it has been estimated that nearly half of the world’s population is at the risk of contracting malaria with sub saharan africa being the most risky area. the existing frontline malaria control interventions are not only expensive but also become ineffective owing to the emergence of insecticide and drug resistance. it calls for an innovative approach in terms of potential and reliable vaccine a...

In 2010, there were estimated 219 million cases of malaria resulting in 666,000 deaths and two-thirds were children. Children are more vulnerable than adults to malaria parasites. In sub-Saharan African countries, maternal malaria is associated with up to 200,000 estimated infant deaths yearly. Malaria is caused by five Plasmodium parasites namely: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasm...

Malaria is a major public health problem in India. India’s varied geography and diverse climatic conditions from tropical monsoon the south to temperate north, favor distribution of vectors species malaria parasite. India takes several forms, including forest/ tribal malaria, urban industrial plains malaria. P. falciparum P vivax contribute majority malarial cases deaths

Malaria is a life-threatening disease and causes many deaths around the world. The caused by protozoan parasite of genus Plasmodium which transmitted to humans through bite Anopheles mosquito also serves as host for this parasite. objective study describe cases in North Buton Regency 2018-2020 period based on gender. This survey research using data from health report Health Office involving mal...

The impact of some environmental factors on malaria parasite prevalence was investigated in rural Bolifamba, Cameroon. The study population comprised 1454 subjects aged 0 - 65 years. Malaria parasite prevalence was higher in the rainy (50.1 %) than in the dry season (44.2 %) with a significant difference (P = 0.001) in mean parasite density between seasons. Individuals < 15 years old had signif...

asymptomatic malaria (asm) has been implicated in the development of hemolytic crisis in infected sickle cell anemia (sca) patients worldwide. this study surveyed steady state sca nigerian patients for asm to investigate the influence of malaria prevention behaviors and age on parasitaemia and multiplicity of infection (moi). a total of 78 steady sca patients aged 5 – 27 years on routine care a...

Abstract Background Yazd province which is the host of local and foreign immigrants may be faced with contacting malaria. Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major cause of mortality throughout in the tropical regions of the world. Pthophysiologic mechanisms of anemia in malaria is such as direct invasion of Red cells, anemia of chronic disease hypersplenism, Hemophagocytic syndrome an...

A 2016 study estimated that over 3 billion people are currently at risk of contracting malaria. Although a wide variety medications available to treat malaria, the parasites have started exhibit resistance many commonly used therapeutics necessitating push for new investigations identify novel drug targets. In this study, nucleic acid-binding Alba superfamily proteins human malaria parasite, Pl...