Importance Ivermectin is widely prescribed as a potential treatment for COVID-19 despite
uncertainty about its clinical benefit. Objective To determine whether ivermectin is an …

Background Although Colombia has witnessed an important decrease in malaria transmission,
the disease remains a public health problem with an estimated ~10 million people …

Gold-mining may play an important role in the maintenance of malaria worldwide. Gold-mining,
mostly illegal, has significantly expanded in Colombia during the last decade in areas …

Although Plasmodium falciparum is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality due to
malaria worldwide, nearly 2.5 billion people, mostly outside Africa, are also at risk from malaria …

Background The use of molecular techniques has put in the spotlight the existence of a large
mass of malaria sub-microscopic infections among apparently healthy populations. These …

Plasmodium vivax is a major public health burden, responsible for the majority of malaria
infections outside Africa. We explored the impact of demographic history and selective …

In spite of significant progress towards malaria control and elimination achieved in South
America in the 2000s, this mosquito-transmitted tropical disease remains an important public …

Background Recent gains in reducing the global burden of malaria are threatened by the
emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinins. The discovery that mutations …

Background Malaria transmission in Latin America is generally hypoendemic and unstable,
with Plasmodium vivax as the most prevalent species. However, only a few studies have …

Non-human primates represent a valuable resource for testing potential vaccines candidates
and drugs for human use. Malaria remains one of the greatest burdens for the humanity …