Almost 20 years have passed since the first reference genome assemblies were published
for Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite, and Anopheles gambiae, the …

Genomic epidemiology has guided research and policy for various viral pathogens and
there has been a parallel effort towards using genomic epidemiology to combat diseases …

Malaria genomic surveillance often estimates parasite genetic relatedness using metrics
such as Identity-By-Decent (IBD), yet strong positive selection stemming from antimalarial …

Plasmodium parasites, the causal agents of malaria, are eukaryotic organisms that
obligately undergo sexual recombination within mosquitoes. In low transmission settings …

The emergence of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance threatens the efficacy of
antimalarial therapies globally. Population genomic studies have been instrumental in …

The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is globally widespread, but its
prevalence varies significantly between and even within countries. Most population genetic …

Background Rapid diagnostic tests based on detection of histidine-rich proteins (HRPs) are
widely used for malaria diagnosis, but parasites carrying pfhrp deletions can evade …

The changing epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax: Insights from conventional and novel
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Ethiopia has the greatest burden of Plasmodium vivax in Africa, but little is known about the
epidemiological landscape of parasites across the country. We analysed the genomic …

Colombia aims to eliminate malaria by 2030 but remains one of the highest burden
countries in the Americas. Plasmodium vivax contributes half of all malaria cases, with its …