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Erika M Braga

PeerJ Editor & Author

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Erika Braga has a BA in Biology and a Ph.D in Parasitology from Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, where she is a Professor of Parasitology. Head of Malaria Laboratory at UFMG. Her research is focused on two distinct approaches: study of immune response in human malaria and study of avian malaria in wild birds. Academic Editor of PeerJ and PLOS ONE.

Infectious Diseases Parasitology

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PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Work details

Professor

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Parasitology

Websites

June 25, 2024

Identification and serological responses to a novel Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein 1 (PvMSP-1) derived synthetic peptide: a putative biomarker for malaria exposure

Aline Marzano-Miranda, Gustavo Pereira Cardoso-Oliveira, Ingrid Carla de Oliveira, Luiza Carvalho Mourão, Letícia Reis Cussat, Vanessa Gomes Fraga, Carlos Delfin Chávez Olórtegui, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Erika M. Braga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17632 PubMed 38948214

May 19, 2022

Prevalence and richness of malaria and malaria-like parasites in wild birds from different biomes in South America

Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Nayara Belo, Erika M. Braga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13485 PubMed 35611171

June 22, 2021

Host migration and environmental temperature influence avian haemosporidians prevalence: a molecular survey in a Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Raquel A. Rodrigues, Gabriel M.F. Felix, Mauro Pichorim, Patricia A. Moreira, Erika M. Braga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11555 PubMed 34221715

February 26, 2013

Does haemosporidian infection affect hematological and biochemical profiles of the endangered Black-fronted piping-guan (Aburria jacutinga)?

Rafael Otávio Cançado Motta, Marcus Vinícius Romero Marques, Francisco Carlos Ferreira Junior, Danielle de Assis Andery, Rodrigo Santos Horta, Renata Barbosa Peixoto, Gustavo Augusto Lacorte, Patrícia de Abreu Moreira, Fabíola de Oliveira Paes Leme, Marília Martins Melo, Nelson Rodrigo da Silva Martins, Érika Martins Braga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.45 PubMed 23638382

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November 15, 2024

Comparative efficacy of Knema retusa extract delivery via PEG-b-PCL, niosome, and their combination against Acanthamoeba triangularis genotype T4: characterization, inhibition, anti-adhesion, and cytotoxic activity

Siriphorn Chimplee, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Masyitah Zulkifli, Komgrit Eawsakul, Tassanee Ongtanasup, Suthinee Sangkanu, Tooba Mahboob, Sonia M.R. Oliveira, Christophe Wiart, Siva Ramamoorthy, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Shanmuga Sundar Saravanabhavan, Polrat Wilairatana, Veeranoot Nissapatorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18452 PubMed 39559326

November 8, 2024

Exploring the value of hybrid capture-based next-generation sequencing technology in the suspected diagnosis of bloodstream infections

Xinyuan Liu, Zhitao Gan, Zengshun Lin, Xiaojun Lin, Jianying Yuan, Lili Rong, Jiachang Chen, Jun Liu, Yingzhen Li, Chaohui Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18471 PubMed 39529632

June 14, 2024

Prevalence and factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection among primary school children in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia

Hussen Aliyi, Mohammed Ahmed, Tesfaye Gobena, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu, Hassen Abdi Adem, Ahmedin Aliyi Usso

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17439 PubMed 38887618

March 5, 2024

Serum immunoglobulin M is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease in adults

Yanan Zhang, Xi Qi, Siming Wang, Wenduo Zhang, Ruiyue Yang, Xinyue Wang, Wenxiang Chen, Fusui Ji, Jun Dong, Xue Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17012 PubMed 38464758

January 30, 2024

Automatic detection of Opisthorchis viverrini egg in stool examination using convolutional-based neural networks

Tongjit Thanchomnang, Natthanai Chaibutr, Wanchai Maleewong, Penchom Janwan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16773 PubMed 38313031

November 24, 2023

Environmental dissemination of respiratory viruses: dynamic interdependencies of respiratory droplets, aerosols, aerial particulates, environmental surfaces, and contribution of viral re-aerosolization

M. Khalid Ijaz, Syed A. Sattar, Raymond W. Nims, Stephanie A. Boone, Julie McKinney, Charles P. Gerba

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16420 PubMed 38025703

October 25, 2023

Prevalence of permethrin-resistant kdr mutation in head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) from elementary school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Isra M. Alsaady, Sarah Altwaim, Hattan S. Gattan, Maimonah Alghanmi, Ayat Zawawi, Hanadi Ahmedah, Majed H. Wakid, Esam I. Azhar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16273 PubMed 37901472

April 27, 2023

Antagonistic antimalarial properties of a methoxyamino chalcone derivative and 3-hydroxypyridinones in combination with dihydroartemisinin against Plasmodium falciparum

Tanyaluck Kampoun, Pimpisid Koonyosying, Jetsada Ruangsuriya, Parichat Prommana, Philip J. Shaw, Sumalee Kamchonwongpaisan, Hery Suwito, Ni Nyoman Tri Puspaningsih, Chairat Uthaipibull, Somdet Srichairatanakool

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15187 PubMed 37131988

December 9, 2022

Anti-Acanthamoeba activity of a semi-synthetic mangostin derivative and its ability in removal of Acanthamoeba triangularis WU19001 on contact lens

Julalak Chuprom, Suthinee Sangkanu, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Rachasak Boonhok, Wilawan Mahabusarakam, L. Ravithej Singh, Ekachai Dumkliang, Kritamorn Jitrangsri, Alok K. Paul, Sirirat Surinkaew, Polrat Wilairatana, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Christophe Wiart, Sonia Marlene Rodrigues Oliveira, Veeranoot Nissapatorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14468 PubMed 36523474

September 29, 2022

Evaluation of total immunoglobulin G and subclass antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of human amebic liver abscess

Penchom Janwan, Lakkhana Sadaow, Rutchanee Rodpai, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Vor Luvira, Wattana Sukeepaisarnjaroen, Amnat Kitkhuandee, Krisada Paonariang, Oranuch Sanpool, Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Toshihiro Mita, Pewpan M. Intapan, Wanchai Maleewong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14085 PubMed 36196402

September 13, 2022

PTC2 region genotypes counteract Biomphalaria glabrata population differences between M-line and BS90 in resistance to infection by Schistosoma mansoni

Michael S. Blouin, Stephanie R. Bollmann, Jacob A. Tennessen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13971 PubMed 36117535

September 8, 2022

Semi-field evaluation of human landing catches versus human double net trap for estimating human biting rate of Anopheles minimus and Anopheles harrisoni in Thailand

Chanly Yan, Jeffrey Hii, Ratchadawan Ngoen-Klan, Manop Saeung, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13865 PubMed 36101880

July 29, 2022

Blood glucose, insulin and glycogen profiles in Sprague-Dawley rats co-infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA and Trichinella zimbabwensis

Pretty Murambiwa, Achasih Quinta Nkemzi, Samson Mukaratirwa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13713 PubMed 35923890

July 4, 2022

Curcumin effect on Acanthamoeba triangularis encystation under nutrient starvation

Rachasak Boonhok, Suthinee Sangkanu, Suganya Phumjan, Ramita Jongboonjua, Nawarat Sangnopparat, Pattamaporn Kwankaew, Aman Tedasen, Chooi Ling Lim, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Polrat Wilairatana, Christophe Wiart, Karma G. Dolma, Alok K. Paul, Madhu Gupta, Veeranoot Nissapatorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13657 PubMed 35811814

May 5, 2022

Unbalanced relationships: insights into the interaction between gut microbiota, geohelminths, and schistosomiasis

Matheus Pereira de Araújo, Marcello Otake Sato, Megumi Sato, Kasun M. Bandara WM, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Raquel Lopes Martins Souza, Satoru Kawai, Marcos José Marques

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13401 PubMed 35539016

April 27, 2022

Polyphenolic extract from Punica granatum peel causes cytoskeleton-related damage on Giardia lamblia trophozoites in vitro

Lissethe Palomo-Ligas, Job Estrada-Camacho, Mariana Garza-Ontiveros, José Roberto Vargas-Villanueva, Filiberto Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Sendar Daniel Nery-Flores, Jorge Arturo Cañas Montoya, Juan Ascacio-Valdés, Lizeth Guadalupe Campos-Muzquiz, Raul Rodriguez-Herrera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13350 PubMed 35502204

April 14, 2022

Using a mechanistic framework to model the density of an aquatic parasite Ceratonova shasta

H. Eve Robinson, Julie D. Alexander, Jerri L. Bartholomew, Sascha L. Hallett, Nicholas J. Hetrick, Russell W. Perry, Nicholas A. Som

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13183 PubMed 35441056

March 2, 2022

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the A/H5N8 subtype, clade 2.3.4.4b, caused outbreaks in Kazakhstan in 2020

Asylulan Amirgazin, Alexandr Shevtsov, Talgat Karibayev, Maxat Berdikulov, Tamila Kozhakhmetova, Laura Syzdykova, Yerlan Ramankulov, Alexandr V. Shustov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13038 PubMed 35256921

December 13, 2021

Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of tick-borne diseases (Tick-borne Encephalitis and Lyme Borreliosis) in Germany

Sarah Cunze, Gustav Glock, Sven Klimpel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12422 PubMed 34993011

November 9, 2021

Comparative hologenomics of two Ixodes scapularis tick populations in New Jersey

Dana C. Price, Reilly N. Brennan, Nicole E. Wagner, Andrea M. Egizi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12313 PubMed 34820166

November 2, 2021

Distribution of clones among hosts for the lizard malaria parasite Plasmodium mexicanum

Allison T. Neal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12448 PubMed 34760403

September 15, 2021

Investigation and molecular identification of Eimeria sp. sampled from captive forest musk deer

Ziwei Ren, Dong Yu, Wei Zhao, Yan Luo, Jianguo Cheng, Yin Wang, Zexiao Yang, Xueping Yao, Wei Yang, Xi Wu, Yimeng Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11751

June 21, 2021

Clinical, serological and epidemiological features of hepatitis A in León, Nicaragua

Sophie Jaisli, Orlando Mayorga, Nadia Flores, Sandra de Berti, Gustav Frösner, Christian Herzog, Marcel Zwahlen, Sereina A. Herzog

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11516 PubMed 34221712

March 11, 2021

Molecular characteristic of treatment failure clinical isolates of Leishmania major

Gilda Eslami, Samira Hatefi, Vahid Ramezani, Masoud Tohidfar, Tatyana V. Churkina, Yuriy L. Orlov, Saeedeh Sadat Hosseini, Mohammad Javad Boozhmehrani, Mahmood Vakili

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10969 PubMed 33763300

February 23, 2021

Hemocyte siRNA uptake is increased by 5′ cholesterol-TEG addition in Biomphalaria glabrata, snail vector of schistosome

Anaïs Portet, Richard Galinier, Damien Lassalle, Alexandre Faille, Benjamin Gourbal, David Duval

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10895 PubMed 33665030

December 7, 2020

Characterization of a profilin-like protein from Fasciola hepatica

Jessica Wilkie, Timothy C. Cameron, Travis Beddoe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10503 PubMed 33354436

December 2, 2020

Comparative genomic analysis of the principal Cryptosporidium species that infect humans

Laura M. Arias-Agudelo, Gisela Garcia-Montoya, Felipe Cabarcas, Ana L. Galvan-Diaz, Juan F. Alzate

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10478 PubMed 33344091

May 14, 2020

Transcriptomic changes across the life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi II

Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Gustavo A. Vallejo, Felipe Guhl, Juan David Ramírez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8947 PubMed 32461822

April 23, 2020

Neither heat pulse, nor multigenerational exposure to a modest increase in water temperature, alters the susceptibility of Guadeloupean Biomphalaria glabrata to Schistosoma mansoni infection

Euan R.O. Allan, Stephanie Bollmann, Ekaterina Peremyslova, Michael Blouin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9059 PubMed 32351792

March 12, 2020

A seven-year surveillance of epidemiology of malaria reveals travel and gender are the key drivers of dispersion of drug resistant genotypes in Kenya

Moureen Maraka, Hoseah M. Akala, Asito S. Amolo, Dennis Juma, Duke Omariba, Agnes Cheruiyot, Benjamin Opot, Charles Okello Okudo, Edwin Mwakio, Gladys Chemwor, Jackline A. Juma, Raphael Okoth, Redemptah Yeda, Ben Andagalu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8082 PubMed 32201636

March 9, 2020

Molecular detection and genotyping of intestinal protozoa from different biogeographical regions of Colombia

Adriana Higuera, Ximena Villamizar, Giovanny Herrera, Julio Cesar Giraldo, Luis Reinel Vasquez-A, Plutarco Urbano, Oswaldo Villalobos, Catalina Tovar, Juan David Ramírez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8554 PubMed 32195042

February 20, 2020

Recent update in diagnosis and treatment of human pythiosis

Maria Nina Chitasombat, Passara Jongkhajornpong, Kaevalin Lekhanont, Theerapong Krajaejun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8555 PubMed 32117626

April 17, 2019

Validation of Plasmodium falciparum deoxyhypusine synthase as an antimalarial target

Aiyada Aroonsri, Navaporn Posayapisit, Jindaporn Kongsee, Onsiri Siripan, Danoo Vitsupakorn, Sugunya Utaida, Chairat Uthaipibull, Sumalee Kamchonwongpaisan, Philip J. Shaw

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6713 PubMed 31024761

January 31, 2019

Blood parasites in Passeriformes in central Germany: prevalence and lineage diversity of Haemosporida (Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon) in six common songbirds

Yvonne R. Schumm, Christine Wecker, Carina Marek, Mareike Wassmuth, Anna Bentele, Hermann Willems, Gerald Reiner, Petra Quillfeldt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6259 PubMed 30723612

January 11, 2019

Label-free quantitative proteomic analysis reveals potential biomarkers for early healing in cutaneous leishmaniasis

Andrés Montoya, Manuel Carlos López, Ivan D. Vélez, Sara M. Robledo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6228 PubMed 30648003

December 14, 2018

The Plasmodium knowlesi Pk41 surface protein diversity, natural selection, sub population and geographical clustering: a 6-cysteine protein family member

Md Atique Ahmed, Ki-Back Chu, Fu-Shi Quan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6141 PubMed 30581686

May 18, 2018

Helicobacter pylori genetic diversification in the Mongolian gerbil model

Amber C. Beckett, John T. Loh, Abha Chopra, Shay Leary, Aung Soe Lin, Wyatt J. McDonnell, Beverly R.E.A. Dixon, Jennifer M. Noto, Dawn A. Israel, Richard M. Peek Jr, Simon Mallal, Holly M. Scott Algood, Timothy L. Cover

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4803 PubMed 29796347

September 6, 2017

Status of gastrointestinal parasites in Red Panda of Nepal

Damber Bista, Saroj Shrestha, Ajaya Jang Kunwar, Sakshi Acharya, Shant Raj Jnawali, Krishna Prasad Acharya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3767 PubMed 28894643

August 17, 2017

Diversity, abundance, and host relationships of avian malaria and related haemosporidians in New Mexico pine forests

Rosario A. Marroquin-Flores, Jessie L. Williamson, Andrea N. Chavez, Selina M. Bauernfeind, Matthew J. Baumann, Chauncey R. Gadek, Andrew B. Johnson, Jenna M. McCullough, Christopher C. Witt, Lisa N. Barrow

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3700 PubMed 28828279

July 26, 2017

Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of Anopheles dirus TEP1 and NOS during Plasmodium berghei infection, using three reference genes

Jonathan W.K. Liew, Mun Yik Fong, Yee Ling Lau

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3577 PubMed 28761783

May 30, 2017

The South-American distribution and southernmost record of Biomphalaria peregrina—a potential intermediate host of schistosomiasis

Alejandra Rumi, Roberto Eugenio Vogler, Ariel Aníbal Beltramino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3401 PubMed 28584726

April 12, 2017

Trypanosoma cruzi reservoir—triatomine vector co-occurrence networks reveal meta-community effects by synanthropic mammals on geographic dispersal

Carlos N. Ibarra-Cerdeña, Leopoldo Valiente-Banuet, Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Christopher R. Stephens, Janine M. Ramsey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3152 PubMed 28413725

March 28, 2017

Some like it hot: a differential response to changing temperatures by the malaria vectors Anopheles funestus and An. gambiae s.l.

Jacques Derek Charlwood

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3099 PubMed 28367367

January 10, 2017

Interferon-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigens decrease in the absence of malaria transmission

Cyrus Ayieko, Bilha S. Ogola, Lyticia Ochola, Gideon A.M. Ngwena, George Ayodo, James S. Hodges, Gregory S. Noland, Chandy C. John

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2855 PubMed 28097063

October 27, 2016

Evolution of genes involved in feeding preference and metabolic processes in Calliphoridae (Diptera: Calyptratae)

Gisele Antoniazzi Cardoso, Marco Antonio Tonus Marinho, Raquel Dietsche Monfardini, Ana Maria Lima de Azeredo Espin, Tatiana Teixeira Torres

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2598 PubMed 27812410

October 6, 2016

Occurrence of Blastocystis sp. in water catchments at Malay villages and Aboriginal settlement during wet and dry seasons in Peninsular Malaysia

Samseh Abdullah Noradilah, Ii Li Lee, Tengku Shahrul Anuar, Fatmah Md Salleh, Siti Nor Azreen Abdul Manap, Noor Shazleen Husnie Mohd Mohtar, Syed Muhamad Azrul, Wan Omar Abdullah, Norhayati Moktar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2541 PubMed 27761331

July 12, 2016

Different patterns of pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Tehama region, Yemen

Wahib M. Atroosh, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Adel Al-Jasari, Hany Sady, Salwa S. Dawaki, Fatin N. Elyana, Mona A. Al-Areeqi, Nabil A. Nasr, Awatif M. Abdulsalam, Lahvanya R. Subramaniam, Meram Azzani, Init Ithoi, Yee Ling Lau, Johari Surin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2191 PubMed 27478699

May 2, 2016

Cytokine response during non-cerebral and cerebral malaria: evidence of a failure to control inflammation as a cause of death in African adults

Yakhya Dieye, Babacar Mbengue, Shobha Dagamajalu, Mouhamadou Mansour Fall, Mun Fai Loke, Cheikh Momar Nguer, Alassane Thiam, Jamuna Vadivelu, Alioune Dieye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1965 PubMed 27168977

March 10, 2016

From commensalism to parasitism in Carapidae (Ophidiiformes): heterochronic modes of development?

Eric Parmentier, Déborah Lanterbecq, Igor Eeckhaut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1786 PubMed 26989623

October 13, 2015

Clustering symptoms of non-severe malaria in semi-immune Amazonian patients

Antonio C. Martins, Felipe M. Araújo, Cássio B. Braga, Maria G.S. Guimarães, Rudi Nogueira, Rayanne A. Arruda, Lícia N. Fernandes, Livia R. Correa, Rosely dos S. Malafronte, Oswaldo G. Cruz, Cláudia T. Codeço, Mônica da Silva-Nunes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1325 PubMed 26500831

August 12, 2014

The relationship between managed bees and the prevalence of parasites in bumblebees

Peter Graystock, Dave Goulson, William O.H. Hughes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.522 PubMed 25165632

July 29, 2014

Prevalence of Entamoeba species in captive primates in zoological gardens in the UK

Carl S. Regan, Lisa Yon, Maqsud Hossain, Hany M. Elsheikha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.492 PubMed 25097822