2024
Evaluation of combination vaccines targeting transmission of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax
Cao Y, Hayashi C, Araujo M, Tripathi A, Andrade A, Medeiros J, Vinetz J, Kumar N. Evaluation of combination vaccines targeting transmission of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax. Vaccine 2024, 42: 126140. PMID: 39033079, PMCID: PMC11338703, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect membrane feeding assaysTransmission-reducing activityStandard membrane feeding assayMembrane feeding assaysP. vivaxDNA vaccineP. falciparumPlasmodium falciparumTransmission of Plasmodium falciparumAntibody responseDNA vaccine platformP. vivax accountsGlobal malaria burdenTransmission-blocking activityTransmission of malariaCombination of DNA vaccineIn vivo electroporationCombined DNA vaccineMalaria burdenMalaria transmissionTransmission-blockingAssess immunogenicityVaccine platformClinical studiesCombination group
2022
Evidence-Based Malaria Control and Elimination in the Amazon: Input from the International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research Network in Peru and Brazil
Ferreira MU, Gamboa D, Torres K, Rodriguez-Ferrucci H, Soto-Calle VE, Pardo K, Fontoura PS, Tomko SS, Gazzinelli RT, Conn JE, Castro MC, Llanos-Cuentas A, Vinetz JM. Evidence-Based Malaria Control and Elimination in the Amazon: Input from the International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research Network in Peru and Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 107: 160-167. PMID: 36228907, PMCID: PMC9662230, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria controlAsymptomatic Plasmodium infectionsPredominant malaria parasitePublic health decision makersMalaria control strategiesPublic health implicationsIndoor residual sprayingBetter malaria controlHealth decision makersVector control measuresPlasmodium infectionInfectious reservoirMalaria burdenPlasmodium vivaxBed netsPublic health policymakingElimination programMalaria parasitesResidual sprayingMalaria researchHealth implicationsNyssorhynchus darlingiDiagnostic methodsHealth policymakingResearch Network
2021
Ecology and larval population dynamics of the primary malaria vector Nyssorhynchus darlingi in a high transmission setting dominated by fish farming in western Amazonian Brazil
Rufalco-Moutinho P, Kadri S, Alonso D, Moreno M, Carrasco-Escobar G, Prussing C, Gamboa D, Vinetz JM, Sallum M, Conn JE, Ribolla P. Ecology and larval population dynamics of the primary malaria vector Nyssorhynchus darlingi in a high transmission setting dominated by fish farming in western Amazonian Brazil. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246215. PMID: 33831004, PMCID: PMC8031405, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh transmission settingsHigh human densityHuman biting rateMalaria transmission hotspotsWestern Amazonian BrazilLocal malaria burdenLarval population dynamicsAquatic vegetationLandscape typesHuman densitySame sampling periodMalaria burdenRural landscapesTransmission settingsDarlingi larvaeWestern AcrePopulation maintenanceUrban landscapeAdult samplingMain malaria vectorBreeding sitesLandscape profileDry seasonMalaria vector speciesPopulation dynamics
2016
Reactive Case Detection for Plasmodium vivax Malaria Elimination in Rural Amazonia
Fontoura PS, Finco BF, Lima NF, de Carvalho JF, Vinetz JM, Castro MC, Ferreira MU. Reactive Case Detection for Plasmodium vivax Malaria Elimination in Rural Amazonia. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0005221. PMID: 27941968, PMCID: PMC5179126, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria eliminationIndex caseElimination effortsControl householdsCorrelates of infectionReactive case detectionMixed-effects logistic regression modelResidual malaria transmissionCase detection strategiesMolecular genotypingMalaria elimination effortsP. vivax transmissionTotal parasite biomassReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionLogistic regression modelsP. vivax diversityPotential confoundersAsymptomatic carriersPolymerase chain reactionCase detectionIndex householdsQPCR-positive samplesMalaria burdenPlasmodium vivax