2023
A prospective cohort study linking migration, climate, and malaria risk in the Peruvian Amazon
Gunderson A, Recalde-Coronel C, Zaitchik B, Yori P, Pinedo S, Olortegui M, Kosek M, Vinetz J, Pan W. A prospective cohort study linking migration, climate, and malaria risk in the Peruvian Amazon. Epidemiology And Infection 2023, 151: e202. PMID: 38031496, PMCID: PMC10753477, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268823001838.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Malaria transmission structure in the Peruvian Amazon through antibody signatures to Plasmodium vivax
Rosado J, Carrasco-Escobar G, Nolasco O, Garro K, Rodriguez-Ferruci H, Guzman-Guzman M, Llanos-Cuentas A, Vinetz JM, Nekkab N, White MT, Mueller I, Gamboa D. Malaria transmission structure in the Peruvian Amazon through antibody signatures to Plasmodium vivax. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2022, 16: e0010415. PMID: 35533146, PMCID: PMC9119515, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerological exposure markersP. vivaxMalaria transmissionAntibody levelsRecent exposureRoutine malaria surveillanceHigher antibody levelsCross-sectional surveyLight microscopySeropositive casesAntibody signaturesPast infectionRisk factorsPrevalence surveyHigher oddsMalaria surveillanceExposure markersElimination effortsSignificant associationSocio-DemographicEpidemiological analysisSerological surveillanceParticular epidemiologyLocal transmissionVivax
2021
Integrating Parasitological and Entomological Observations to Understand Malaria Transmission in Riverine Villages in the Peruvian Amazon
Rosas-Aguirre A, Moreno M, Moreno-Gutierrez D, Llanos-Cuentas A, Saavedra M, Contreras-Mancilla J, Barboza J, Alava F, Aguirre K, Carrasco G, Prussing C, Vinetz J, Conn JE, Speybroeck N, Gamboa D. Integrating Parasitological and Entomological Observations to Understand Malaria Transmission in Riverine Villages in the Peruvian Amazon. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 223: s99-s110. PMID: 33906225, PMCID: PMC8079135, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria prevalenceMalaria transmissionRiverine villagesMalaria risk factorsMalaria transmission dynamicsSubmicroscopic infectionsLocal epidemiologyPolymerase chain reactionIncidence rateRisk factorsHigh prevalenceMalaria casesTreat interventionMalaria strategyPlasmodium vivaxPrevalenceChain reactionTransmission dynamicsAdult AnophelesHigh heterogeneity