| vectors and malaria transmission in a gem mining area in sri lanka. | anopheline vectors of malaria were studied in the kaluganga gem mining area in the dry zone of central sri lanka. adult mosquitoes were collected using cattle-baited huts and nets, pyrethrum spray sheets, window exit traps and light traps and partial and full-night human landing collections over a period of 17 mo. the collections produced a total of 13,591 anophelines belonging to 14 species. using elisa for circumsporozoite proteins of plasmodium vivax and p. falciparum, anopheles culicifacies, ... | 2004 | 15707286 |
| population genetic structure of the plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein (pvcsp) in sri lanka. | molecular methods elucidate evolutionary and ecological processes in parasites, where interaction between hosts and parasites enlighten the evolution of parasite lifestyles and host defenses. population genetics of plasmodium vivax parasites accurately describe transmission dynamics of the parasites and evaluation of malaria control measures. as a first generation vaccine candidate against malaria, the circumsporozoite protein (csp) has demonstrated significant potential in p. falciparum. extens ... | 2013 | 23333606 |
| pre-elimination stage of malaria in sri lanka: assessing the level of hidden parasites in the population. | with the dramatic drop in the transmission of malaria in sri lanka in recent years, the country entered the malaria pre-elimination stage in 2008. assessing the community prevalence of hidden malaria parasites following several years of extremely low transmission is central to the process of complete elimination. the existence of a parasite reservoir in a population free from clinical manifestations, would influence the strategy for surveillance and control towards complete elimination. | 2010 | 20089157 |