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Dried blood spots as a source of anti-malarial antibodies for epidemiological studies

Patrick H Corran*, Jackie Cook, Caroline Lynch, Heleen Leendertse, Alphaxard Manjurano, Jamie Griffin, Jonathan Cox, Tarekegn Abeku, Teun Bousema, Azra C Ghani, Chris Drakeley and Eleanor Riley

Malaria Journal 2008, 7:195 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-195

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Wide cross-reactivity between Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus SG6 salivary proteins supports exploitation of gSG6 as a marker of human exposure to major malaria vectors in tropical Africa

Cinzia Rizzo, Raffaele Ronca, Gabriella Fiorentino, Valentina D Mangano, Sodiomon B Sirima, Issa Nèbiè, Vincenzo Petrarca, David Modiano, Bruno Arcà Malaria Journal 2011, 10:206 (27 July 2011)

Describes the use of a mosquito salivary protein to be used as marker of exposure to mosquito bites.

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Immunophoretic rapid diagnostic tests as a source of immunoglobulins for estimating malaria sero-prevalence and transmission intensity

Geoffrey S Williams, Clement Mweya, Laveta Stewart, George Mtove, Hugh Reyburn, Jackie Cook, Patrick H Corran, Eleanor M Riley, Chris J Drakeley Malaria Journal 2009, 8:168 (22 July 2009)

An interesting and useful paper that various groups exploring the place of sero-epidemiology as a tool for managing malaria control will find helpful

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Low density parasitaemia, red blood cell polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum specific immune responses in a low endemic area in northern Tanzania

Seif Shekalaghe, Michael Alifrangis, Charles Mwanziva, Anders Enevold, Steve Mwakalinga, Humphrey Mkali, Reginald Kavishe, Alphaxard Manjurano, Robert Sauerwein, Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:69 (21 May 2009)

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Overuse of artemisinin-combination therapy in Mto wa Mbu (river of mosquitoes), an area misinterpreted as high endemic for malaria

Charles Mwanziva, Seif Shekalaghe, Arnold Ndaro, Bianca Mengerink, Simon Megiroo, Frank Mosha, Robert Sauerwein, Chris Drakeley, Roly Gosling, Teun Bousema Malaria Journal 2008, 7:232 (5 November 2008)