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Impact of COVID-19 health precautions on asymptomatic Streptococcus pyogenes carriage in palestinian children: a pre- and post-pandemic study

Ibrahim Amer Ghannam, Rana Mahmoud Maraqa, Duha Shokri Qawasmeh, Rania Khalil Alsous et al. • BMC Infectious Diseases (2024)

Abstract Background Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus, GAS) is a significant pathogen that causes diverse infections, ranging from pharyngitis to severe invasive diseases. Asymptomatic carriage in children is pivotal for transmi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-10023-w

Genetic Markers of Adaptation of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Plasmodium falciparum</named-content> to Transmission by American Vectors Identified in the Genomes of Parasites from Haiti and South America

Massimiliano S. Tagliamonte, Charles A. Yowell, Maha A. Elbadry, Jacques Boncy et al. • mSphere (2020)

ABSTRACT The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, was introduced into Hispaniola and other regions of the Americas through the slave trade spanning the 16th through the 19th centuries. During this period, more than 12 million Africans w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00937-20