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Effects of indoor residual spraying and outdoor larval control on Anopheles coluzzii from São Tomé and Príncipe, two islands with pre-eliminated malaria
BACKGROUND: Vector control is a key component of malaria prevention. Two major vector control strategies have been implemented in São …
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The development and evaluation of a self-marking unit to estimate malaria vector survival and dispersal distance
BACKGROUND: A clear understanding of mosquito biology is fundamental to the control efforts of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria. Mosquito …
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Monitoring of efficacy, tolerability and safety of artemether–lumefantrine and artesunate–amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Lambaréné, Gabon: an open-label clinical trial
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major public health problem, affecting mainly low-and middle-income countries. The management of this parasitic disease is …
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Markers of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine resistance in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; implications for malaria chemoprevention
BACKGROUND: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a cornerstone of malaria chemoprophylaxis and is considered for programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
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En-route to the ‘elimination’ of genotypic chloroquine resistance in Western and Southern Zambia, 14 years after chloroquine withdrawal
BACKGROUND: Anti-malarial resistance is, and continues to be a significant challenge in the fight against malaria and a threat to …
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Consultative meeting that examined alignment and discrepancies between health facility and household survey data in Malawi
Malawi is midway through its current Malaria Strategic Plan 2017-2022, which aims to reduce malaria incidence and deaths by at …
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Usefulness of combined screening methods for rapid detection of falsified and/or substandard medicines in the absence of a confirmatory method
BACKGROUND: The influx of substandard and falsified medicines is a global public health challenge and its rapid detection is a …
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Effect of malaria on productivity in a workplace: the case of a banana plantation in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Malaria is known to contribute to reduction in productivity through absenteeism as worker-hours are lost thus impacting company productivity …
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Adherence to the referral advice after introduction of rectal artesunate for pre-referral treatment of severe malaria at the community level: a noninferiority trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted the strategy of using, at the community level, a dose of rectal …
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Gametocyte clearance in children, from western Kenya, with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria after artemether–lumefantrine or dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine treatment
BACKGROUND: The efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) against asexual parasites population has been documented. However, the …
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Factors associated with utilization of LLINs among women of child-bearing age in Igabi, Kaduna State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) are effective against prevention of malaria and its utilization has been proven to save …
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High cases of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in a suburban population of Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic malaria parasites are significant sources of infections for onward malaria transmission. Conventional tools for malaria diagnosis such as …
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Terminalia albida treatment improves survival in experimental cerebral malaria through reactive oxygen species scavenging and anti-inflammatory properties
BACKGROUND: The development of Plasmodium resistance to the last effective anti-malarial drugs necessitates the urgent development of new anti-malarial therapeutic …
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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients with uncomplicated and severe malaria based on msp-1 and msp-2 genes in Gublak, North West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria infection can present with a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe. Plasmodium falciparum isolates in …
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Clinical diagnostic evaluation of HRP2 and pLDH-based rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in an area receiving seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Niger
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria are common, but their performance varies. Tests using histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) antigen …
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Producing routine malaria data: an exploration of the micro-practices and processes shaping routine malaria data quality in frontline health facilities in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Routine health information systems can provide near real-time data for malaria programme management, monitoring and evaluation, and surveillance. There …
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A global analysis of National Malaria Control Programme vector surveillance by elimination and control status in 2018
BACKGROUND: Maintaining the effectiveness of the currently recommended malaria vector control interventions while integrating new interventions will require monitoring key …
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High Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and temporal stability despite control efforts in high transmission settings along the international border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: While the utility of parasite genotyping for malaria elimination has been extensively documented in low to moderate transmission settings, …
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Evaluation of mosquito electrocuting traps as a safe alternative to the human landing catch for measuring human exposure to malaria vectors in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Measuring human exposure to mosquito bites is a crucial component of vector-borne disease surveillance. For malaria vectors, the human …
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Assessing the impact of the addition of pyriproxyfen on the durability of permethrin-treated bed nets in Burkina Faso: a compound-randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) treated with pyrethroids are the foundation of malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Rising pyrethroid resistance …