mohammed Lamorde, Jonathan Mayito, Lillian Nabukeera, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Elly Katabira, Warunee Hanpithakpong, Celestino Obua, Nadine Pakker, Niklas Lindegardh, Joel Tarning, Peter J de Vries, Concepta Merry Malaria Journal 2012, 11:132 (27 April 2012)
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Artemether resistance in vitro is linked to mutations in PfATP6 that also interact with mutations in PfMDR1 in travellers returning with Plasmodium falciparum infections
Dylan R Pillai, Rachel Lau, Krishna Khairnar, Rosalba Lepore, Allegra Via, Henry M Staines, Sanjeev Krishna Malaria Journal 2012, 11:131 (27 April 2012)
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Immunoglobulins against the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes increase one month after delivery
Alfredo Mayor, Elisa Serra-Casas, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Alfons Jiménez, Llorenç Quintó, Betuel Sigaúque, Carlota Dobaño, Azucena Bardají, Pedro L Alonso, Clara Menéndez Malaria Journal 2012, 11:130 (25 April 2012)
Evidence for in vitro and in vivo expression of the conserved VAR3 (type 3) plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1
Christian W Wang, Thomas Lavstsen, Dominique C Bengtsson, Pamela A Magistrado, Sanne S Berger, Andrea M Marquard, Michael Alifrangis, John P Lusingu, Thor G Theander, Louise Turner Malaria Journal 2012, 11:129 (25 April 2012)
Possible association of the Plasmodium falciparum T1526C resa2 gene mutation with severe malaria
Rémy Durand, Florence Migot-Nabias, Valérie Andriantsoanirina, Elise Seringe, Firmine Viwami, Gratien Sagbo, Francis Lalya, Philippe Deloron, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Serge Bonnefoy Malaria Journal 2012, 11:128 (25 April 2012)
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Assessment of the effect of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria control in three rural kebeles of Adami Tulu District, South Central Ethiopia
Damtew Bekele, Yeshambel Belyhun, Beyene Petros, Wakgari Deressa Malaria Journal 2012, 11:127 (25 April 2012)
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Survey for asymptomatic malaria cases in low transmission settings of Iran under elimination programme
Samaneh Zoghi, Akram A Mehrizi, Ahmad Raeisi, Ali A Haghdoost, Habibollah Turki, Reza Safari, Asadallah Kahanali, Sedigheh Zakeri Malaria Journal 2012, 11:126 (25 April 2012)
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Distribution of human CYP2C8*2 allele in three different African populations
Giacomo M Paganotti, Silvia Gramolelli, Francesca Tabacchi, Gianluca Russo, David Modiano, Mario Coluzzi, Rita Romano Malaria Journal 2012, 11:125 (25 April 2012)
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A high-throughput method to detect Plasmodium falciparum clones in limiting dilution microplates
Brian Lyko, Elizabeth A Hammershaimb, Wang Nguitragool, Thomas E Wellems, Sanjay A Desai Malaria Journal 2012, 11:124 (24 April 2012)
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Relegating malaria resurgences to history
Robert D Newman Malaria Journal 2012, 11:123 (24 April 2012)
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Malaria resurgence: a systematic review and assessment of its causes
Justin M Cohen, David L Smith, Chris Cotter, Abigail Ward, Gavin Yamey, Oliver J Sabot, Bruno Moonen Malaria Journal 2012, 11:122 (24 April 2012)
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Access, acceptability and utilization of community health workers using diagnostics for case management of fever in Ugandan children: a cross-sectional study
David Mukanga, James K Tibenderana, Stefan Peterson, George W Pariyo, Juliet Kiguli, Peter Waiswa, Rebecca Babirye, Godfrey Ojiambo, Simon Kasasa, Franco Pagnoni, Karin Kallander Malaria Journal 2012, 11:121 (20 April 2012)
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Prospective evaluation of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of non-falciparum and mixed-species malaria in Gabon
Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Christian Kleine, Arti Basra, Heike Würbel, Daisy A Diop, Mesküre Capan, Ayola A Adegnika, Florian Kurth, Benjamin Mordmüller, Fanny Joanny, Peter G Kremsner, Michael Ramharter, Sabine Bélard Malaria Journal 2012, 11:120 (19 April 2012)
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Comparison of molecular tests for the diagnosis of malaria in Honduras
Gustavo A Fontecha, Meisy Mendoza, Engels Banegas, Mitra Poorak, Alexandre M De Oliveira, Tamara Mancero, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Naomi W Lucchi, Rosa E Mejia Malaria Journal 2012, 11:119 (18 April 2012)
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Artemisinin-based combination therapy does not measurably reduce human infectiousness to vectors in a setting of intense malaria transmission
Bernadette J Huho, Gerard F Killeen, Heather M Ferguson, Adriana Tami, Christian Lengeler, J Derek Charlwood, Aniset Kihonda, Japhet Kihonda, S Patrick Kachur, Thomas A Smith, Salim MK Abdulla Malaria Journal 2012, 11:118 (18 April 2012)
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Can slide positivity rates predict malaria transmission?
Yan Bi, Wenbiao Hu, Huaxin Liu, Yujiang Xiao, Yuming Guo, Shimei Chen, Laifa Zhao, Shilu Tong Malaria Journal 2012, 11:117 (18 April 2012)
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Investigations on anopheline mosquitoes close to the nest sites of chimpanzees subject to malaria infection in Ugandan Highlands
Sabrina Krief, Florence Levrero, Jean-Michel Krief, Supinya Thanapongpichat, Mallika Imwong, Georges Snounou, John M Kasenene, Marie Cibot, Jean-Charles Gantier Malaria Journal 2012, 11:116 (17 April 2012)
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Analysis for genotyping Duffy blood group in inhabitants of Sudan, the Fourth Cataract of the Nile
Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorodecka, Oktawian Knap, Arleta Drozd, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Miroslaw Parafiniuk, Milosz Parczewski, Andrzej Ciechanowicz Malaria Journal 2012, 11:115 (17 April 2012)
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The epidemiology of postpartum malaria: a systematic review
Machteld E Boel, Marcus J Rijken, Bernard J Brabin, François Nosten, Rose McGready Malaria Journal 2012, 11:114 (13 April 2012)
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Molecular monitoring of plasmodium falciparum drug susceptibility at the time of the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Yaoundé, Cameroon: Implications for the future
Sandie Menard, Isabelle Morlais, Rachida Tahar, Collins Sayang, Pembe Mayengue, Xavier Iriart, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Brigitte Lemen, Jean-François Magnaval, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Leonardo K Basco, Antoine Berry Malaria Journal 2012, 11:113 (12 April 2012)
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Imported malaria in pregnancy in Madrid
Beatriz C Jiménez, Pedro Cuadros-Tito, Jose M Ruiz-Giardin, Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, Juan Cuadros-González, Eduardo Canalejo, Noemi Cabello, Juan V San Martín, Ana M Barrios, Juan Hinojosa, Laura Molina Malaria Journal 2012, 11:112 (11 April 2012)
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Pfatp6 molecular profile of Plasmodium falciparum isolates in the western Brazilian Amazon
Larissa W Brasil, André LL Areas, Gisely C Melo, Cintia MC Oliveira, Maria G C Alecrim, Marcus V G Lacerda, Connor O'Brien, Walter MR Oelemann, Mariano G Zalis Malaria Journal 2012, 11:111 (10 April 2012)
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Relationship between treatment-seeking behaviour and artemisinin drug quality in Ghana
Eili Y Klein, Ian A Lewis, Christina Jung, Manuel Llinás, Simon A Levin Malaria Journal 2012, 11:110 (6 April 2012)
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Changes in the levels of cytokines, chemokines and malaria-specific antibodies in response to Plasmodium falciparum infection in children living in sympatry in Mali
Stéphanie Boström, Pablo Giusti, Charles Arama, Jan-Olov Persson, Victor Dara, Boubacar Traore, Amagana Dolo, Ogobara Doumbo, Marita Troye-Blomberg Malaria Journal 2012, 11:109 (5 April 2012)
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Genetic variations in genes involved in heparan sulphate biosynthesis are associated with Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia: a familial study in Burkina Faso
Alexandre Atkinson, Séverine Garnier, Sarwat Afridi, Francis Fumoux, Pascal Rihet Malaria Journal 2012, 11:108 (4 April 2012)
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A histopathologic study of fatal paediatric cerebral malaria caused by mixed Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax infections
Laurens Manning, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Moses Laman, Henry Edoni, Catriona McLean, Ivo Mueller, Peter Siba, Timothy ME Davis Malaria Journal 2012, 11:107 (3 April 2012)
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Selection of mosquito life-histories: a hidden weapon against malaria?
Heather M Ferguson, Nicolas Maire, Willem Takken, Issa N Lyimo, Olivier Briët, Steve W Lindsay, Thomas A Smith Malaria Journal 2012, 11:106 (3 April 2012)
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Genetic polymorphism of merozoite surface protein 2 and prevalence of K76T pfcrt mutation in Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from Congolese children with asymptomatic infections
Felix Koukouikila-Koussounda, Vladimir Malonga, Pembe Mayengue, Mathieu Ndounga, Christevy Vouvoungui, Francine Ntoumi Malaria Journal 2012, 11:105 (1 April 2012)
Health facility-based malaria surveillance: The effects of age, area of residence and diagnostics on test positivity rates
Damon Francis, Anne Gasasira, Ruth Kigozi, Simon Kigozi, Sussann Nasr, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey Malaria Journal 2012, 11:229 (7 July 2012)
Two functional reticulocyte binding-like (RBL) invasion ligands of zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi exhibit differential adhesion to monkey and human erythrocytes
Amma A Semenya, Tuan M Tran, Esmeralda VS Meyer, John W Barnwell, Mary R Galinski Malaria Journal 2012, 11:228 (6 July 2012)
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Development of an allele-specific, loop-mediated, isothermal amplification method (AS-LAMP) to detect the L1014F kdr-w mutation in Anopheles gambiae s. l.
Athanase Badolo, Kyioshi Okado, Wamdaogo M Guelbeogo, Hiroka Aonuma, Hironori Bando, Shinya Fukumoto, N’Fale Sagnon, Hirotaka Kanuka Malaria Journal 2012, 11:227 (6 July 2012)
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Thermal limits of wild and laboratory strains of two African malaria vector species, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus
Candice L Lyons, Maureen Coetzee, John S Terblanche, Steven L Chown Malaria Journal 2012, 11:226 (6 July 2012)
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Pharmacovigilance of artemether-lumefantrine in pregnant women followed until delivery in Rwanda
Stephen Rulisa, Nadine Kaligirwa, Steven Agaba, Corine Karema, Petra F Mens, Peter J de Vries Malaria Journal 2012, 11:225 (6 July 2012)
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Accuracy of malaria rapid diagnosis test Optimal-IT® in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
Hypolite Muhindo, Gillon Ilombe, Ruth Meya, Patrick M Mitashi, Albert Kutekemeni, Didier Gasigwa, Pascal Lutumba, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden Malaria Journal 2012, 11:224 (6 July 2012)
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Population genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum across a region of diverse endemicity in West Africa
Victor A Mobegi, Kovana M Loua, Ambroise D Ahouidi, Judith Satoguina, Davis C Nwakanma, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, David J Conway Malaria Journal 2012, 11:223 (3 July 2012)
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Effect of malaria in pregnancy on foetal cortical brain development: a longitudinal observational study
Marcus J Rijken, Merel de Wit, Eduard JH Mulder, Suporn Kiricharoen, Noaeni Karunkonkowit, Tamalar Paw, Gerard HA Visser, Rose McGready, François H Nosten, Lourens R Pistorius Malaria Journal 2012, 11:222 (2 July 2012)
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Increased use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests improves targeting of anti-malarial treatment in rural Tanzania: implications for nationwide rollout of malaria rapid diagnostic tests
Irene M Masanja, Majige Selemani, Baraka Amuri, Dan Kajungu, Rashid Khatib, S Kachur, Jacek Skarbinski Malaria Journal 2012, 11:221 (2 July 2012)
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“My children and I will no longer suffer from malaria”: a qualitative study of the acceptance and rejection of indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tanzania
Michelle R Kaufman, Datius Rweyemamu, Hannah Koenker, Jacob Macha Malaria Journal 2012, 11:220 (2 July 2012)
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Anti-plasmodial and insecticidal activities of the essential oils of aromatic plants growing in the Mediterranean area
Mario Dell’Agli, Cinzia Sanna, Patrizia Rubiolo, Nicoletta Basilico, Elisa Colombo, Maria M Scaltrito, Mamadou Ndiath, Luca Maccarone, Donatella Taramelli, Carlo Bicchi, Mauro Ballero, Enrica Bosisio Malaria Journal 2012, 11:219 (2 July 2012)
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Trends in weekly reported net use by children during and after rainy season in central Tanzania
Hannah Koenker, Beatriz Munoz, Marc Boulay, Harran Mkocha, Joshua Levens, Sheila K West, Matthew Lynch Malaria Journal 2012, 11:218 (2 July 2012)
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The efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-piperaquine (Artequick®) versus artesunate-amodiaquine (Coarsucam™) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in south-central Vietnam
Nguyen Thanh, Trieu Trung, Nguyen Phong, Huynh Quang, Bui Dai, G Shanks, Marina Chavchich, Michael D Edstein Malaria Journal 2012, 11:217 (28 June 2012)
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Erythropoietin treatment alleviates ultrastructural myelin changes induced by murine cerebral malaria
Casper Hempel, Poul Hyttel, Trine Staalsø, Jens R Nyengaard, Jørgen AL Kurtzhals Malaria Journal 2012, 11:216 (28 June 2012)
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Severe and uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children from three regions and three ethnic groups in Cameroon: prospective study
Eric A Achidi, Tobias O Apinjoh, Judith K Anchang-Kimbi, Regina N Mugri, Andre N Ngwai, Clarisse N Yafi Malaria Journal 2012, 11:215 (24 June 2012)
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Relapse of imported Plasmodium vivax malaria is related to primaquine dose: a retrospective study
Nicola Townell, David Looke, David McDougall, James S McCarthy Malaria Journal 2012, 11:214 (22 June 2012)
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Entomologic investigation of Plasmodium knowlesi vectors in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
Adela I Jiram, Indra Vythilingam, Yusuf M NoorAzian, Yusri M Yusof, Abdul H Azahari, Mun-Yik Fong Malaria Journal 2012, 11:213 (22 June 2012)
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Therapy of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Europe: MALTHER – a prospective observational multicentre study
Olivier Bouchaud, Nikolai Mühlberger, Philippe Parola, Guido Calleri, Alberto Matteelli, Gabriele Peyerl-Hoffmann, Frédéric Méchaï, Philippe Gautret, Jan Clerinx, Peter G Kremsner, Tomas Jelinek, Annette Kaiser, Anna Beltrame, Matthias L Schmid, Peter Kern, Meike Probst, Alessandro Bartoloni, Thomas Weinke, Martin P Grobusch Malaria Journal 2012, 11:212 (22 June 2012)
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Reliability of rapid diagnostic tests in diagnosing pregnancy-associated malaria in north-eastern Tanzania
Daniel TR Minja, Christentze Schmiegelow, Mayke Oesterholt, Pamela A Magistrado, Stéphanie Boström, Davis John, Caroline Pehrson, Daniel Andersen, Philippe Deloron, Ali Salanti, Martha Lemnge, Adrian JF Luty, Michael Alifrangis, Thor Theander, John PA Lusingu Malaria Journal 2012, 11:211 (21 June 2012)
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Comparison of the absolute and relative efficiencies of electroporation-based transfection protocols for Plasmodium falciparum
Sandra Hasenkamp, Karen T Russell, Paul Horrocks Malaria Journal 2012, 11:210 (21 June 2012)
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Immunogenicity when utilizing adenovirus serotype 4 and 5 vaccines expressing circumsporozoite protein in naïve and Adenovirus (Ad5) immune mice
Nathaniel J Schuldt, Yasser A Aldhamen, Sarah Godbehere-Roosa, Sergey S Seregin, Youssef A Kousa, Andrea Amalfitano Malaria Journal 2012, 11:209 (21 June 2012)
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Genetic sex separation of the malaria vector, Anopheles arabiensis, by exposing eggs to dieldrin
Hanano Yamada, Mark Q Benedict, Colin A Malcolm, Clelia F Oliva, Sharon M Soliban, Jeremie RL Gilles Malaria Journal 2012, 11:208 (19 June 2012)
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Clinical manifestations of new versus recrudescent malaria infections following anti-malarial drug treatment
Ayesha M Shaukat, Elizabeth A Gilliams, Leo J Kenefic, Matthew B Laurens, Fraction K Dzinjalamala, Osward M Nyirenda, Phillip C Thesing, Christopher G Jacob, Malcolm E Molyneux, Terrie E Taylor, Christopher V Plowe, Miriam K Laufer Malaria Journal 2012, 11:207 (18 June 2012)
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Genetic polymorphism and natural selection in the C-terminal 42 kDa region of merozoite surface protein-1 among Plasmodium vivax Korean isolates
Jung-Mi Kang, Hye-Lim Ju, Yoo-Mi Kang, Dong-Hyun Lee, Sung-Ung Moon, Woon-Mok Sohn, Jae-Won Park, Tong-Soo Kim, Byoung-Kuk Na Malaria Journal 2012, 11:206 (18 June 2012)
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Human movement data for malaria control and elimination strategic planning
Deepa K Pindolia, Andres J Garcia, Amy Wesolowski, David L Smith, Caroline O Buckee, Abdisalan M Noor, Robert W Snow, Andrew J Tatem Malaria Journal 2012, 11:205 (18 June 2012)
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