Search Results - "John C Reeder"
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Impact of past and on-going changes on climate and weather on vector-borne diseases transmission: a look at the evidence
Published in Infectious diseases of poverty (13-06-2019)“…The climate variables that directly influence vector-borne diseases' ecosystems are mainly temperature and rainfall. This is not only because the vectors…”
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Eliminating the Neglected Tropical Diseases: Translational Science and New Technologies
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (02-03-2016)“…Today, the World Health Organization recognizes 17 major parasitic and related infections as the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Despite recent gains in…”
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Plasmodium vivax and mixed infections are associated with severe malaria in children: a prospective cohort study from Papua New Guinea
Published in PLoS medicine (01-06-2008)“…Severe malaria (SM) is classically associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection. Little information is available on the contribution of P. vivax to severe…”
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Assessment of the impact of implementation research on the Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) elimination efforts in Nepal
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-11-2023)“…Nepal, Bangladesh, and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2005 to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as a public health problem from the…”
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Understanding the population genetics of Plasmodium vivax is essential for malaria control and elimination
Published in Malaria journal (10-01-2012)“…Traditionally, infection with Plasmodium vivax was thought to be benign and self-limiting, however, recent evidence has demonstrated that infection with P…”
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Contrasting population structures of the genes encoding ten leading vaccine-candidate antigens of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum
Published in PloS one (30-12-2009)“…The extensive diversity of Plasmodium falciparum antigens is a major obstacle to a broadly effective malaria vaccine but population genetics has rarely been…”
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Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions
Published in Health research policy and systems (11-09-2023)“…The COVID-19 pandemic and more recently the Monkeypox outbreak emphasize the urgency and importance of improving the availability and equitable distribution of…”
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Plasmodium vivax populations are more genetically diverse and less structured than sympatric Plasmodium falciparum populations
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2015)“…The human malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax, is proving more difficult to control and eliminate than Plasmodium falciparum in areas of co-transmission…”
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Social innovation in global health: sparking location action
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Building Global Capacity for Conducting Operational Research Using the SORT IT Model: Where and Who?
Published in PloS one (09-08-2016)“…Research capacity is weakest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where operational research is highly relevant and needed. Structured Operational…”
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The need for operational research and capacity-building in support of the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030
Published in Malaria journal (25-04-2016)“…The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030 was adopted by the 68th World Health Assembly in May 2015. It emphasizes the importance of scaling up…”
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Nationalizing Operational Research Capacity Building: Necessity or Luxury?
Published in Annals of global health (20-10-2020)“…A practical definition of operational research is the “search for knowledge on interventions, strategies and tools that can improve the performance of health…”
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Towards harmonization of microscopy methods for malaria clinical research studies
Published in Malaria journal (04-09-2020)“…Microscopy performed on stained films of peripheral blood for detection, identification and quantification of malaria parasites is an essential reference…”
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Global Population Structure of the Genes Encoding the Malaria Vaccine Candidate, Plasmodium vivax Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (PvAMA1)
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2013)“…The Plasmodium vivax Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (PvAMA1) is a promising malaria vaccine candidate, however it remains unclear which regions are naturally…”
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What have we learned from 40 years of supporting research and capacity building?
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2015)“… Within two months, the World Health Organization (WHO)Advisory Committee on Medical Research met and discussed the need to "coordinate and stimulate…”
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What if communities held the solutions for universal health coverage?
Published in Infectious diseases of poverty (05-09-2019)“…This commentary highlights the value of community-engaged social innovations to advance health care delivery in low- and middle-income countries and to…”
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High levels of genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum populations in Papua New Guinea despite variable infection prevalence
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-04-2013)“…High levels of genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations are an obstacle to malaria control. Here, we investigate the relationship between local…”
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Multilocus haplotypes reveal variable levels of diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Papua New Guinea, a region of intense perennial transmission
Published in Malaria journal (23-11-2010)“…The South West Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea has intense year round transmission of Plasmodium falciparum on the coast and in the low-lying inland areas…”
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Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Papua New Guinean infants exposed to Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax: a randomized controlled trial
Published in PLoS medicine (01-03-2012)“…Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) has been shown in randomized trials to reduce malaria-related morbidity in African infants living in areas…”
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