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Caregiver responses and association with delayed care-seeking in children with uncomplicated and severe malaria
BACKGROUND: Gaps remain in understanding the role of caregiver responses on time to seek appropriate care. The objective of this …
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Diagnostic performance of salivary urea nitrogen dipstick to detect and monitor acute kidney disease in patients with malaria
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of malaria. In low resource settings, a lack of diagnostic tools …
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Malaria case investigation with reactive focal testing and treatment: operational feasibility and lessons learned from low and moderate transmission areas in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: When malaria transmission is very low, investigation of passively detected malaria cases and reactive focal testing and treatment (FTAT) …
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Heterogeneous distribution of k13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum in Laos
BACKGROUND: The emergence and transnational spread of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is a …
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Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum structure in Nigeria with malaria SNPs barcode
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major health challenge in Nigeria despite the global decline of its incidence and mortality …
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Subpatent malaria in a low transmission African setting: a cross-sectional study using rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) from Zambezi region, Namibia
BACKGROUND: Subpatent malaria infections, or low-density infections below the detection threshold of microscopy or standard rapid diagnostic testing (RDT), can …
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Community facilitators and barriers to a successful implementation of mass drug administration and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Uganda: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: There is growing interest to add mass drug administration (MDA) to the already existing malaria prevention strategies, such as …
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Using mixed effects logistic regression models for complex survey data on malaria rapid diagnostic test results
BACKGROUND: The effect of malaria in Nigeria is still worrisome and has remained a leading public health issue in the …
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The effect of mobile phone text message reminders on health workers’ adherence to case management guidelines for malaria and other diseases in Malawi: lessons from qualitative data from a cluster-randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth), which uses technology such as mobile phones to improve patient health and health care delivery, is …
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Spatial distribution and determinants of asymptomatic malaria risk among children under 5 years in 24 districts in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic countries, asymptomatic cases constitute an important reservoir of infections sustaining transmission. Estimating the burden of the …
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Using the human blood index to investigate host biting plasticity: a systematic review and meta-regression of the three major African malaria vectors
The proportion of mosquito blood-meals that are of human origin, referred to as the ‘human blood index’ or HBI, is …
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‘To be honest, women do everything’: understanding roles of men and women in net care and repair in Southern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, the roles of men and women are classified based on the local cultural context. While men are …
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Small-scale field evaluation of the efficacy and residual effect of Fludora® Fusion (mixture of clothianidin and deltamethrin) against susceptible and resistant Anopheles gambiae populations from Benin, West Africa
In recognition of the threat of insecticide resistance in vectors of malaria, the WHO Global Malaria Programme recommends the development …
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Reshaping the vector control strategy for malaria elimination in Ethiopia in the context of current evidence and new tools: opportunities and challenges
The core vector control measures, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), reduce the risk of malaria infection …
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Genetic diversity and allele frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 in parasite isolates from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
BACKGROUND: Malaria is still a serious public health problem on Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea), although the number of annual cases …
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A decade since sulfonamide-based anti-malarial medicines were limited for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among pregnant women in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Despite the development of resistance to Plasmodium falciparum malaria, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is still effective for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria …
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Cross-sectional study on the adherence to malaria guidelines in lakeshore facilities of Buyende and Kaliro districts, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Uganda adopted the Integrated Management of Malaria (IMM) guidelines, which require testing all suspected cases of malaria prior to …
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A new highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 in whole blood
BACKGROUND: The detection of submicroscopic infections in low prevalence settings has become an increasingly important challenge for malaria elimination strategies. …
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Assessment of drug resistance associated genetic diversity in Mauritanian isolates of Plasmodium vivax reveals limited polymorphism
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax is the predominant malaria species in northern Mauritania. Molecular data on P. vivax isolates circulating in West …
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Human mobility and factors associated with malaria importation in Lusaka district, Zambia: a descriptive cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major public health problem in Zambia with an estimated 4 million confirmed cases and 2389 deaths …