James W Kazura

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1 Mass treatment to eliminate filariasis in Papua New Guinea. N Engl J Med 2002 4.23
2 Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion through glycophorin C and selection for Gerbich negativity in human populations. Nat Med 2002 3.29
3 Evidence that invasion-inhibitory antibodies specific for the 19-kDa fragment of merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1 19) can play a protective role against blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals in a malaria endemic area of Africa. J Immunol 2004 2.32
4 Mathematical modelling and the control of lymphatic filariasis. Lancet Infect Dis 2004 2.13
5 Why do we need to know more about mixed Plasmodium species infections in humans? Trends Parasitol 2004 1.98
6 Changing patterns of Plasmodium blood-stage infections in the Wosera region of Papua New Guinea monitored by light microscopy and high throughput PCR diagnosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2006 1.93
7 The role of animal models for research on severe malaria. PLoS Pathog 2012 1.76
8 The impact of repeated rounds of mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole on bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2008 1.74
9 Malaria infections are randomly distributed in diverse holoendemic areas of Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2002 1.73
10 Determinants of success in national programs to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: a perspective identifying essential elements and research needs. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2008 1.70
11 Correlation of high levels of antibodies to multiple pre-erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum antigens and protection from infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005 1.70
12 Discordant patterns of genetic variation at two chloroquine resistance loci in worldwide populations of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 1.50
13 Insecticidal bed nets and filariasis transmission in Papua New Guinea. N Engl J Med 2013 1.48
14 Antibody-mediated growth inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum: relationship to age and protection from parasitemia in Kenyan children and adults. PLoS One 2008 1.46
15 Reduced Plasmodium vivax erythrocyte infection in PNG Duffy-negative heterozygotes. PLoS One 2007 1.45
16 Innate immune responses to endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria in Brugia malayi and Onchocerca volvulus are dependent on TLR2, TLR6, MyD88, and Mal, but not TLR4, TRIF, or TRAM. J Immunol 2007 1.44
17 Exposure to holoendemic malaria results in suppression of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T cell immunosurveillance in Kenyan children. J Infect Dis 2007 1.39
18 Mathematical models and lymphatic filariasis control: endpoints and optimal interventions. Trends Parasitol 2006 1.39
19 Acquired immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 in the human fetus. J Immunol 2002 1.32
20 Antibodies to pre-erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum antigens and risk of clinical malaria in Kenyan children. J Infect Dis 2008 1.32
21 Prenatal T cell immunity to Wuchereria bancrofti and its effect on filarial immunity and infection susceptibility during childhood. J Infect Dis 2006 1.31
22 Antibodies to the Plasmodium falciparum antigens circumsporozoite protein, thrombospondin-related adhesive protein, and liver-stage antigen 1 vary by ages of subjects and by season in a highland area of Kenya. Infect Immun 2003 1.29
23 Gamma interferon responses to Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage antigen 1 and thrombospondin-related adhesive protein and their relationship to age, transmission intensity, and protection against malaria. Infect Immun 2004 1.27
24 Distinct Th1- and Th2-Type prenatal cytokine responses to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion ligands. Infect Immun 2005 1.26
25 Mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: changes in microfilaremia, filarial antigen, and Bm14 antibody after cessation. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2008 1.25
26 Mathematical models and lymphatic filariasis control: monitoring and evaluating interventions. Trends Parasitol 2006 1.20
27 Low prevalence of antibodies to preerythrocytic but not blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum antigens in an area of unstable malaria transmission compared to prevalence in an area of stable malaria transmission. Infect Immun 2008 1.17
28 Mass chemotherapy options to control lymphatic filariasis: a systematic review. Lancet Infect Dis 2005 1.13
29 Influence of maternal filariasis on childhood infection and immunity to Wuchereria bancrofti in Kenya. Infect Immun 2003 1.12
30 Global eradication of lymphatic filariasis: the value of chronic disease control in parasite elimination programmes. PLoS One 2008 1.08
31 Prenatal malaria immune experience affects acquisition of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 invasion inhibitory antibodies during infancy. J Immunol 2006 1.07
32 A polymerase chain reaction/ligase detection reaction fluorescent microsphere assay to determine Plasmodium falciparum MSP-119 haplotypes. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2007 1.05
33 Spatial variation of Anopheles-transmitted Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum infection densities in Papua New Guinea. Filaria J 2003 1.04
34 Lymphocyte proliferation and antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage antigen-1 in a highland area of Kenya with seasonal variation in malaria transmission. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2002 1.04
35 Lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: prospects for elimination. Med Microbiol Immunol 2002 1.03
36 Glycophorin C (Gerbich antigen blood group) and band 3 polymorphisms in two malaria holoendemic regions of Papua New Guinea. Am J Hematol 2004 1.03
37 The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti from three geographic isolates provides evidence of complex demographic history. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2012 1.03
38 Stability of interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 responses to Plasmodium falciparum liver stage antigen-1 and thrombospondin-related adhesive protein in residents of a malaria holoendemic area. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2006 1.01
39 Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte-binding antigen-175 are associated with protection from clinical malaria. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2011 1.01
40 Temporal stability of naturally acquired immunity to Merozoite Surface Protein-1 in Kenyan adults. Malar J 2009 1.00
41 TLR9 polymorphisms are associated with altered IFN-gamma levels in children with cerebral malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 1.00
42 Age-related differences in naturally acquired T cell memory to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1. PLoS One 2011 1.00
43 Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens vary by age and antigen in children in a malaria-holoendemic area of Kenya. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 0.99
44 Humoral and cellular immunity to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 and protection from infection with blood-stage parasites. J Infect Dis 2013 0.99
45 The dynamics of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection. PLoS Comput Biol 2012 0.97
46 Molecular-based assay for simultaneous detection of four Plasmodium spp. and Wuchereria bancrofti infections. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 0.94
47 Epidemiological modelling for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis control. Adv Parasitol 2007 0.93
48 Back to the future: the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, its journal and the continuing commitment to global health. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2011 0.93
49 Efficacy model for antibody-mediated pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccines. Proc Biol Sci 2010 0.92
50 Efficacy of single-dose diethylcarbamazine compared with diethylcarbamazine combined with albendazole against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2007 0.91
51 Interferon-gamma responses to Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage antigen-1 and merozoite-surface protein-1 increase with age in children in a malaria holoendemic area of western Kenya. Malar J 2003 0.89
52 Stability of interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 responses to Plasmodium falciparum liver stage antigen 1 and thrombospondin-related adhesive protein immunodominant epitopes in a highland population from Western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 0.89
53 Allele specificity of gamma interferon responses to the carboxyl-terminal region of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 by Kenyan adults with naturally acquired immunity to malaria. Infect Immun 2010 0.89
54 Erythrocyte polymorphisms and malaria parasite invasion in Papua New Guinea. Trends Parasitol 2003 0.89
55 Toll-like receptor polymorphisms in malaria-endemic populations. Malar J 2009 0.87
56 Advances in Rift Valley fever research: insights for disease prevention. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2010 0.87
57 Reduction in acute filariasis morbidity during a mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011 0.86
58 Decreased growth rate of P. falciparum blood stage parasitemia with age in a holoendemic population. J Infect Dis 2013 0.82
59 Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and cerebral malaria: TLR2 Δ22 polymorphism is associated with protection from cerebral malaria in a case control study. Malar J 2012 0.82
60 Multiplex assay for species identification and monitoring of insecticide resistance in Anopheles punctulatus group populations of Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012 0.82
61 Broadly reactive antibodies specific for Plasmodium falciparum MSP-1(19) are associated with the protection of naturally exposed children against infection. Malar J 2012 0.81
62 Time-to-infection by Plasmodium falciparum is largely determined by random factors. BMC Med 2015 0.79
63 Density-dependent blood stage Plasmodium falciparum suppresses malaria super-infection in a malaria holoendemic population. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013 0.78
64 Population genetics of the filarial worm wuchereria bancrofti in a post-treatment region of Papua New Guinea: insights into diversity and life history. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013 0.78
65 Malaria vaccines: into a mirror, darkly? Trends Parasitol 2008 0.77
66 Higher-dose, more frequent treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti. Clin Infect Dis 2010 0.77
67 Sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound detection and risk factors for filarial-associated hydroceles. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2003 0.77
68 Elimination of lymphatic filariasis. Lancet 2006 0.76