2023
Transmission-blocking activity of antimalarials for Plasmodium vivax malaria in Anopheles darlingi
Andrade A, Santos N, Bastos A, Pontual J, Araújo J, Silva A, Martinez L, Lima A, Aguiar A, Teles C, Medeiros J, Pereira D, Vinetz J, Gazzinelli R, Araújo M. Transmission-blocking activity of antimalarials for Plasmodium vivax malaria in Anopheles darlingi. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011425. PMID: 37327209, PMCID: PMC10310017, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDensity of gametocytesTransmission-blocking efficacyPlasmodium vivax malariaTransmission-blocking activityImportant infectious diseasesOne-doseVivax malariaP. vivaxMosquito infectionPlasmodium vivaxTreatment groupsPatient's bloodGametocyte productionMalaria transmissionInfectious diseasesGenus PlasmodiumMalariaTreatmentChloroquinePrimaquineVivaxBloodDirect membraneBiological characteristicsMosquitoes
2022
Comparison of the PF07598-Encoded Virulence-Modifying Proteins of L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii
Vieira D, Chaurasia R, Vinetz J. Comparison of the PF07598-Encoded Virulence-Modifying Proteins of L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2022, 8: 14. PMID: 36668921, PMCID: PMC9863803, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8010014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVM proteinsEukaryotic cellsGene familyEnvironmental nichesDifferent cladesMammalian hostsSeverity of outbreaksVirulence effectsCellular pathogenesisHuman pathogensMediated TransmissionLeptospiral speciesParalogsPathogenic groupsProteinVaccine-mediated preventionSpeciesL. interrogansL. borgpeterseniiProtein exotoxinsNew strainFatal leptospirosisTarget cellsLeptospirosis pathogenesisInfectious diseases
2021
Transmission-Blocking Preventive Measures for Infectious Diseases: Altruism, Solidarity, and the Common Good
Garber L, Vinetz JM. Transmission-Blocking Preventive Measures for Infectious Diseases: Altruism, Solidarity, and the Common Good. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 104: 1609-1610. PMID: 33705347, PMCID: PMC8103472, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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