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  1. It was hypothesized that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency confers a protective effect against malaria infection, however, safety concerns have been raised regarding haemolytic toxicity cause...

    Authors: Usa Boonyuen, Beatriz Aira C. Jacob, Jutamas Wongwigkan, Kamonwan Chamchoy, Natsamon Singha-art, Natnicha Pengsuk, Duantida Songdej, Emily R. Adams, Thomas Edwards, Supat Chamnanchanunt, Syazwani Itri Amran, Nurriza Ab Latif, Naveen Eugene Louis and Shamini Chandran
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:38
  2. A major challenge to malaria elimination is identifying and targeting populations that are harbouring residual infections and contributing to persistent transmission. In many near-elimination settings in South...

    Authors: Sarah Gallalee, Iska Zarlinda, Martha G. Silaen, Chris Cotter, Carmen Cueto, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Jerry O. Jacobson, Roly Gosling, Michelle S. Hsiang, Adam Bennett, Farah N. Coutrier and Jennifer L. Smith
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:37
  3. Timely molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 (k13) gene mutations is essential for monitoring the emergence and stemming the spread of artemisinin resistance. Widespread artemisinin resistance,...

    Authors: Brook Jeang, Daibin Zhong, Ming-Chieh Lee, Harrysone Atieli, Delenasaw Yewhalaw and Guiyun Yan
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:36
  4. Sri Lanka after eliminating malaria in 2012, is in the prevention of re-establishment (POR) phase. Being a tropical country with high malariogenic potential, maintaining vigilance is important. All malaria cas...

    Authors: Kumudunayana T. Gunasekera, Risintha G. Premaratne, Shiroma M. Handunnetti, Jagathpriya Weerasena, Sunil Premawansa and Deepika S. Fernando
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:35
  5. The emergence and spread of artemisinin partial resistance in East and Horn of Africa is alarming. However, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) generally remains efficacious for the treatment of falcip...

    Authors: Ashenafi Assefa, Abebe A. Fola and Geremew Tasew
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:34
  6. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an effective intervention to prevent malaria in children in locations where the burden of malaria is high and transmission is seasonal. There is growing evidence sugge...

    Authors: Jamshed Khan, Maria Suau Sans, Francis Okot, Abubaker Rom Ayuiel, Jonathan Magoola, Christian Rassi, Sikai Huang, Denis Mubiru, Craig Bonnington, Kevin Baker, Julla Ahmed, Chuks Nnaji and Sol Richardson
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:33
  7. Despite Ethiopia’s concerted efforts to eliminate malaria by 2030, the disease continues to pose a significant public health and socioeconomic challenge in the country. The year 2021 witnessed 2.78 million mal...

    Authors: Aynalem Mandefro, Geletta Tadele, Bacha Mekonen and Lemu Golassa
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:32
  8. The emergence of insecticide resistance and outdoor transmission in malaria-endemic areas underlines the urgent need to develop innovative tools, such as spatial repellents (SR), that may circumvent this resid...

    Authors: Lepa Syahrani, Puji B. S. Asih, Anom Bowolaksono, Astari Dwiranti, Siti Zubaidah, Ismail E. Rozi, Dendi H. Permana, Claus Bøgh, Michael J. Bangs, John P. Grieco, Nicole L. Achee, Neil F. Lobo and Din Syafruddin
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:31
  9. Malaria remains a significant public health concern in Niger, with the number of cases increasing from 592,334 in 2000 to 3,138,696 in 2010. In response, a concerted campaign against the disease has been initi...

    Authors: Ali Issakou Malam Tchole, Run-Ze Ye, Qing Xu, Zhen-Wei Li, Jin-Yue Liu, Shan-Shan Wang, Jing Liu, Xiao-Yang Wang, Alassan Maman Bachir, Lin Zhao and Wu-Chun Cao
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:30
  10. In 2015, Tanzania National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) established a longitudinal malaria vector entomological surveillance (MVES). The MVES is aimed at a periodical assessment of malaria vector compositi...

    Authors: Charles D. Mwalimu, Samson Kiware, Rosemary Nshama, Yahya Derua, Pendael Machafuko, Peter Gitanya, Winfred Mwafongo, Jubilate Bernard, Basiliana Emidi, Victor Mwingira, Robert Malima, Victoria Githu, Brian Masanja, Yeromin Mlacha, Patrick Tungu, Bilali Kabula…
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:29
  11. In children with cerebral malaria (CM) admission blood lactate has previously guided intravenous fluid therapy and been validated as a prognostic biomarker associated with death. The usefulness of post-admissi...

    Authors: Ronke Olowojesiku, Meredith G. Sherman, Amina M. Mukadam, Rami Imam, Kennedy M. Chastang, Karl B. Seydel, Alice M. Liomba, John R. Barber, Nicole F. O’Brien and Douglas G. Postels
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:28
  12. Though Plasmodium vivax is the second most common malaria species to infect humans, it has not traditionally been considered a major human health concern in central Africa given the high prevalence of the human D...

    Authors: Valerie Gartner, Benjamin D. Redelings, Claudia Gaither, Jonathan B. Parr, Albert Kalonji, Fernandine Phanzu, Nicholas F. Brazeau, Jonathan J. Juliano and Gregory A. Wray
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:27
  13. Asymptomatic malaria transmission has become a public health concern across malaria-endemic Africa including Ethiopia. Specifically, Plasmodium vivax is more efficient at transmitting earlier in the infection and...

    Authors: Gemechu Zeleke, Luc Duchateau, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Sultan Suleman and Mathias Devreese
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:26
  14. This paper examines the far-reaching implications of Triple Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (TACT) in the global battle against malaria. Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (ACT) is recognized for its ...

    Authors: Emmanuel Kokori, Gbolahan Olatunji, Adeola Akinboade, Aminat Akinoso, Emmanuel Egbunu, Sikiru Ademola Aremu, Chuka Emmanuel Okafor, Olamide Oluwole and Nicholas Aderinto
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:25
  15. Malaria outbreaks have sporadically occurred in the United States, with Anopheles quadrimaculatus serving as the primary vector in the eastern region. Anopheles crucians, while considered a competent vector, has ...

    Authors: André B. B. Wilke, Chalmers Vasquez, Johana Medina, Isik Unlu, John C. Beier and Marco Ajelli
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:24
  16. Different anopheline species (even within a species group/complex) can differ in their feeding and resting behaviours, which impact both malaria transmission patterns as well as the efficacy of vector control ...

    Authors: Mara Máquina, Mercy A. Opiyo, Nelson Cuamba, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Maria Rodrigues, Sarmento Armando, Sheila Nhate, Fabião Luis, Francisco Saúte, Baltazar Candrinho, Neil F. Lobo and Krijn P. Paaijmans
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:23
  17. Chronic carriage of asymptomatic low-density Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in the dry season may support maintenance of acquired immunity that protects against clinical malaria. However, the relationship bet...

    Authors: Balotin Fogang, Lionel Lellouche, Sukai Ceesay, Sainabou Drammeh, Fatou K. Jaiteh, Marc-Antoine Guery, Jordi Landier, Cynthia P. Haanappel, Janeri Froberg, David Conway, Umberto D’Alessandro, Teun Bousema and Antoine Claessens
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:22
  18. Malaria remains a major public health problem in the Republic of Congo, with Plasmodium falciparum being the deadliest species of Plasmodium in humans. Vector transmission of malaria is poorly studied in the coun...

    Authors: Jacques Dollon Mbama Ntabi, Abel Lissom, Jean Claude Djontu, Francis N. Nkemngo, Steve Diafouka-Kietela, Jolivet Mayela, Georges Missontsa, Luc Djogbenou, Cyrille Ndo, Charles Wondji, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Arsène Lenga, Steffen Borrmann and Francine Ntoumi
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:21
  19. Malaria remains a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Benin. The present study aims to evaluate the different Plasmodium species transmitted by malaria vectors in the communes of Co...

    Authors: Tatchémè Filémon Tokponnon, Razaki Ossè, Boulais Yovogan, Ella Guidi, Constantin J. Adoha, André Sominanhouin, Juvenal Ahouandjinou, Aboubakar Sidick and Martin C. Akogbeto
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:20
  20. For at least a decade, concerns have been raised about the physical durability of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and their ability to remain in good condition for at least three years. To discover if the resi...

    Authors: Amy Wheldrake, Estelle Guillemois, Hamidreza Arouni, Vera Chetty, Edoardo Zappa and Stephen J. Russell
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:19
  21. Malaria outbreaks are detected by applying the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended thresholds (the less sensitive 75th percentile or mean + 2 standard deviations [2SD] for medium-to high-transmission a...

    Authors: Marie Gorreti Zalwango, Jane F. Zalwango, Daniel Kadobera, Lilian Bulage, Carol Nanziri, Richard Migisha, Bosco B. Agaba, Benon Kwesiga, Jimmy Opigo, Alex Riolexus Ario and Julie R. Harris
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:18
  22. Decrease in malaria rates (e.g. incidence and cases) in Latin America maintains this region on track to achieve the goal of elimination. During the last 5 years, three countries have been certified as malaria ...

    Authors: Sebasthian Real-Jaramillo, Juan J. Bustillos, Ana L. Moncayo, Marco Neira, Leonardo Fárez, Efraín Beltrán and Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:17
  23. Malaria affects millions of lives annually, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Despite being largely preventable, 2021 witnessed 247 million infections and over 600,000 deaths across 85 countrie...

    Authors: Nicholas Aderinto, Gbolahan Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, Sodeeq Sikirullahi, John Ehi Aboje and Rebecca Ebokondu Ojabo
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:16
  24. Recent estimates show progress toward malaria elimination is slowing in many settings, underscoring the need for tailored approaches to fight the disease. In addition to essential structural changes, human beh...

    Authors: Albert Casella, April Monroe, Michael Toso, Gabrielle Hunter, Carol Underwood, Ruchita Pillai, Jayme Hughes, Lynn M. Van Lith, Shelby Cash, Jimee Hwang and Stella Babalola
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:15
  25. Investigating the species distribution and their role in malaria transmission is important as it varies from place to place and is highly needed to design interventions appropriate to the site. The current stu...

    Authors: Nigatu Eligo, Teklu Wegayehu, Myrthe Pareyn, Girum Tamiru, Bernt Lindtjørn and Fekadu Massebo
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:14
  26. Plasmodium lacks an mRNA export receptor ortholog, such as yeast Mex67. Yeast Mex67 contains a nuclear transport factor 2 (NTF2)-like domain, suggesting that NTF2-like domain-containing proteins might be associa...

    Authors: Mamoru Niikura, Toshiyuki Fukutomi, Jiro Mitobe and Fumie Kobayashi
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:13
  27. Clothianidin, an insecticide with a novel mode of action, has been deployed in the annual indoor residual spraying programme in northern Ghana since March 2021. To inform pragmatic management strategies and gu...

    Authors: Cosmos M. Pambit Zong, Sylvester Coleman, Abdul Rahim Mohammed, Christopher M. Owusu-Asenso, Yaw Akuamoah-Boateng, Isaac K. Sraku, Simon K. Attah, Liwang Cui and Yaw A. Afrane
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:12
  28. Malaria continues to pose a significant health threat. Rapid identification of malaria infections and the deployment of active surveillance tools are crucial for achieving malaria elimination in regions where ...

    Authors: Oraya Srimokla, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, Amnat Khamsiriwatchara, Chantana Padungtod, Rungrawee Tipmontree, Noppon Choosri and Sompob Saralamba
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:11
  29. Endothelial cells (ECs) play a major role in malaria pathogenesis, as a point of direct contact of parasitized red blood cells to the blood vessel wall. The study of cytoskeleton structures of ECs, whose main ...

    Authors: Mathusorn Wongsawat, Supattra Glaharn, Charit Srisook, Wilanee Dechkhajorn, Urai Chaisri, Chuchard Punsawad, Tachpon Techarang, Kesinee Chotivanich, Srivicha Krudsood and Parnpen Viriyavejakul
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:10
  30. Decreased efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been previously reported in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The main purpose of this study was to i...

    Authors: Albert A. Gnondjui, Offianan A. Toure, Berenger A. Ako, Tossea S. Koui, Stanislas E. Assohoun, Eric A. Gbessi, Landry T. N’Guessan, Karim Tuo, Sylvain Beourou, Serge-Brice Assi, Francis A. Yapo, Ibrahima Sanogo and Ronan Jambou
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:9
  31. Africa and the United States are both large, heterogeneous geographies with a diverse range of ecologies, climates and mosquito species diversity which contribute to disease transmission and nuisance biting. I...

    Authors: Eric Ochomo, Samuel S. C. Rund, Rosheen S. Mthawanji, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Maxwell Machani, Siriman Samake, Rosine Z. Wolie, Sandrine Nsango, Laurel Anne Lown, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau, Edward Lukyamuzi, Jane Njeri, Joseph Chabi, Otubea Owusu Akrofi, Charles Ntege…
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:8
  32. In Spain, the risk of imported malaria has increased in recent years due to the rise in international travel and migration. Little is known about the knowledge, information sources, clinical practice, and spec...

    Authors: Manuel Linares-Rufo, Harold Bermudez-Marval, Carlos García-Bertolín, Joaquín Santos-Galilea, Javier Balsa-Vázquez, Ramón Pérez-Tanoira, Laura Santos-Larrégola, Juan Cuadros-González, Gerardo Rojo-Marcos and José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:7
  33. Approximately 32 million pregnant women are at risk of malaria with up to 10,000 maternal deaths and 200,000 neonates at risk annually. Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (S...

    Authors: Sabrina Lynda Simo Kamga, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Ghislain Romeo Ngangnang, Mehmet Can Ulucesme, Leonard T. D. Keptcheu, Eva Mai Keming, Valery-Pacome Kom Tchuenkam, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Münir Aktas, Michel Noubom and Vincent K. Payne
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:6
  34. Progress toward malaria elimination is increasing as many countries near zero indigenous malaria cases. In settings nearing elimination, interventions will be most effective at interrupting transmission when t...

    Authors: Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Frank Twum Aboagye, George Edem Agginie, Felix Abekah Botchway, George Osei-Adjei, Michael Appiah, Ruth Duku Takyi, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Linda Amoah, George Arthur, Bernard Walter Lawson, Richard Harry Asmah, Paul Boateng, Otubea Ansah and Karen Angeliki Krogfelt
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:5
  35. Differences between urban and rural contexts in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, geographical features and risk perceptions may lead to disparities in coverage and related outcomes of community-based...

    Authors: Taiwo Ibinaiye, Kunle Rotimi, Ayodeji Balogun, Adaeze Aidenagbon, Chibuzo Oguoma, Kevin Baker, Olabisi Ogunmola, Olusola Oresanya, Christian Rassi and Chuks Nnaji
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:4
  36. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) that detect Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2) are exclusively deployed in Uganda, but deletion of the pfhrp2/3 target gene threatens their usefulness as malaria...

    Authors: Bosco B. Agaba, David Smith, Jye Travis, Cielo Pasay, Monica Nabatanzi, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Isaac Ssewanyana, Susan Nabadda, Jane Cunningham, Moses R. Kamya and Qin Cheng
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:3
  37. In Southeast Asia malaria elimination is targeted by 2030. Cambodia aims to achieve this by 2025, driven in large part by the urgent need to control the spread of artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria infec...

    Authors: Lek Dysoley, James J. Callery, Voeurng Bunreth, Moul Vanna, Chan Davoeung, Yok Sovann, Sles You, Sam Ol, Rupam Tripura, Rusheng Chew, Arjun Chandna, Céline Christiansen-Jucht, Jayme Hughes, Nguon Sokomar, Top Sophornarann, Jeanne Rideout…
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:2
  38. Patients’ adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is a malaria control strategy. Studies report varied experiences regarding patients’ adherence to ACT. The study aimed at determining factors ...

    Authors: Charles Bawate, Sylvia T. Callender-Carter, Bernard Guyah and Collins Ouma
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2024 23:1
  39. The primary reason for the failure of malaria vector control across endemic regions is the widespread insecticide resistance observed in Anopheles vectors. The most dominant African vectors of malaria parasites a...

    Authors: Romaric Akoton, Pierre Marie Sovegnon, Oswald Y. Djihinto, Adandé A. Medjigbodo, Romuald Agonhossou, Helga M. Saizonou, Genevieve M. Tchigossou, Seun M. Atoyebi, Eric Tossou, Francis Zeukeng, Hamirath O. Lagnika, Wassiyath Mousse, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Rousseau Djouaka and Luc S. Djogbénou
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:385
  40. Gene drive modified mosquitoes (GDMMs) have the potential to address Africa’s persistent malaria problem, but are still in early stages of development and testing. Continuous engagement of African stakeholders...

    Authors: Marceline F. Finda, Elijah O. Juma, Najat F. Kahamba, Rhosheen S. Mthawanji, Maganga Sambo, Basiliana Emidi, Susan Wiener, David O’Brochta, Michael Santos, Stephanie James and Fredros O. Okumu
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:384
  41. Early phase malaria vaccine field trials typically measure malaria infection by PCR or thick blood smear microscopy performed on serially sampled blood. Vaccine efficacy (VE) is the proportion reduction in an ...

    Authors: Gail E. Potter, Viviane Callier, Biraj Shrestha, Sudhaunshu Joshi, Ankit Dwivedi, Joana C. Silva, Matthew B. Laurens, Dean A. Follmann and Gregory A. Deye
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:383
  42. Pyrethroids are the main insecticides used in vector control for malaria. However, their extensive use in the impregnation of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying has led to the ...

    Authors: Stravensky Térence Boussougou-Sambe, Barclaye Ngossanga, Ange Gatien Doumba-Ndalembouly, Lynda Nouage Boussougou, Tamirat Gebru Woldearegai, Fabrice Mougeni, Thierry Ndong Mba, Jean Ronald Edoa, Jean Claude Dejon-Agobé, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Peter G. Kremsner, Hilaire M. Kenguele, Steffen Borrmann, Benjamin Mordmüller and Ayôla Akim Adegnika
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:382
  43. Malaria is still endemic in South Korea. However, limited information is available on the current Anopheles breeding sites and the occurrence of insecticide resistance-associated genetic mutations and their distr...

    Authors: Hyelee Hong, Tae-Hui Eom, Thuy-Tien Thi Trinh, Bao Duong Tuan, Hyun Park and Seon-Ju Yeo
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:381
  44. Plasmodium knowlesi is an established experimental model for basic and pre-clinical malaria vaccine research. Historically, rhesus macaques have been the most common host for malaria vaccine studies with P. knowl...

    Authors: Melanie J. Shears, Rebekah A. Reynolds, Caroline J. Duncombe, Felicia N. Watson, Weston J. Staubus, Chris Chavtur, Annette M. Seilie, Tuan M. Tran, Sumana Chakravarty, Stephen L. Hoffman and Sean C. Murphy
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:379
  45. Mass drug administration (MDA) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are potent malaria burden reduction tools. The impact of combining MDA and IRS is not well documented. We evaluated the impact of MDA + IRS com...

    Authors: Mulebeke Ronald, Wanzira Humphrey, Yeka Adoke and Van Geertruyden Jean-Pierre
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:378
  46. Light microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) have long been the recommended diagnostic methods for malaria. However, in recent years, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) techniques have been sho...

    Authors: Anna-Clara Ivarsson, Elin Fransén, Ioanna Broumou, Anna Färnert, Kristina E. M. Persson and Sara Karlsson Söbirk
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:377
  47. Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity can add information on transmission intensity and can be used to track control and elimination interventions.

    Authors: Abeba Gebretsadik Reda, Tiffany Huwe, Cristian Koepfli, Ashenafi Assefa, Sofonias Kifle Tessema, Alebachew Messele, Lemu Golassa and Hassen Mamo
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:376
  48. Resistance against artemisinin-based combination therapy is one of the challenges to malaria control and elimination globally. Mutations in different genes (Pfdhfr, Pfdhps, Pfk-13 and Pfmdr1) confer resistance to...

    Authors: Akansha Singh, Mrigendra P. Singh, Nazia Anwar Ali, Rajan Poriya, Harsh Rajvanshi, Sekh Nisar, Sneha Bhandari, Ram S. Sahu, Himanshu Jayswar, Ashok K. Mishra, Aparup Das, Harpreet Kaur, Anup R. Anvikar, Ananias A Escalante, Altaf A. Lal and Praveen K. Bharti
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:375
  49. Malaria is a major global health challenge, and for the elimination and eradication of this disease, transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) are a priority. Plasmodium falciparum Generative Cell Specific 1 (PfGCS1)...

    Authors: Zeinab Pourhashem, Leila Nourani, Jafar J. Sani, Hemn Yousefi, Sakineh Pirahmadi, Mobina Sabouri, Abbasali Raz, Navid Dinparast Djadid, Sedigheh Zakeri and Akram Abouie Mehrizi
    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:374

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