Author(s): Lim C, Hansen E, DeSimone TM, Moreno Y, Junker K, Bei A, Brugnara C, Buckee CO, Duraisingh MT|Journal: Nat Commun|PMID:23535659| January 2013
The macaque malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has recently emerged as an important zoonosis in Southeast Asia. Infections are typically mild…
Author(s): Buckee CO, Wesolowski A, Eagle NN, Hansen E, Snow RW|Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis|PMID:23478045| January 2013
Human mobility plays an important role in the dissemination of malaria parasites between regions of variable transmission intensity. Asymptomatic individuals…
Genetic disorders of haemoglobin (haemoglobinopathies), including the thalassaemias and sickle cell anaemia, abound in historically malarious regions, due to the…
Author(s): Buckee CO, Recker M|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID:22511852| January 2012
The var gene family of Plasmodium falciparum encodes the immunodominant variant surface antigens PfEMP1. These highly polymorphic proteins are important…