Measurably recombining malaria parasites

F Camponovo, CO Buckee, AR Taylor - Trends in parasitology, 2023 - cell.com
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 …

Applying next-generation sequencing to track falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

SK Tessema, J Raman, CW Duffy, DS Ishengoma… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are increasingly being used to address a
diverse range of biological and epidemiological questions. The current understanding of …

SNP barcodes provide higher resolution than microsatellite markers to measure Plasmodium vivax population genetics

AA Fola, E Kattenberg, Z Razook, D Lautu-Gumal… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Genomic surveillance of malaria parasite populations has the potential to
inform control strategies and to monitor the impact of interventions. Barcodes comprising …

Malaria molecular surveillance in the Peruvian Amazon with a novel highly multiplexed Plasmodium falciparum AmpliSeq assay

JH Kattenberg, C Fernandez-Miñope… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Molecular surveillance for malaria has great potential to support national malaria control
programs (NMCPs). To bridge the gap between research and implementation, several …

Molecular approaches to determine the multiplicity of Plasmodium infections

D Zhong, C Koepfli, L Cui, G Yan - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Multiplicity of infection (MOI), also termed complexity of infection (COI), is defined as the
number of genetically distinct parasite strains co-infecting a single host, which is an …

R H: a genetic metric for measuring intrahost Plasmodium falciparum relatedness and distinguishing cotransmission from superinfection

W Wong, S Volkman, R Daniels, S Schaffner, M Sy… - PNAS …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Multiple-strain (polygenomic) infections are a ubiquitous feature of Plasmodium falciparum
parasite population genetics. Under simple assumptions of superinfection, polygenomic …

The Diversity, Multiplicity of Infection and Population Structure of P. falciparum Parasites Circulating in Asymptomatic Carriers Living in High and Low Malaria …

Z Abukari, R Okonu, SB Nyarko, AC Lo, CC Dieng… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Diversity in Plasmodium falciparum poses a major threat to malaria control and
elimination interventions. This study utilized 12 polymorphic microsatellite (MS) markers and …

Global analysis of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (pfhrp2) and pfhrp3 gene deletions using whole-genome sequencing data and meta-analysis

N Sepúlveda, J Phelan, E Diez-Benavente… - Infection, genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) used on suspected malaria cases are based on the
detection of the protein encoded by the Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 …

Multiplicity and molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infections in East Africa

D Zhong, E Lo, X Wang, D Yewhalaw, G Zhou… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Parasite genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection (MOI) affect clinical
outcomes, response to drug treatment and naturally-acquired or vaccine-induced immunity …

Hypnozoite dynamics for Plasmodium vivax malaria: the epidemiological effects of radical cure

S Mehra, E Stadler, D Khoury, JM McCaw… - Journal of Theoretical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease with a devastating global impact. Plasmodium vivax is
a major cause of human malaria beyond sub-Saharan Africa. Relapsing infections, driven by …