Rhesus macaques with clinically undetectable Plasmodium relapse infections still harbor parasitic gametocytes that may be infectious to mosquitoes, according to a study published September 19 in PLOS Pathogens by F. Eun-Hyung Lee and Mary R. Galinski of Emory University, Tracey J. Lamb of the University of Utah, and colleagues. The study has important epidemiological implications relevant to malaria elimination strategies.
SEEKING BETTER DETECTION FOR CHRONIC MALARIA
Malaria metabolomics research was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The research team includes scientists from Emory University, Mahidol University, and the University of Georgia. The study was funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
You may read more from author Alicia Roberts at Wake Forest News.
NIH CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT (K01) AWARDED
CORDY LAB ESTABLISHED!
Cordy Lab, established at Wake Forest University, Summer 2018