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The role of submicroscopic parasitemia in malaria transmission: what is the evidence? by Lin, Jessica T, Saunders, David L, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Highlights • Individuals with asymptomatic malaria are an important reservoir of transmission. • Smear-positive asymptomatics are more infectious to mosquitoes…”
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Declining artesunate-mefloquine efficacy against falciparum malaria on the Cambodia-Thailand border by Wongsrichanalai, Chansuda, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Resistance to many antimalaria drugs developed on the Cambodia-Thailand border long before developing elsewhere. Because antimalaria resistance is now a global…”
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Effect of Plasmodium falciparum sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance on the effectiveness of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by van Eijk, Anna Maria, Larsen, David A, Kayentao, Kassoum, Koshy, Gibby, Slaughter, Douglas E C, Roper, Cally, Okell, Lucy C, Desai, Meghna, Gutman, Julie, Khairallah, Carole, Rogerson, Stephen J, Hopkins Sibley, Carol, Meshnick, Steven R, Taylor, Steve M, ter Kuile, Feiko O

“…Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine threatens the antimalarial effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy…”
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The relationship between entomological indicators of Aedes aegypti abundance and dengue virus infection by Cromwell, Elizabeth A, Stoddard, Steven T, Barker, Christopher M, Van Rie, Annelies, Messer, William B, Meshnick, Steven R, Morrison, Amy C, Scott, Thomas W

“…Routine entomological monitoring data are used to quantify the abundance of Ae. aegypti. The public health utility of these indicators is based on the…”
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Genotyping cognate Plasmodium falciparum in humans and mosquitoes to estimate onward transmission of asymptomatic infections by Sumner, Kelsey M., Freedman, Elizabeth, Abel, Lucy, Obala, Andrew, Pence, Brian W., Wesolowski, Amy, Meshnick, Steven R., Prudhomme-O’Meara, Wendy, Taylor, Steve M.

“…Malaria control may be enhanced by targeting reservoirs of Plasmodium falciparum transmission. One putative reservoir is asymptomatic malaria infections and…”
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Artemisinin: mechanisms of action, resistance and toxicity by Meshnick, Steven R.

“…Artemisinin and its derivatives are widely used throughout the world. The mechanism of action of these compounds appears to involve the heme-mediated…”
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Pyrethroid insecticides maintain repellent effect on knock-down resistant populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Bowman, Natalie M, Akialis, Kristin, Cave, Grayson, Barrera, Roberto, Apperson, Charles S, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Pyrethroid-treated clothing is commonly worn for protection against mosquitoes; pyrethroids are both insecticides and repellents. Pyrethroid resistance has…”
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Modelling the drivers of the spread of Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 gene deletions in sub-Saharan Africa by Watson, Oliver J, Slater, Hannah C, Verity, Robert, Parr, Jonathan B, Mwandagalirwa, Melchior K, Tshefu, Antoinette, Meshnick, Steven R, Ghani, Azra C

“…Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have transformed malaria diagnosis. The most prevalent RDTs detect histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2). However, gene deletions…”
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Streamlined, PCR-based testing for pfhrp2- and pfhrp3-negative Plasmodium falciparum by Parr, Jonathan B, Anderson, Olivia, Juliano, Jonathan J, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that detect histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) are used throughout Africa for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria…”
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Early malaria infection, dysregulation of angiogenesis, metabolism and inflammation across pregnancy, and risk of preterm birth in Malawi: A cohort study by Elphinstone, Robyn E, Weckman, Andrea M, McDonald, Chloe R, Tran, Vanessa, Zhong, Kathleen, Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo, Kalilani-Phiri, Linda, Khairallah, Carole, Taylor, Steve M, Meshnick, Steven R, Mwapasa, Victor, Ter Kuile, Feiko O, Conroy, Andrea L, Kain, Kevin C

“…Malaria in pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Tight regulation of angiogenic,…”
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Effect of individual and community-level bed net usage on malaria prevalence among under-fives in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Levitz, Lauren, Janko, Mark, Mwandagalirwa, Kashamuka, Thwai, Kyaw L, Likwela, Joris L, Tshefu, Antoinette K, Emch, Michael, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Understanding the contribution of community-level long-lasting, insecticidal net (LLIN) coverage to malaria control is critical to planning and assessing…”
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Association between lone star tick bites and increased alpha-gal sensitization: evidence from a prospective cohort of outdoor workers by Mitchell, Cedar L, Lin, Feng-Chang, Vaughn, Meagan, Apperson, Charles S, Meshnick, Steven R, Commins, Scott P

“…Alpha-gal is an oligosaccharide implicated in delayed anaphylaxis following red meat consumption. Exposure to tick bites has been correlated with development…”
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Diversity of Rickettsiales in the Microbiome of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum by Ponnusamy, Loganathan, Gonzalez, Antonio, Van Treuren, Will, Weiss, Sophie, Parobek, Christian M, Juliano, Jonathan J, Knight, Rob, Roe, R Michael, Apperson, Charles S, Meshnick, Steven R

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Neurocognitive outcomes in Malawian children exposed to malaria during pregnancy: An observational birth cohort study by Weckman, Andrea M, Conroy, Andrea L, Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo, Gnaneswaran, Bruno, McDonald, Chloe R, Kalilani-Phiri, Linda, Chandna, Jaya, Ali, Doreen, Mwapasa, Victor, Khairallah, Carole, Thwai, Kyaw Lay, Meshnick, Steven R, Taylor, Steve M, Ter Kuile, Feiko O, Kain, Kevin C, Gladstone, Melissa

“…Annually 125 million pregnancies are at risk of malaria infection. However, the impact of exposure to malaria in pregnancy on neurodevelopment in children is…”
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The epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Brazeau, Nicholas F., Mitchell, Cedar L., Morgan, Andrew P., Deutsch-Feldman, Molly, Watson, Oliver John, Thwai, Kyaw L., Gelabert, Pere, van Dorp, Lucy, Keeler, Corinna Y., Waltmann, Andreea, Emch, Michael, Gartner, Valerie, Redelings, Ben, Wray, Gregory A., Mwandagalirwa, Melchior K., Tshefu, Antoinette K., Likwela, Joris L., Edwards, Jessie K., Verity, Robert, Parr, Jonathan B., Meshnick, Steven R., Juliano, Jonathan J.

“…Reports of P. vivax infections among Duffy-negative hosts have accumulated throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this growing body of evidence, no nationally…”
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High-Throughput Pooling and Real-Time PCR-Based Strategy for Malaria Detection by Taylor, Steve M, Juliano, Jonathan J, Trottman, Paul A, Griffin, Jennifer B, Landis, Sarah H, Kitsa, Paluku, Tshefu, Antoinette K, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Molecular assays can provide critical information for malaria diagnosis, speciation, and drug resistance, but their cost and resource requirements limit their…”
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Modelling the incremental benefit of introducing malaria screening strategies to antenatal care in Africa by Walker, Patrick G. T., Cairns, Matt, Slater, Hannah, Gutman, Julie, Kayentao, Kassoum, Williams, John E., Coulibaly, Sheick O., Khairallah, Carole, Taylor, Steve, Meshnick, Steven R., Hill, Jenny, Mwapasa, Victor, Kalilani-Phiri, Linda, Bojang, Kalifa, Kariuki, Simon, Tagbor, Harry, Griffin, Jamie T., Madanitsa, Mwayi, Ghani, Azra C. H., Desai, Meghna, ter Kuile, Feiko O.

“…Plasmodium falciparum in pregnancy is a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We combine performance estimates of standard rapid diagnostic tests (RDT)…”
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Seroepidemiology of Dengue, Zika, and Yellow Fever Viruses among Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Willcox, Alexandra C, Collins, Matthew H, Jadi, Ramesh, Keeler, Corinna, Parr, Jonathan B, Mumba, Dieudonné, Kashamuka, Melchior, Tshefu, Antoinette, de Silva, Aravinda M, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Flaviviruses such as Zika, dengue, and yellow fever cause epidemics throughout the tropics and account for substantial global morbidity and mortality. Although…”
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Exposing malaria in-host diversity and estimating population diversity by capture-recapture using massively parallel pyrosequencing by Juliano, Jonathan J., Porter, Kimberly, Mwapasa, Victor, Sem, Rithy, Rogers, William O., Ariey, Frédéric, Wongsrichanalai, Chansuda, Read, Andrew, Meshnick, Steven R., Wellems, Thomas E.

“…Malaria infections commonly contain multiple genetically distinct variants. Mathematical and animal models suggest that interactions among these variants have…”
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Hindgut microbiota in laboratory-reared and wild Triatoma infestans by Waltmann, Andreea, Willcox, Alexandra C, Balasubramanian, Sujata, Borrini Mayori, Katty, Mendoza Guerrero, Sandra, Salazar Sanchez, Renzo S, Roach, Jeffrey, Condori Pino, Carlos, Gilman, Robert H, Bern, Caryn, Juliano, Jonathan J, Levy, Michael Z, Meshnick, Steven R, Bowman, Natalie M

“…Triatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease in humans. Transmission to humans typically occurs when contaminated…”
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