Altitude, not potential larval habitat availability, explains pronounced variation in Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence in the western Kenya highlands.

Autor: Oduma CO; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya.; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya., Ombok M; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya., Zhao X; Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America., Huwe T; Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America., Ondigo BN; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya.; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya., Kazura JW; Case Western Reserve University, Center for Global Health and Diseases, Cleveland, OH, United States of America., Grieco J; Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America., Achee N; Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America., Liu F; Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America.; Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America., Ochomo E; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya., Koepfli C; Department of Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America.

Publikováno v: PLOS global public health [PLOS Glob Public Health] 2023 Apr 17; Vol. 3 (4), pp. e0001505. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 17 (Print Publication: 2023).

High-throughput Plasmodium falciparum hrp2 and hrp3 gene deletion typing by digital PCR to monitor malaria rapid diagnostic test efficacy.

Autor: Vera-Arias CA; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, United States., Holzschuh A; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, United States.; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland., Oduma CO; Kenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu, Kenya.; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya., Badu K; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Abdul-Hakim M; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Yukich J; Tulane University, New Orleans, United States., Hetzel MW; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Fakih BS; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.; Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Ali A; Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania., Ferreira MU; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Ladeia-Andrade S; Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Sáenz FE; Centro de Investigación para la Salud en América Latina, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Afrane Y; Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Zemene E; Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia., Yewhalaw D; Tropical and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia., Kazura JW; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States., Yan G; Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States., Koepfli C; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, United States.

Publikováno v: ELife [Elife] 2022 Jun 28; Vol. 11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 28.

Increased investment in gametocytes in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in the wet season.

Autor: Oduma CO; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, P. O Box 536, Nakuru, 20115, Kenya.; Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centre for Global Health Research, P. O Box 1578, Kisumu, 40100, Kenya., Ogolla S; Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centre for Global Health Research, P. O Box 1578, Kisumu, 40100, Kenya., Atieli H; School of Public Health, Maseno University, P. O Box 3275, Maseno, 40100, Kenya.; International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, P. O Box 199, Homa Bay, 40300, Kenya., Ondigo BN; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University, P. O Box 536, Nakuru, 20115, Kenya.; Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA., Lee MC; Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA., Githeko AK; International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, P. O Box 199, Homa Bay, 40300, Kenya., Dent AE; Case Western Reserve University, Center for Global Health and Diseases, LC 4983, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA., Kazura JW; Case Western Reserve University, Center for Global Health and Diseases, LC 4983, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA., Yan G; Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA., Koepfli C; Eck Institute for Global Health and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556-0369, USA. ckoepfli@nd.edu.

Publikováno v: BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2021 Jan 09; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 44. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 09.