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Public health challenges and prospects for malaria control and elimination by Alonso, Pedro L, Tanner, Marcel

“…Malaria's death toll has been reduced as a result of global efforts over the last decade. Yet the rise of drug resistance and the plateauing of funding are…”
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malERA: An updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication by Rabinovich, Regina N, Drakeley, Chris, Djimde, Abdoulaye A, Hall, B Fenton, Hay, Simon I, Hemingway, Janet, Kaslow, David C, Noor, Abdisalan, Okumu, Fredros, Steketee, Richard, Tanner, Marcel, Wells, Timothy N C, Whittaker, Maxine A, Winzeler, Elizabeth A, Wirth, Dyann F, Whitfield, Kate, Alonso, Pedro L

“…Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are…”
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A research agenda to underpin malaria eradication by Alonso, Pedro L, Brown, Graham, Arevalo-Herrera, Myriam, Binka, Fred, Chitnis, Chetan, Collins, Frank, Doumbo, Ogobara K, Greenwood, Brian, Hall, B Fenton, Levine, Myron M, Mendis, Kamini, Newman, Robert D, Plowe, Christopher V, Rodríguez, Mario Henry, Sinden, Robert, Slutsker, Laurence, Tanner, Marcel

“…The interruption of malaria transmission worldwide is one of the greatest challenges for international health and development communities. The current expert…”
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A multiphase program for malaria elimination in southern Mozambique (the Magude project): A before-after study by Galatas, Beatriz, Saúte, Francisco, Martí-Soler, Helena, Guinovart, Caterina, Nhamussua, Lidia, Simone, Wilson, Munguambe, Humberto, Hamido, Camilo, Montañà, Júlia, Muguande, Olinda, Maartens, Francois, Luis, Fabião, Paaijmans, Krijn, Mayor, Alfredo, Bassat, Quique, Menéndez, Clara, Macete, Eusebio, Rabinovich, Regina, Alonso, Pedro L., Candrinho, Baltazar, Aide, Pedro

“…[...]the south of Mozambique has historically experienced unsuccessful malaria control and elimination attempts using mainly IRS in the 1960s during the Global…”
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Key gaps in the knowledge of Plasmodium vivax , a neglected human malaria parasite by Mueller, Ivo, PhD, Galinski, Mary R, PhD, Baird, J Kevin, PhD, Carlton, Jane M, PhD, Kochar, Dhanpat K, MD, Alonso, Pedro L, MD, del Portillo, Hernando A, PhD

“…Summary Plasmodium vivax is geographically the most widely distributed cause of malaria in people, with up to 2·5 billion people at risk and an estimated 80…”
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Some lessons for the future from the Global Malaria Eradication Programme (1955-1969) by Nájera, José A, González-Silva, Matiana, Alonso, Pedro L

“…Encouraged by the early success of using dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) against malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) embarked on the Global…”
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Intracontinental spread of human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium pathovariants in sub-Saharan Africa by Okoro, Chinyere K, Kingsley, Robert A, Connor, Thomas R, Harris, Simon R, Parry, Christopher M, Al-Mashhadani, Manar N, Kariuki, Samuel, Msefula, Chisomo L, Gordon, Melita A, de Pinna, Elizabeth, Wain, John, Heyderman, Robert S, Obaro, Stephen, Alonso, Pedro L, Mandomando, Inacio, MacLennan, Calman A, Tapia, Milagritos D, Levine, Myron M, Tennant, Sharon M, Parkhill, Julian, Dougan, Gordon

“…Gordon Dougan and colleagues report whole-genome sequencing of a global collection of 179 Salmonella Typhimurium isolates, including 129 diverse sub-Saharan…”
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The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of Diarrheal Disease in Infants and Young Children in Developing Countries: Epidemiologic and Clinical Methods of the Case/Control Study by Kotloff, Karen L., Blackwelder, William C., Nasrin, Dilruba, Nataro, James P., Farag, Tamer H., van Eijk, Annemieke, Adegbola, Richard A., Alonso, Pedro L., Breiman, Robert F., Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Saha, Debasish, Sow, Samba O., Sur, Dipika, Zaidi, Anita K. M., Biswas, Kousick, Panchalingam, Sandra, Clemens, John D., Cohen, Dani, Glass, Roger I., Mintz, Eric D., Sommerfelt, Halvor, Levine, Myron M.

“…Background. Diarrhea is a leading cause of illness and death among children aged <5 years in developing countries. This paper describes the clinical and…”
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Molecular evidence for the localization of Plasmodium falciparum immature gametocytes in bone marrow by Aguilar, Ruth, Magallon-Tejada, Ariel, Achtman, Ariel H., Moraleda, Cinta, Joice, Regina, Cisteró, Pau, Li Wai Suen, Connie S.N., Nhabomba, Augusto, Macete, Eusebio, Mueller, Ivo, Marti, Matthias, Alonso, Pedro L., Menéndez, Clara, Schofield, Louis, Mayor, Alfredo

“…Plasmodium falciparum immature gametocytes are not observed in peripheral blood. However, gametocyte stages in organs such as bone marrow have never been…”
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Sanitation and Hygiene-Specific Risk Factors for Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in Young Children in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, 2007-2011: Case-Control Study by Baker, Kelly K, O'Reilly, Ciara E, Levine, Myron M, Kotloff, Karen L, Nataro, James P, Ayers, Tracy L, Farag, Tamer H, Nasrin, Dilruba, Blackwelder, William C, Wu, Yukun, Alonso, Pedro L, Breiman, Robert F, Omore, Richard, Faruque, Abu S G, Das, Sumon Kumar, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Saha, Debasish, Sow, Samba O, Sur, Dipika, Zaidi, Anita K M, Quadri, Fahreen, Mintz, Eric D

“…Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of disease in children less than 5 y of age. Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions are the primary…”
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Molecular diversity of Giardia duodenalis in children under 5 years from the Manhiça district, Southern Mozambique enrolled in a matched case-control study on the aetiology of diarrhoea by Messa, Jr, Augusto, Köster, Pamela C, Garrine, Marcelino, Gilchrist, Carol, Bartelt, Luther A, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Massora, Sérgio, Kotloff, Karen, Levine, Myron M, Alonso, Pedro L, Carmena, David, Mandomando, Inácio

“…Giardia duodenalis is an enteric parasite commonly detected in children. Exposure to this organism may lead to asymptomatic or symptomatic infection…”
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Resuscitating the Dying Autopsy by Bassat, Quique, Castillo, Paola, Alonso, Pedro L, Ordi, Jaume, Menéndez, Clara

“…Summary points Despite the relevant information that postmortem examinations can provide, autopsy rates have been declining worldwide in the last few decades…”
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Breast milk and gut microbiota in African mothers and infants from an area of high HIV prevalence by González, Raquel, Maldonado, Antonio, Martín, Virginia, Mandomando, Inácio, Fumadó, Victoria, Metzner, Karin J, Sacoor, Charfudin, Fernández, Leónides, Macete, Eusébio, Alonso, Pedro L, Rodríguez, Juan M, Menendez, Clara

“…Human milk and infant gut microbiota are essential for the immune system maturation and protection against infections. There is scarce information on the…”
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Border malaria: defining the problem to address the challenge of malaria elimination by Li, Xiaohong, Snow, Robert W, Lindblade, Kim, Noor, Abdisalan M, Steketee, Richard, Rabinovich, Regina, Gopinath, Deyer, Gasimov, Elkhan, Alonso, Pedro L

“…Border malaria is frequently cited as an obstacle to malaria elimination and sometimes used as a justification for the failure of elimination. Numerous border…”
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Genomic characterization of the rotavirus G3P[8] strain in vaccinated children, reveals possible reassortment events between human and animal strains in Manhiça District, Mozambique by Manjate, Filomena, João, Eva D, Mwangi, Peter, Chirinda, Percina, Mogotsi, Milton, Messa, Jr, Augusto, Garrine, Marcelino, Vubil, Delfino, Nobela, Nélio, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Acácio, Sozinho, Tate, Jacqueline E, Parashar, Umesh, Weldegebriel, Goitom, Mwenda, Jason M, Alonso, Pedro L, Cunha, Celso, Nyaga, Martin, Mandomando, Inácio

“…Mozambique introduced the rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®; GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium) in 2015, and since then, the Centro de Investigação em…”
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Effect of mass dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine administration in southern Mozambique on the carriage of molecular markers of antimalarial resistance by Gupta, Himanshu, Galatas, Beatriz, Chidimatembue, Arlindo, Huijben, Silvie, Cisteró, Pau, Matambisso, Gloria, Nhamussua, Lidia, Simone, Wilson, Bassat, Quique, Ménard, Didier, Ringwald, Pascal, Rabinovich, N Regina, Alonso, Pedro L, Saúte, Francisco, Aide, Pedro, Mayor, Alfredo

“…Mass drug administration (MDA) can rapidly reduce the burden of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). However, concerns remain about its contribution to select for…”
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Expression Patterns of Plasmodium falciparum Clonally Variant Genes at the Onset of a Blood Infection in Malaria-Naive Humans by Pickford, Anastasia K, Michel-Todó, Lucas, Dupuy, Florian, Mayor, Alfredo, Alonso, Pedro L, Lavazec, Catherine, Cortés, Alfred

“…Clonally variant genes (CVGs) play fundamental roles in the adaptation of Plasmodium falciparum to fluctuating conditions of the human host. However, their…”
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Avoiding another lost decade in reducing malaria burden in African infants and young children by Menendez, Clara, Saute, Francisco, Greenwood, Brian, Schellenberg, David, Snow, Robert, Alonso, Pedro L

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Escherichia coli ST131 clones harbouring AggR and AAF/V fimbriae causing bacteremia in Mozambican children: Emergence of new variant of fimH27 subclone by Mandomando, Inácio, Vubil, Delfino, Boisen, Nadia, Quintó, Llorenç, Ruiz, Joaquim, Sigaúque, Betuel, Nhampossa, Tacilta, Garrine, Marcelino, Massora, Sergio, Aide, Pedro, Nhacolo, Ariel, Pons, Maria J, Bassat, Quique, Vila, Jordi, Macete, Eusébio, Scheutz, Flemming, Levine, Myron M, Ruiz-Perez, Fernando, Nataro, James P, Alonso, Pedro L

“…Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131 fimH30 responsible for extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) infections is globally distributed. However, the…”
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Determinants of linear growth faltering among children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study by Brander, Rebecca L, Pavlinac, Patricia B, Walson, Judd L, John-Stewart, Grace C, Weaver, Marcia R, Faruque, Abu S G, Zaidi, Anita K M, Sur, Dipika, Sow, Samba O, Hossain, M Jahangir, Alonso, Pedro L, Breiman, Robert F, Nasrin, Dilruba, Nataro, James P, Levine, Myron M, Kotloff, Karen L

“…Moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in the first 2 years of life can impair linear growth. We sought to determine risk factors for linear growth faltering and to…”
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