Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:

10563.  Basco LK. Molecular epidemiology of malaria in cameroon. XX. Experimental studies on various factors of in vitro drug sensitivity assays using fresh isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;70(5):474-80.

10564.  Brockman A, Singlam S, Phiaphun L, Looareesuwan S, White NJ, Nosten F. Field evaluation of a novel colorimetric method--double-site enzyme-linked lactate dehydrogenase immunodetection assay--to determine drug susceptibilities of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from northwestern Thailand. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Apr;48(4):1426-9.

10565.  Calderaro A, Piccolo G, Zuelli C, Galati L, Ricci L, Perandin F, Dell'Anna ML, Arcangeletti MC, Medici MC, Manca N, Dettori G, Chezzi C. Evaluation of a new plate hybridization assay for the laboratory diagnosis of imported malaria in Italy. New Microbiol. 2004 Apr;27(2):163-71.

10566.  McGready R, Davison BB, Stepniewska K, Cho T, Shee H, Brockman A, Udomsangpetch R, Looareesuwan S, White NJ, Meshnick SR, Nosten F.  The effects of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections on placental histopathology in an area of low malaria transmission. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Apr;70(4):398-407.

10567.  Mount AM, Mwapasa V, Elliott SR, Beeson JG, Tadesse E, Lema VM, Molyneux ME, Meshnick SR, Rogerson SJ. Impairment of humoral immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnancy by HIV infection. Lancet. 2004 Jun 5;363(9424):1860-7.

10568.  Nacher M, Carrara VI, Ashley E, McGready R, Hutagalung R, Nguen JV, Thwai KL, Looareesuwan S, Nosten F. Seasonal variation in hyperparasitaemia and gametocyte carriage in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria on the Thai-Burmese border. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;98(5):322-8.

10569.  Romagosa C, Menendez C, Ismail MR, Quinto L, Ferrer B, Alonso PL, Ordi J. Polarisation microscopy increases the sensitivity of hemozoin and Plasmodium detection in the histological assessment of placental malaria. Acta Trop. 2004 May;90(3):277-84.

10570.  Singer LM, Newman RD, Diarra A, Moran AC, Huber CS, Stennies G, Sirima SB, Konate A, Yameogo M, Sawadogo R, Barnwell JW, Parise ME.  Evaluation of a malaria rapid diagnostic test for assessing the burden of malaria during pregnancy. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;70(5):481-5. 

10571.  Ansari MA, Razdan RK. Operational feasibility and bio-efficacy of alphacypermethrin (Fendona) treated jute curtains to control urban malaria in a slum settlement of Delhi, India. Indian J Malar 2002; 39(3-4): 66-75.

10572.  Krishna BVS, Deshpande AR. Comparision between conventional and QBC methods for diagnosis of malaria. Indian J Path Microbiol 2003, 46(3), 517-20. Yasawardene SG, Lomonossoff GP, Ramasamy R. Expression and immunogenicity of malaria merozoite peptides displayed on the small coat protein of chimaeric cowpea mosaic virus. Indian J med Res 2003; 118(Sep): 115-24.

Pathogenesis:

10573.  Anya SE.  Seasonal variation in the risk and causes of maternal death in the Gambia: malaria appears to be an important factor. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;70(5):510-3.

10574.  Hay SI, Guerra CA, Tatem AJ, Noor AM, Snow RW. The global distribution and population at risk of malaria: past, present, and future. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Jun;4(6):327-36. Review.

10575.  Kiszewski A, Mellinger A, Spielman A, Malaney P, Sachs SE, Sachs J. A global index representing the stability of malaria transmission. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;70(5):486-98.

10576.  McCutchan TF, Grim KC, Li J, Weiss W, Rathore D, Sullivan M, Graczyk TK, Kumar S, Cranfield MR.  Measuring the effects of an ever-changing environment on malaria control. Infect Immun. 2004 Apr;72(4):2248-53. 

10577.  Mockenhaupt FP, Ehrhardt S, Otchwemah R, Eggelte TA, Anemana SD, Stark K, Bienzle U, Kohne E.  Limited influence of haemoglobin variants on Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 alleles in symptomatic malaria. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;98(5):302-10. 

10578.  Pearce JA, Triglia T, Hodder AN, Jackson DC, Cowman AF, Anders RF. Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 6 is a dimorphic antigen. Infect Immun. 2004 Apr;72(4):2321-8. 

10579.  Recker M, Nee S, Bull PC, Kinyanjui S, Marsh K, Newbold C, Gupta S. Transient cross-reactive immune responses can orchestrate antigenic variation in malaria. Nature. 2004 Jun 3;429(6991):555-8. 

10580.  Struik SS, Omer FM, Artavanis-Tsakonas K, Riley EM. Uninfected erythrocytes inhibit Plasmodium falciparum-induced cellular immune responses in whole-blood assays. Blood. 2004 Apr 15;103(8):3084-92.

Vaccines:

10581.  Walsh DS, Pichyangkul S, Gettayacamin M, Tongtawe P, Siegrist CA, Hansukjariya P, Kester KE, Holland CA, Voss G, Cohen J, Stewart AV, Miller RS, Ballou WR, Heppner DG Jr. Safety and immunogenicity of rts,s+trap malaria vaccine, formulated in the as02a adjuvant system, in infant rhesus monkeys. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;70(5):499-509.

Therapy:

10582.  Abdel-Muhsin AM, Mackinnon MJ, Ali E, Nassir el-KA, Suleiman S, Ahmed S, Walliker D, Babiker HA. Evolution of drug-resistance genes in Plasmodium falciparum in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in Eastern Sudan. J Infect Dis. 2004 Apr 1;189(7):1239-44.

10583.  Edwards G, Krishna S. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic issues in the treatment of parasitic infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;23(4):233-42. 

10584.  Sutanto I, Supriyanto S, Ruckert P, Purnomo, Maguire JD, Bangs MJ. Comparative efficacy of chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria and impact on gametocyte carriage rates in the East Nusatenggara province of Indonesia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 May;70(5):467-73.

10585.  Thomas F, Erhart A, D'Alessandro U. Can amodiaquine be used safely during pregnancy? Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;4(4):235-9. Review.

10586.  White NJ.  Antimalarial drug resistance. J Clin Invest. 2004 Apr;113(8):1084-92. Review.