Repurposing of the open access malaria box for kinetoplastid diseases identifies novel active scaffolds against trypanosomatids (Publications)
research using a publicly available screening tool to boost drug discovery. The Malaria Box, assembled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture, is a structurally diverse set of 200 druglike and 200 probelike compounds [...] screening the Malaria Box against a plethora of other parasites would enable the community to better understand the similarities and differences between them. We describe the screening of the Malaria Box and
Diagnostic accuracy of a LAMP kit for diagnosis of imported malaria in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of acute malaria in non-endemic countries is still carried out largely by microscopic examination of thick and thin smears or rapid diagnostic tests. Low-density infections might [...] METHOD: We examined the suitability of a new loop-mediated isothermal DNA-amplification kit (LAMP) for malaria diagnosis in febrile returning travellers in comparison to qPCR and microscopic examination in a [...] non-endemic setting at the Swiss TPH.RESULTS: Among 205 complete datasets,...
Histone methyltransferase inhibitors are orally bioavailable, fast acting molecules with activity against different species causing malaria in humans (Publications)
antimalarials are under continuous threat due to the relentless development of drug resistance by malaria parasites. We previously reported promising in vitro parasite killing activity with the histone
Acquisition of antibodies against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoites and malaria immunity in young children: influence of age, force of... (Publications)
levels were not associated with protection from malaria; in contrast, they were typically associated with an increased risk of malaria. Adjustment for malaria exposure, using a novel molecular measure of [...] subclasses) to merozoite antigens and their relationship to the prospective risk of malaria in children aged 1-4yrs in a malaria endemic region of Papua New Guinea. IgG, IgG1 and IgG3 responses generally increased [...] required for protection from malaria. Our results suggest that in...
Mass screening and treatment on the basis of results of a <em>Plasmodium</em> <em>falciparum</em>-specific rapid diagnostic test did not reduce... (Publications)
reaction (PCR) analyses. Data on confirmed malaria infections from health facilities in intervention and hotspot control areas were monitored as proxy for malaria transmission. RESULTS: Approximately 64% [...] carriers) did not reduce subsequent malaria incidence compared with control areas. CONCLUSIONS: Highly sensitive point-of-care diagnostic tools for detection of all human malaria species are needed to make MSAT [...] BACKGROUND: Seasonal increases in malaria continue in hotspots in...
First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children (Publications)
vaccination with either RTS,S/AS01 or a non-malaria comparator vaccine. The primary end point of the analysis was vaccine efficacy against clinical malaria during the 12 months after vaccination in the [...] vaccine according to protocol. After 250 children had an episode of severe malaria, we evaluated vaccine efficacy against severe malaria in both age categories. Results In the 14 months after the first dose [...] against severe malaria was 45.1% (95% CI, 23.8 to 60.5) in the...
Naturally acquired immune responses to <em>P. vivax</em> merozoite surface protein 3alpha and merozoite surface protein 9 are associated with reduced... (Publications)
is the most geographically widespread human malaria parasite. Cohort studies in Papua New Guinea have identified a rapid onset of immunity against vivax-malaria in children living in highly endemic areas [...] and Merozoite Surface Protein 9 (PvMSP9) were measured and related to prospective risk of P. vivax malaria during 16 months of active follow-up. Overall, there was a low prevalence of antibodies to PvMSP3alpha [...] PvMSP9 N-terminus (aIRR = 0.68, p = 0.035) were associated with protection...
Malaria Policy Advisory Committee to the WHO: conclusions and recommendations of March 2013 meeting (Publications)
resource allocation for malaria control; malaria surveillance and the need for a surveillance, monitoring and evaluation Technical Expert Group; criteria and classification related to malaria elimination; the [...] Suriname; the outcomes from a consultation on non-malaria febrile illness; the outcomes from the second meeting of the Evidence Review Group on malaria burden estimation; an update on the review of the [...] Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria; an update regarding progress on the...
Organellar proteomics reveals hundreds of novel nuclear proteins in the malaria parasite <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The post-genomic era of malaria research provided unprecedented insights into the biology of Plasmodium parasites. Due to the large evolutionary distance to model eukaryotes, however, we lack [...] serve as an important platform for dissecting general and parasite-specific nuclear processes in malaria parasites. Moreover, as the first nuclear proteome characterized in any protist organism, it will