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Plasmodium ookinete invasion of the mosquito midgut by Vinetz, J M

“…The Plasmodium ookinete is the developmental stage of the malaria parasite that invades the mosquito midgut. The ookinete faces two physical barriers in the…”
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A global research agenda for leptospirosis by Cachay, E R, Vinetz, J M

“…Leptospirosis is a zoonotic spirochetal disease of global importance. This disease continues to have a major impact on people living in urban and rural areas…”
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Disruption of Plasmodium falciparum chitinase markedly impairs parasite invasion of mosquito midgut by TSAI, Yao-Lung, HAYWARD, Rhian E, LANGER, Rebecca C, FIDOCK, David A, VINETZ, Joseph M

“…To initiate invasion of the mosquito midgut, Plasmodium ookinetes secrete chitinolytic activity to penetrate the peritrophic matrix surrounding the blood meal…”
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Sporadic urban leptospirosis by VINETZ, J. M, GLASS, G. E, FLEXNER, C. E, MUELLER, P, KASLOW, D. C

“…Surprisingly, many inner-city residents have antibodies to Leptospira interrogans. The manner in which these persons acquire this organism in the absence of…”
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Knockout of the Rodent Malaria Parasite Chitinase PbCHT1 Reduces Infectivity to Mosquitoes by DESSENS, Johannes T, MENDOZA, Jacqui, CLAUDIANOS, Charles, VINETZ, Joseph M, KHATER, Emad, HASSARD, Stuart, RANAWAKA, Gaya R, SINDEN, Robert E

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Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. infections among mammals captured in the Peruvian Amazon basin region by Bunnell, J E, Hice, C L, Watts, D M, Montrueil, V, Tesh, R B, Vinetz, J M

“…To identify potential zoonotic reservoirs of pathogenic leptospires in the Peruvian Amazon basin, wild mammals were trapped from July 1997 to December 1998…”
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Plasmodium malariae Infection in an Asymptomatic 74-Year-Old Greek Woman with Splenomegaly by Vinetz, Joseph M, Li, Jun, McCutchan, Thomas F, Kaslow, David C

“…Malaria most commonly presents as an acute systemic, febrile illness but may manifest more indolently as chronic anemia, glomerulonephritis, or tropical…”
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Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of global importance by Bharti, Ajay R, Nally, Jarlath E, Ricaldi, Jessica N, Matthias, Michael A, Diaz, Monica M, Lovett, Michael A, Levett, Paul N, Gilman, Robert H, Willig, Michael R, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Vinetz, Joseph M

“…In the past decade, leptospirosis has emerged as a globally important infectious disease. It occurs in urban environments of industrialised and developing…”
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Detection of leptospirosis in India by Vinetz, J M

“…While influenza has a prodrome indistinguishable from many other acute infections, its archetypal manifestations are respiratory. [...]of geographic location,…”
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Leptospirosis by Vinetz, Joseph M

“…Leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease that affects humans on all continents, in both urban and rural contexts, and in temperate and tropical…”
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Identification of Novel Plasmodium gallinaceum Zygote- and Ookinete-Expressed Proteins as Targets for Blocking Malaria Transmission by Langer, Rebecca C, Li, Fengwu, Vinetz, Joseph M

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Micronemal Transport of Plasmodium Ookinete Chitinases to the Electron-Dense Area of the Apical Complex for Extracellular Secretion by LANGER, Rebecca C, HAYWARD, Rhian E, TSUBOI, Takafumi, TACHIBANA, Mayumi, TORII, Motomi, VINETZ, Joseph M

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Cellular mechanisms in the immune response to malaria in Plasmodium vinckei-infected mice by PERLMANN, H, SANJAI KUMAR, VINETZ, J. M, KULLBERG, M, MILLER, L. H, PERLMANN, P

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Clinical Spectrum of Pulmonary Involvement in Leptospirosis in a Region of Endemicity, with Quantification of Leptospiral Burden by Segura, Eddy R., Ganoza, Christian A., Campos, Kalina, Ricaldi, Jessica N., Torres, Sonia, Silva, Hermann, Céspedes, Manuel J., Matthias, Michael A., Swancutt, Mark A., Liñán, Renzo López, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Guerra, Humberto, Gilman, Robert H., Vinetz, Joseph M.

“…Background. Pulmonary involvement in leptospirosis remains poorly recognized in regions where it is endemic, despite reports of recent outbreaks and epidemic…”
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Environmental exposure and leptospirosis, Peru by Johnson, Michael A S, Smith, Hannah, Joeph, Priya, Gilman, Robert H, Bautista, Christian T, Campos, Kalina J, Cespedes, Michelle, Klatsky, Peter, Vidal, Carlos, Terry, Hilja, Calderon, Martiza M, Coral, Carlos, Cabrera, Lilia, Parmar, Paminder S, Vinetz, Joseph M

“…Human infection by leptospires has highly variable clinical manifestations, which range from subclinical infection to fulminant disease. We conducted a…”
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Diversity of bat-associated Leptospira in the Peruvian Amazon inferred by bayesian phylogenetic analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA sequences by Matthias, Michael A, Díaz, M Mónica, Campos, Kalina J, Calderon, Maritza, Willig, Michael R, Pacheco, Victor, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Gilman, Robert H, Vinetz, Joseph M

“…The role of bats as potential sources of transmission to humans or as maintenance hosts of leptospires is poorly understood. We quantified the prevalence of…”
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An Anti-Chitinase Malaria Transmission–Blocking Single-Chain Antibody as an Effector Molecule for Creating a Plasmodium falciparum–Refractory Mosquito by Li, Fengwu, Patra, Kailash P., Vinetz, Joseph M.

“…Indirect evidence has suggested the existence of a second chitinase gene, PgCHT2 in the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium gallinaceum. We have now identified…”
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A Mountain out of a Molehill: Do We Treat Acute Leptospirosis, and If So, with What? by Vinetz, Joseph M.

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Emerging Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium vivax (Benign Tertian) Malaria: The Need for Alternative Drug Treatment by Vinetz, Joseph M.

“…Chloroquine was originally developed in a top secret US Army research project during World War II, with the military imperative to keep it out of the hands of…”
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Interdependence of CD4+ T cells and malarial spleen in immunity to Plasmodium vinckei vinckei. Relevance to vaccine development by Kumar, S, Good, MF, Dontfraid, F, Vinetz, JM, Miller, LH

“…We studied immunity to the blood stage of the rodent malaria, Plasmodium vinckei vinckei, which is uniformly lethal to mice. BALB/c mice develop solid immunity…”
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