MALARIA: Weekly Update from Malaria Nexus 05 April 2013

Special Issue on Malaria for the journal Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease! The journal Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease has recently released a special themed issue entitled “Malaria Reviews” that addresses malaria in both travelers and endemic area settings.   Posted on 04 April 2013 A mutation in the AP2 adaptor mu-chain causes resistance to artemisinin in rodent malaria A study recently published in the Malaria Journal suggests that a single point mutation in the AP2 adaptor mu-chain would cause resistance to artemisinin in a rodent malaria model.   Posted on 02 April 2013 The Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (MESA) announces the funding of six research projects The MESA has recently announced the recipients of research grants for projects aimed at advancing the science of malaria eradication.   Feature Articles   Posted on 05 April 2013 The malaria vaccine – Status quo 2013 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 11, Issue 1, (January–February 2013), Pages 2-7 D. Gray Heppner   Posted on 05 April 2013 Malaria in Greece: Historical and current reflections on a re-emerging vector borne disease Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 11, Issue 1, (January–February 2013), Pages 8-14 Kostas Danis, Annick Lenglet, Maria Tseroni, Agoritsa Baka, Sotiris Tsiodras, Stefanos Bonovas   Posted on 04 April 2013 A quantitative high throughput assay for identifying gametocytocidal compounds Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Volume 188, Issue 1, March 2013, Pages 20-25 Takeshi Q. Tanaka, Seameen J. Dehdashti, Dac-Trung Nguyen, John C. McKew, Wei Zheng, Kim C. Williamson   Posted on 03 April 2013 Determining the severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ethiopia Journal of Infection and Public Health, Volume 6, Issue 1, February 2013, Pages 10-15 Zinaye Tekeste, Meseret Workineh, Beyene Petros

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