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Assessment of Anopheles salivary antigens as individual exposure biomarkers to species-specific malaria vector bites
Zakia M
I
Ali,
Mahfoud
Bakli,
Albin
Fontaine,
Nawal
Bakkali,
Vinh Vu
Hai,
Stephane
Audebert,
Yvan
Boublik,
Frederic
Pagès,
Franck
Remoué,
Christophe
Rogier,
Christophe
Fraisier,
Lionel
Almeras
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :439 (31 December 2012)
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Editor’s summary
The authors confirm an approach for detecting IgG responses to Anopheles salivary antigens as individual exposure biomarkers to the bites of different anopheline species (An. funestus, An. gambiae s.l.) in three localities of Senegal where vector densities and species compositions vary.
2.
Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infections in the Republic of Djibouti: evaluation of their prevalence and potential determinants
Bouh Abdi
Khaireh,
Sébastien
Briolant,
Aurélie
Pascual,
Madjid
Mokrane,
Vanessa
Machault,
Christelle
Travaillé,
Mohamed Abdi
Khaireh,
Ismail Hassan
Farah,
Habib Moussa
Ali,
Abdul-Ilah Ahmed
Abdi,
Souleiman
Ayeh,
Houssein Youssouf
Darar,
Lénaïck
Ollivier,
Mohamed Killeh
Waiss,
Hervé
Bogreau,
Christophe
Rogier,
Bruno
Pradines
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :395 (28 November 2012)
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Editor’s summary
The paper adds to the increasing scientific literature addressing the monitoring of naturally acquired humoral immune responses to malaria antigens as a measure of transmission and malaria risk in regions targeted for elimination.
3.
Anopheles salivary gland proteomes from major malaria vectors
Albin
Fontaine,
Thierry
Fusaï,
Sébastien
Briolant,
Sylvain
Buffet,
Claude
Villard,
Emilie
Baudelet,
Mathieu
Pophillat,
Samuel
Granjeaud,
Christophe
Rogier,
Lionel
Almeras
BMC Genomics 2012, 13 :614 (13 November 2012)
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Management of uncomplicated malaria in febrile under five-year-old children by community health workers in Madagascar: reliability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests
Arsène
Ratsimbasoa,
Harintsoa
Ravony,
Jeanne-Aimée
Vonimpaisomihanta,
Rogelin
Raherinjafy,
Martial
Jahevitra,
Rabenja
Rapelanoro,
Jean
Rakotomanga,
Denis
Malvy,
Pascal
Millet,
Didier
Ménard
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :85 (25 March 2012)
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Editor’s summary
A study of test performance characteristics of rapid malaria diagnostics when used by community health workers. Consistent with past studies, RDTs appear to be accurate in the hands of minimally-trained CHWs and add value for management of fever in among children in remote settings without access to quality-controlled laboratory facilities.
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The implementation of malaria intermittent preventive trialtreatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in infants reduced all-cause mortality in the district of Kolokani, Mali: results from a cluster randomized control
Alassane
Dicko,
Moussa
Konare,
Djibril
Traore,
Jean
Testa,
Roger
Salamon,
Ogobara
Doumbo,
Christophe
Rogier
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :73 (16 March 2012)
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The implementation of the IPTi-SP in Mali resulted in a substantial reduction in all-cause mortality in children. The results of this study support the adoption and the implementation of IPTi-SP as malaria control strategy.
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IgG responses to the gSG6-P1 salivary peptide for evaluating human exposure to Anopheles bites in urban areas of Dakar region, Sénégal
Papa
M
Drame,
Vanessa
Machault,
Abdoulaye
Diallo,
Sylvie
Cornélie,
Anne
Poinsignon,
Richard
Lalou,
Mbacké
Sembène,
Stéphanie
Dos Santos,
Christophe
Rogier,
Frédéric
Pagès,
Jean-Yves
Le Hesran,
Franck
Remoué
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :72 (16 March 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Paper on an alternative way to measure entomological exposure in malaria studies, by the detection of human immunoglobulins to a specific Anopheles saliva antigen.
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Ex vivo activity of the ACT new components pyronaridine and piperaquine in comparison with conventional ACT drugs against isolates of Plasmodium falciparum
Aurélie
Pascual,
Philippe
Parola,
Françoise
Benoit-Vical,
Fabrice
Simon,
Denis
Malvy,
Stéphane
Picot,
Pascal
Delaunay,
Didier
Basset,
Danièle
Maubon,
Bernard
Faugère,
Guillaume
Ménard,
Nathalie
Bourgeois,
Claude
Oeuvray,
Eric
Didillon,
Christophe
Rogier,
Bruno
Pradines
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :45 (14 February 2012)
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The susceptibility of the 181 P. falciparum isolates to the nine anti-malarial drugs was assessed using the standard 42-hours 3H-hypoxanthine uptake inhibition method.
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In vitro culture of Plasmodium berghei -ANKA maintains infectivity of mouse erythrocytes inducing cerebral malaria
Ronan
Jambou,
Fatima
El-Assaad,
Valery
Combes,
Georges
E
Grau
Malaria Journal 2011, 10 :346 (25 November 2011)
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Editor’s summary
Surprisingly, while Plasmodium falciparum has been grown in vitro for many years, other malaria parasites have always proven much more difficult to adapt. Optimization of the in vitro culture conditions for P. berghei parasites is likely open up the field.
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Assessment of exposure to Plasmodium falciparum transmission in a low endemicity area by using multiplex fluorescent microsphere-based serological assays
Jean
Sarr,
Eve
Orlandi-Pradines,
Sonia
Fortin,
Cheikh
Sow,
Sylvie
Cornelie,
François
Rogerie,
Soihibou
Guindo,
Lassana
Konate,
Thierry
Fusaï,
Gilles
Riveau,
Christophe
Rogier,
Franck
Remoue
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4 :212 (7 November 2011)
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Biomarkers of exposure to Plasmodium falciparum would be a useful tool for the assessment of malaria transmission intensity. By using a multiplex technology, our results indicated that antibodies to Glurp, Lsa1, Lsa3, and Salsa antigens represent potential surrogates of exposure to malaria in context of low transmission. Image: The malaria transmission cycle and the antigens (used in this manuscript) expression according to the Plasmodium. falciparum developmental stage.
10.
Vivax malaria in Mauritania includes infection of a Duffy-negative individual
Nathalie
Wurtz,
Khadijetou
Mint Lekweiry,
Hervé
Bogreau,
Bruno
Pradines,
Christophe
Rogier,
Ali
Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary,
Jamal Eddine
Hafid,
Mohamed Salem
Ould Ahmedou Salem,
Jean-François
Trape,
Leonardo
K
Basco,
Sébastien
Briolant
Malaria Journal 2011, 10 :336 (3 November 2011)
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The paper further documents the susceptibility of individuals previously considered to be resistant to P. vivax infection and disease. Moreover, with previous reports, their findings in Mauritania now illustrate that the capacity of P. vivax to infect Duffy-negatives spans from coastal western Africa to eastern African study locations in Kenya and in Madagascar.
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Conditions of malaria transmission in Dakar from 2007 to 2010
Libasse
Gadiaga,
Vanessa
Machault,
Frédéric
Pagès,
Abdoulaye
Gaye,
Fanny
Jarjaval,
Lydie
Godefroy,
Birane
Cissé,
Jean-Pierre
Lacaux,
Cheikh
Sokhna,
Jean-François
Trape,
Christophe
Rogier
Malaria Journal 2011, 10 :312 (21 October 2011)
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This study examines the determinants of malaria transmission in Dakar and is important given the emerging problem of malaria in urban environments.
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Evaluation of an immunochromatographic test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Madagascar
Al-habib
O
Said Toihir,
Vincent
Richard,
Vaomalala
Raharimanga,
Samuel
H
Andrianarisoa,
Gabriel
M
Ranjalahy,
Herimanana
Ramarokoto,
Voahangy
Rasolofo
BMC Research Notes 2011, 4 :403 (12 October 2011)
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Implication of haematophagous arthropod salivary proteins in host-vector interactions
Albin
Fontaine,
Ibrahima
Diouf,
Nawal
Bakkali,
Dorothée
Missé,
Frédéric
Pagès,
Thierry
Fusai,
Christophe
Rogier,
Lionel
Almeras
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4 :187 (28 September 2011)
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Editor’s summary
This review summarises the pharmacological activity and immunogenic properties of salivary proteins characterised in various haematophagous arthropod species and the usefulness of immunogenic salivary molecules to treat allergic reactions to arthropod bites, to improve host protection against vector-borne diseases or to assess host/vector contacts. Image : The role of haematophagous arthropod saliva in counteracting host haemostatic and immune defences.
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Determinants of compliance with anti-vectorial protective measures among non-immune travellers during missions to tropical Africa
Emmanuel
Sagui,
Noémie
Resseguier,
Vanessa
Machault,
Lénaïck
Ollivier,
Eve
Orlandi-Pradines,
Gaetan
Texier,
Frédéric
Pages,
Remy
Michel,
Bruno
Pradines,
Sébastien
Briolant,
Alain
Buguet,
Catherine
Tourette-Turgis,
Christophe
Rogier
Malaria Journal 2011, 10 :232 (10 August 2011)
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The effectiveness of anti-vectorial malaria protective measures in travellers and expatriates is hampered by incorrect compliance. The objective of the present study was to identify the determinants of compliance with anti-vectorial protective measures in such a population.
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The use of microbead-based spoligotyping for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex to evaluate the quality of the conventional method: Providing guidelines for Quality Assurance when working on membranes
Edgar
Abadia,
Jian
Zhang,
Viviana
Ritacco,
Kristin
Kremer,
Raymond
Ruimy,
Leen
Rigouts,
Harrison
Gomes,
Atiná
Elias,
Maryse
Fauville-Dufaux,
Karolien
Stoffels,
Voahangy
Rasolofo-Razanamparany,
Darío
de Viedma,
Marta
Herranz,
Sahal
Al-Hajoj,
Nalin
Rastogi,
Carlo
Garzelli,
Enrico
Tortoli,
Philip
N
Suffys,
Dick
van Soolingen,
Guislaine
Refrégier,
Christophe
Sola
BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11 :110 (28 April 2011)
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Do ethnobotanical and laboratory data predict clinical safety and efficacy of anti-malarial plants?
Merlin
Willcox,
Françoise
Benoit-Vical,
Dennis
Fowler,
Geneviève
Bourdy,
Gemma
Burford,
Sergio
Giani,
Rocky
Graziose,
Peter
Houghton,
Milijaona
Randrianarivelojosia,
Philippe
Rasoanaivo
Malaria Journal 2011, 10 (Suppl 1):S7 (15 March 2011)
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Can we eradicate Cysticercosis?
Thierry
Franchard,
Remy
Guebey,
Julien
Razafimahefa,
Marcellin
Andriantseheno,
Harentsoaniaina
Rasamoelina,
Ronan
Jambou
BMC Proceedings 2011, 5 (Suppl 1):P56 (10 January 2011)
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Further evidence for malaria elimination failutre on the island of Sainte Marie (Madagascar)
Voahangy
Andrianaranjaka,
Lanto
Ranarivelo,
Anatole
Dadare,
Rogelin
Raherinjafy,
Stephane
Rabearimanana,
Benjamin
Ramarosandratana,
Philémon
Tafangy,
Milijaona
Randrianarivelojosia
BMC Proceedings 2011, 5 (Suppl 1):P14 (10 January 2011)
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High prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β -lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a pediatric unit in Madagascar
Todisoa
Andriatahina,
Frédérique
Randrianirina,
Eliosa
Hariniana,
Antoine
Talarmin,
Honoré
Raobijaona,
Yves
Buisson,
Vincent
Richard
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10 :204 (12 July 2010)
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Dissemination of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in various hospitals of Antananarivo Madagascar
Tahiry
S
Andriamanantena,
Elisoa
Ratsima,
Hanitra
C
Rakotonirina,
Frédérique
Randrianirina,
Lovasoa
Ramparany,
Jean-François
Carod,
Vincent
Richard,
Antoine
Talarmin
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2010, 9 :17 (30 June 2010)
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Geographical and environmental approaches to urban malaria in Antananarivo (Madagascar)
Fanjasoa
Rakotomanana,
Jocelyn
Ratovonjato,
Rindra
V
Randremanana,
Laurence
Randrianasolo,
Rogelin
Raherinjafy,
Jean-Paul
Rudant,
Vincent
Richard
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10 :173 (16 June 2010)
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OPV strains circulation in HIV infected infants after National Immunisation Days in Bangui, Central African Republic
Alexandre
Manirakiza,
Emmanuella
Picard,
Richard
Ngbale,
Didier
Menard,
Ionela
Gouandjika-Vasilache
BMC Research Notes 2010, 3 :136 (18 May 2010)
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Global sequence variation in the histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: implications for the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests
Joanne
Baker,
Mei-Fong
Ho,
Anita
Pelecanos,
Michelle
Gatton,
Nanhua
Chen,
Salim
Abdullah,
Audrey
Albertini,
Frederic
Ariey,
John
Barnwell,
David
Bell,
Jane
Cunningham,
Djibrine
Djalle,
Diego
F
Echeverry,
Dionicia
Gamboa,
Jeffery
Hii,
Myat
Kyaw,
Jennifer
Luchavez,
Christopher
Membi,
Didier
Menard,
Claribel
Murillo,
Sina
Nhem,
Bernhards
Ogutu,
Pamela
Onyor,
Wellington
Oyibo,
Shan
Wang,
James
McCarthy,
Qin
Cheng
Malaria Journal 2010, 9 :129 (17 May 2010)
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This paper describes the extensive sequencing and comparison of histidine-rich proteins II and III deduced protein sequences in a significant collection of samples from malaria transmission areas around the globe. The authors report the characterization of a number of features of this exceedingly variable protein, but fail to find a correlation between the variability of the protein and the sensitivity of rapid diagnostic tests.
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Bayesian mapping of pulmonary tuberculosis in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Rindra
V
Randremanana,
Vincent
Richard,
Fanjasoa
Rakotomanana,
Philippe
Sabatier,
Dominique
J
Bicout
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10 :21 (5 February 2010)
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Sentinel surveillance system for early outbreak detection in Madagascar
Laurence
Randrianasolo,
Yolande
Raoelina,
Maherisoa
Ratsitorahina,
Lisette
Ravolomanana,
Soa
Andriamandimby,
Jean-Michel
Heraud,
Fanjasoa
Rakotomanana,
Robinson
Ramanjato,
Armand
Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina,
Vincent
Richard
BMC Public Health 2010, 10 :31 (21 January 2010)
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