Clones of an isolate of Plasmodium falciparum from Mae Sod (Thailand) were prepared by a dilution procedure. Some of the parasite cultures thus obtained have been typed for the following characters: (i) electrophoretic variants of three enzymes; (ii) susceptibility to chloroquine and pyrimethamine; (iii) antigen diversities recognized by ten strain-specific monoclonal antibodies; (iv) presence ...

The human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum secretes various intra-and extra-cellular proteins during its asexual life cycle in human RBC. Histidine rich protein-II (HRP-II) is one of the most prominent proteins, found to be secreted by P. falciparum throughout the asexual cycle with the peak during mature schizont stage of the parasite development in human IRBC. The high histidine conten...

Editor, Toxoplasma gondii is a rare cause of meningitis. Here we report a case of one year old child who presented with low grade fever and fits. Physical examination was essentially normal. His haemoglobin was 13.2G%. Total and differential leucocyte counts and ESR were normal. Blood smear was negative for malarial parasite and both views of x.ray skull were also normal. A lumbar puncture was ...

Conventional anti–malarial drugs (chloroquine, Artesunate, Quinine, Amodiaquine etc) are used by most malaria-endemic countries as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. However, resistance plasmodium parasite against these conventional has necessitated the need herbal medicine alternative. So in this study, we formulate a mathematical model of malaria transmission two interacting popu...