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Home / Archives for Malaria Journal

Genetic diversity and signatures of selection of drug resistance in Plasmodium populations from both human and mosquito hosts in continental Equatorial Guinea

  • Authors: Arez AP, Benito A, Berzosa P, Cano J, de Sousa B, Do Rosário VE, Gonzalez V, Mendes C, Salgueiro P
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Journal: Malaria Journal
  • Link: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/114

In Plasmodium, the high level of genetic diversity and the interactions established by co-infecting parasite populations within the same host may be a source of selection on pathogen virulence and drug resistance. As different patterns have already been described in humans and mosquitoes, parasite diversity and population structure should be studied in both hosts to properly assess their effects on infection and transmission dynamics. This study aimed to characterize the circulating populations of Plasmodium spp and Plasmodium falciparum from a combined set of human blood and mosquito samples gathered in mainland Equatorial Guinea. Further, the origin and evolution of anti-malarial resistance in this area, where malaria remains a major public health problem were traced.
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In vitro chloroquine resistance for Plasmodium vivax isolates from the Western Brazilian Amazon

  • Authors: Alecrim MG, Brasil LW, Chehuan YF, Costa JS, Costa MR, Lacerda MV, Melo GC, Monteiro WM, Nogueira F, Silveira H
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Journal: Malaria Journal
  • Link: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/226

Chloroquine (CQ) and primaquine (PQ) are still the drugs of choice to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria in many endemic areas, Brazil included. There is in vivo evidence for the P. vivax resistance to CQ in the Brazilian Amazon, where the increase in the proportion of P. vivax malaria parallels the increase of unusual clinical complications related to this species. In this study, in vitro CQ and mefloquine (MQ)-susceptibility of P. vivax isolates from the Western Brazilian Amazon was tested using the double-site enzyme-linked lactate dehydrogenase immunodetection (DELI) assay.
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Genetic and phenotypic variation of the malaria vector Anopheles atroparvus in southern Europe.

  • Authors: Alten B, Alves R, Bargues MD, Barré H, Boccolini D, Caglar SS, Demirci B, Di Luca M, Do Rosário VE, Falcutá E, Fontenille D, Latorre JM, Mas-Coma S, Nicolescu G, Ozer N, Pinto J, Romi R, Salgueiro P, Silva TL, Sousa CA, Toma L, Toty C, Vicente JL
  • Journal: Malaria Journal
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Genetic+and+phenotypic+variation+of+the+malaria+vector+Anopheles+atroparvus+in+southern+Europe

BACKGROUND:
There is a growing concern that global climate change will affect the potential for pathogen transmission by insect species that are vectors of human diseases. One of these species is the former European malaria vector, Anopheles atroparvus. Levels of population differentiation of An. atroparvus from southern Europe were characterized as a first attempt to elucidate patterns of population structure of this former malaria vector.
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Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi malaria parasites can develop stable resistance to atovaquone with a mutation in the cytochrome b gene

  • Authors: Afonso A, Alves AC, Castro H, Lopes D, Neto Z, Rosário VD, Tomás AM
  • Journal: Malaria Journal
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Plasmodium+chabaudi+chabaudi+malaria+parasites+can+develop+stable+resistance+to+atovaquone+with+a+mutation+in+the+cytochrome+b+gene

BACKGROUND:
Plasmodium falciparum, has developed resistance to many of the drugs in use. The recommended treatment policy is now to use drug combinations. The atovaquone-proguanil (AP) drug combination, is one of the treatment and prophylaxis options. Atovaquone (ATQ) exerts its action by inhibiting plasmodial mitochondria electron transport at the level of the cytochrome bc1 complex.
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Comparative analyses reveal discrepancies among results of commonly used methods for Anopheles gambiaemolecular form identification.

  • Authors: Calzetta M, Caputo B, Della Torre A, Mancini E, Petrarca V, Pinto J, Santolamazza F, Vicente JL
  • Journal: Malaria Journal
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Comparative+analyses+reveal+discrepancies+among+results+of+commonly+used+methods+for+Anopheles+gambiae+molecular+form+identification.

BACKGROUND:
Anopheles gambiae M and S molecular forms, the major malaria vectors in the Afro-tropical region, are ongoing a process of ecological diversification and adaptive lineage splitting, which is affecting malaria transmission and vector control strategies in West Africa. These two incipient species are defined on the basis of single nucleotide differences in the IGS and ITS regions of multicopy rDNA located on the X-chromosome.
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