2021
Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness
Yaméogo K, Yerbanga R, Ouattara S, Yao F, Lefèvre T, Zongo I, Nikièma F, Compaoré Y, Tinto H, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Belem A, Cohuet A, Ouédraogo J. Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness. Malaria Journal 2021, 20: 326. PMID: 34315475, PMCID: PMC8314489, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03855-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition of azithromycinMalaria chemopreventionSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineGametocyte infectivityAsexual Plasmodium falciparumDirect membrane feeding assaysSeasonal malaria chemopreventionPlacebo-controlled trialPlasmodium falciparum transmissionMembrane feeding assaysInfectivity of gametocytesControl of malariaPresence of malariaMalaria transmission periodDays post treatmentAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesGametocyte prevalenceMethodsThe studyConclusionThis studyMalaria transmissionP. falciparumControl childrenMosquito transmissionAppropriate interventionsChemoprevention
2010
Genetic variation in human HBB is associated with Plasmodium falciparum transmission
Gouagna L, Bancone G, Yao F, Yameogo B, Dabiré K, Costantini C, Simporé J, Ouedraogo J, Modiano D. Genetic variation in human HBB is associated with Plasmodium falciparum transmission. Nature Genetics 2010, 42: 328-331. PMID: 20305663, DOI: 10.1038/ng.554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium falciparum transmissionTransmission of malariaGametocyte levelsEpidemiological studiesHost genetic variation