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Miriam K. Laufer

Johns Hopkins Medicine · US
Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Parasitology
Research interest
Research interests include Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Parasites and Host Interactions, and Global Maternal and Child Health.
h-index
36
citations
4,512
works
190
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Asymptomatic school-age children carry the majority of transmissible Plasmodium falciparum infections.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
EClinicalMedicine 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
Effect of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on maternal gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
EClinicalMedicine 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Effect of malaria chemoprevention for school-age children across transmission archetypes: a modelling study
The Lancet Global Health 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Choice of Drug for Malaria Prevention During Pregnancy Does Not Affect Infant Serologic Responses to <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Erythrocyte Membrane Proteins 1.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Making the most of malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Journal 2024cited by 12position: middledoi
Quantitative analysis of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria antibodies in sera and breast milk from Tdap vaccinated women using a qualified multiplex assay.
2024cited by 8position: contributordoi
Prevalence of and risk factors for microscopic and submicroscopic malaria infections in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Lancet Global Health 2023cited by 31position: middledoi
Genotyping of Anopheles mosquito blood meals reveals nonrandom human host selection: implications for human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission
Malaria Journal 2023cited by 22position: middledoi
Trajectory of Viral RNA Load Among Persons With Incident SARS-CoV-2 G614 Infection (Wuhan Strain) in Association With COVID-19 Symptom Onset and Severity
JAMA Network Open 2022cited by 91position: middledoi
Understanding the Intransigence of Malaria in Malawi
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022cited by 28position: middledoi
School-Based Malaria Screening and Treatment Reduces <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Infection and Anemia Prevalence in Two Transmission Settings in Malawi
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 15position: lastdoi
Dynamics of the Gut Microbiome in <i>Shigella</i>-Infected Children during the First Two Years of Life.
2022cited by 14position: contributordoi
Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection : A Randomized Trial.
2021cited by 69position: contributordoi
School-based screening and treatment may reduce P. falciparum transmission
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 26position: lastdoi
Whole-genome analysis of Malawian Plasmodium falciparum isolates identifies possible targets of allele-specific immunity to clinical malaria.
2021cited by 15position: contributordoi
Overdiagnosis of Malaria Illness in an Endemic Setting: A Facility-Based Surveillance Study in Malawi
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021cited by 10position: lastdoi
Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses
The Lancet Global Health 2020cited by 142position: middledoi
Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
Annals of Internal Medicine 2020cited by 93position: middledoi
Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020cited by 38position: middledoi
Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
BMC Medicine 2020cited by 25position: middledoi
Systematic review of statistical methods for safety data in malaria chemoprevention in pregnancy trials
Malaria Journal 2020cited by 21position: middledoi
Systematic review of statistical methods for safety data in malaria chemoprevention in pregnancy trials.
2020cited by 13position: contributordoi
Submicroscopic malaria infection is not associated with fever in cross-sectional studies in Malawi.
2020cited by 12position: contributordoi
Naturally acquired immunity against immature<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>gametocytes
Science Translational Medicine 2019cited by 49position: middledoi
Naturally acquired immunity against immature &lt;i&gt;Plasmodium falciparum&lt;/i&gt; gametocytes.
2019cited by 38position: contributordoi
Net age, but not integrity, may be associated with decreased protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in southern Malawi
Malaria Journal 2019cited by 31position: lastdoi
Net age, but not integrity, may be associated with decreased protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in southern Malawi.
2019cited by 12position: contributordoi
Systematic review of analytical methods applied to longitudinal studies of malaria.
2019cited by 9position: contributordoi
Clinical Implications of Asymptomatic <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Infections in Malawi
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018cited by 42position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Don P. Mathanga · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine14 papers (2014–2025)Terrie E. Taylor · University of Cape Town13 papers (2012–2022)Lauren M. Cohee · 9 papers (2015–2026)Clarissa Valim · Boston University6 papers (2015–2023)Karl B. Seydel · University of Cape Town6 papers (2015–2022)Mark L. Wilson · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor6 papers (2018–2023) · 6 papers (2019–2026) · 5 papers (2012–2015) · 5 papers (2012–2021)Christopher V. Plowe · University of Maryland, Baltimore5 papers (2012–2015)Andrea G. Buchwald · University of Colorado Denver4 papers (2018–2022)Andy Bauleni · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences4 papers (2015–2022)Jenna E. Coalson · University of Arizona4 papers (2015–2022)Shannon Takala‐Harrison · University of Maryland, Baltimore4 papers (2014–2022) · 3 papers (2015–2021)Phillip C. Thesing · Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology3 papers (2012–2014)Themba Mzilahowa · University of Georgia3 papers (2019–2023) · 3 papers (2018–2022)Elena Artimovich · Hussman Institute for Autism2 papers (2015–2015) · 2 papers (2015–2021)