Since the fi rst descri ption, in 1990, of the diagnosis of Plasmodium fa lcipa ru m in fection
by poly me ra se-ch ain-re a ction (PCR), the role of this kind of molecular method in lab o rat …

The importation of malaria into a region where it is not endemic raises many concerns,
including the timely delivery of appropriate care, safety of the blood supply, and the risk of …

Birds have become increasingly prominent in studies focusing on natural populations and
their coevolved pathogens or examining populations under environmental stress from novel …

Malaria continues to be a problem for children returning or immigrating to industrialized
countries from tropical regions. Proper diagnosis begins with clinical suspicion. In …

Abstract The Brazilian Amazon rainforest region has a significant prevalence of malarial and
intestinal parasitic infections in indigenous populations, accounting for a disproportionate …

We have optimized a faster and cheaper real-time PCR and developed a conventional
genus specific PCR based on 18S rRNA gene to detect malaria parasites in low-grade …

Background Effective treatment remains a mainstay of malaria control, but it is unfortunately
strongly compromised by drug resistance, particularly in Plasmodium falciparum, the most …

In this study we standardized a new technical approach in which the target mitochondrial
DNA sequence (mtDNA) is amplified using a simple but sensitive PCR method as a tool to …

We report in this work a highly sensitive and nonradioactive PCR method for the detection of
the four species of parasite causing human malaria. Plasmodium-specific primers …

(1) Background: Malaria remains a significant global public health issue. Since parasites
quickly became resistant to most of the available antimalarial drugs, treatment effectiveness …