Malaria Journal

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Efficacy of ICON(R) Maxx in the laboratory and against insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae in central Cote d'Ivoire

Winkler MS, Tchicaya E, Koudou BG, Donze J, Nsanzabana C, Muller P, Adja AM and Utzinger J Malaria Journal 2012, 11:167 (15 May 2012)

The WHO Global vector control strategy recommends the scaling-up of insecticide-treated nets.One of the key issues for the use of conventional ITNs on a large-scale was the impregnation itself and the re-impregnation. Manufacturers have developed insecticide treatment kits to render untreated net into LLINs after simple dipping and the present study reports on the efficacy on such a kit-treatment.
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Improved methods for haemozoin quantification in tissues yield organ- and parasite-specific information in malariainfected mice

Deroost K, Lays N, Noppen S, Martens E, Opdenakker G and Van den Steen PE Malaria Journal 2012, 11:166 (14 May 2012)

Paper describes a new methodology to quantify the content of malaria pigment on tissue homogenates of organs from C57Bl6 mice infected rodent malaria parasites. The authors then use this methodology to compare malaria infection caused by three Plasmodium species with different pathogenicity- with the intent to clarify the pathogenetic role of haemozoin.
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Remote sensing-based time series models for malaria early warning in the highlands of Ethiopia

Midekisa A, Senay G, Henebry GM, Semuniguse P and Wimberly MC Malaria Journal 2012, 11:165 (14 May 2012)

The paper reports an attempt to anticipate the number of malaria cases in 12 districts health centres of the Amhara Ethiopian region, based on 12 temporal models including historical malaria cases as well as remotely sensed meteorological and environmental variables.
Review

Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence-based validation

Achee NL, Bangs MJ, Farlow R, Killeen GF, Lindsay S, Logan JG, Moore SJ, Rowland M et al. Malaria Journal 2012, 11:164 (14 May 2012)

An extensive review on the use of repellents, which aims to re-open the debate on the benefits of spatial repellency
Methodology

Isolation of Plasmodium falciparum by flow-cytometry: implications for single-trophozoite genotyping and parasite DNA purification for whole-genome high-throughput sequencing of archival samples

Boissière A, Arnathau C, Duperray C, Berry L, Lachaud L, Renaud F, Durand P and Prugnolle F Malaria Journal 2012, 11:163 (14 May 2012)

A pertinent and important subject, the problem of genotyping malaria parasites in mixed infections. This describes the application of flow cytometry methods to isolate single trophozoites for subsequent genetic analyses.
Research

B cell analysis of ethnic groups in Mali with differential susceptibility to malaria

Portugal S, Doumtabe D, Traore B, Miller LH, Troye-Blomberg M, Doumbo OK, Dolo A, Pierce SK et al. Malaria Journal 2012, 11:162 (11 May 2012)

A further description of differences between the Fulani and Dogon in regards to their susceptibility to malaria in Mali. The results show a significant difference in B cell subsets that can explain higher antibody responses to malaria in the Fulani compared to the Dogon. These findings have profound implications for understanding protective humoral immunity to malaria.
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Comment on: Kreeftmeijer-Vegter et al. Malaria Journal 2012, 11:102
Re Analysis for genotyping Duffy blood group in inhabitants...

Comment on: Kempinska-Podhorodecka et al. Malaria Journal 2012, 11:115
Update on CF11 availability

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Malaria Journal is aimed at the scientific community interested in malaria in its broadest sense. It is the only journal that publishes exclusively articles on malaria and, as such, it aims to bring together knowledge from the different specialties involved in this very broad discipline, from the bench to the bedside and to the field. Malaria Journal offers a fast publication schedule while maintaining rigorous peer-review; this is achieved by managing the whole of the publication process electronically, from submission to peer-review.