Management of severe malaria cases learnings and challenges from the field (Publications)
A presentation on the management of severe malaria cases learnings and challenges from the field by Manuel Hetzel of the CARAMAL project.
Residential radon - comparative analysis of exposure models in Switzerland (Publications)
Residential radon exposure is a major public health issue in Switzerland due to the known association between inhaled radon progeny and lung cancer. To confirm recent findings of an association with s
The Maurer's cleft protein MAHRP1 is essential for trafficking of PfEMP1 to the surface of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-infected erythrocytes (Publications)
During the intra-erythrocytic development of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite modifies the host cell surface by exporting proteins that interact with or insert into the erythrocyte membrane. These
Low efficacy of amodiaquine or chloroquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax malaria</em> in... (Publications)
Because of increasing resistance to 4-aminoquinolines in Papua New Guinea, combination therapy of amodiaquine (AQ) or chloroquine (CQ) plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) was introduced as first-line
Evidence of HLA class II association with antibody response against the malaria vaccine SPF66 in a naturally exposed population (Publications)
The antibody response against the malaria vaccine SPf66 and against circumsporozoite (CS) protein has been tested in immune adults from a malaria endemic area in Papua New Guinea. All individuals were
Complement factor D, albumin, and immunoglobulin G anti-band 3 protein antibodies mimic serum in promoting rosetting of malaria-infected red blood... (Publications)
Rosetting of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells (parasitized RBC [pRBC]) with uninfected RBC has been associated in many studies with malaria morbidity and is one form of cytoadherence obs