Indoors man-biting mosquitoes and their implication on malaria transmission in Mpwapwa and Iringa Districts, Tanzania (Publications)
the two districts was infected with malaria sporozoites. Despite low mosquito densities and absence of infective mosquitoes in our study, the two districts are malaria epidemic prone, thus a continuous [...] outbreak. Further longitudinal studies are required to determine the transmission potential of the malaria mosquitoes in the two districts
Malaria prevention in travelers (Publications)
approach to malaria prevention is to follow the "A, B, C, D" rule: Awareness of risk, Bite avoidance, Compliance with chemoprophylaxis, and prompt Diagnosis in case of fever. The risk of acquiring malaria depends [...] This review discusses the different strategies and drug options available for the prevention of malaria during and post travel
Inhibition of dendritic cell maturation by malaria is dose dependent and does not require<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> erythrocyte membrane protein... (Publications)
Red blood cells infected with Plasmodium falciparum (iRBCs) have been shown to modulate maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs), interfering with their ability to activate T cells.