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Micronutrient deficiencies and plasmodium vivax malaria among children in the B...
Benzecry, Silvana Gomes; Alexandre, Márcia Almeida A.Araújo; Vítor-Silva, Sheila; Salinas, Jorge L.; Melo, Gisely Cardoso deBackground: There is a growing body of evidence linking micronutrient deficiencies and malaria incidence arising mostly from P. falciparum endemic areas. We assessed the impact of micronutrient deficiencies on malaria incidence and vice versa in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Methodology/Principal Findings: We evaluated children <10 years old living in rural communities in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, from ...
Amazonian plant natural products: Perspectives for discovery of new antimalaria...
Pohlit, Adrian Martin; Lima, Renata Braga Souza; Frausin, Gina; Silva, Luiz Francisco Rocha e; Lopes, Stefanie C. P.; Moraes, Carolina BorsoiPlasmodium falciparum and P. vivax malaria parasites are now resistant, or showing signs of resistance, to most drugs used in therapy. Novel chemical entities that exhibit new mechanisms of antiplasmodial action are needed. New antimalarials that block transmission of Plasmodium spp. from humans to Anopheles mosquito vectors are key to malaria eradication efforts. Although P. vivax causes a considerable number ...
Integrated vector management targeting Anopheles darlingi populations decreases...
Martins-Campos, Keillen M.; Pinheiro, Waléria Dasso; Vítor-Silva, Sheila; Siqueira, Andre M.; Melo, Gisely Cardoso de; Rodrigues, Íria C.Background: Studies on vector behaviour should be conducted in order to evaluate the effectiveness of vector control measures on malaria protection in endemic areas of Latin America, where P. vivax predominates. This work aims to investigate the fauna of anopheline mosquitoes and verify the impact of integrated vector management in two colonization projects in the Careiro Municipality, Western Brazilian Amazon....