MALARIA: Weekly Update from Malaria Nexus_ November 01 2013

Posted on 01 November 2013 Malaria cases reach a 40-year high in the United States A report recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that in 2011, 1,925 malaria cases were reported in the United States, a 40-year high.   Posted on 01 November 2013 A male steroid hormone transferred during mating regulates oogenesis in blood-fed Anopheles gambiae females A recent study shows the key role played by the male steroid hormone 20-hydroxy-ecdysone (20E) in the egg development of Anopheles gambiae females.   Posted on 01 November 2013 PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative names new director Dr. Ashley Birkett was recently announced as the new director of PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative.   Feature Articles   Posted on 01 November 2013 The evolution and diversity of a low complexity vaccine candidate, merozoite surface protein 9 (MSP-9), in Plasmodium vivax and ... Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Volume 20, December 2013, Pages 239-248 Stella M. Chenet, M. Andreína Pacheco, David J. Bacon, William E. Collins, John W. Barnwell, Ananias A. Escalante   Posted on 01 November 2013 Plasmodium vivax infection induces expansion of activated naïve/memory T cells and differentiation into a central memory profile Microbes and Infection , Volume 15, Issue 12, November 2013, Pages 837-843 Ana Luiza Teixeira Silva, Marcus Vinícius Lacerda, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Érika Martins Braga   Posted on 01 November 2013 Antimalarial activity of compounds comprising a primary benzene sulfonamide fragment Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 23, Issue 22, 15 November 2013, Pages 6114-6117 Katherine T. Andrews, Gillian M. Fisher, Subathdrage D.M. Sumanadasa, Tina Skinner-Adams, Janina Moeker, Marie Lopez, Sally-Ann Poulsen   Posted on 01 November 2013 Protection of renal function by green tea extract during Plasmodium berghei infection Parasitology International, Volume 62, Issue 6, December 2013, Pages 548-551 Voravuth Somsak, Ubonwan Jaihan, Somdet Srichairatanakool, Chairat Uthaipibull

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