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High production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by maternal blood mononuclear cells is associated with reduced maternal malaria but increased cord blood infection
BACKGROUND: Increased susceptibility to malaria during pregnancy is not completely understood. Cellular immune responses mediate both pathology and immunity but …
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Differential activity of methylene blue against erythrocytic and hepatic stages of Plasmodium
BACKGROUND: In the context of malaria elimination/eradication, drugs that are effective against the different developmental stages of the parasite are …
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Scaling up malaria intervention “packages” in Senegal: using cost effectiveness data for improving allocative efficiency and programmatic decision-making
BACKGROUND: Senegal's National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) implements control interventions in the form of targeted packages: (1) scale-up for impact …
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Potent antiplasmodial extracts and fractions from Terminalia mantaly and Terminalia superba
The emergence and spread of malaria parasites resistant to artemisinin-based combination therapy stresses the need for novel drugs against malaria. …
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Local knowledge and practices towards malaria in an irrigated farming community in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Although malaria is endemic across Ghana, the risk is generally elevated for residents living in and around stagnant water …
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The effect of case management and vector-control interventions on space–time patterns of malaria incidence in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Electronic reporting of routine health facility data in Uganda began with the adoption of the District Health Information Software …
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Insecticide-treated nets mass distribution campaign: benefits and lessons in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Zambia was an early adopter of insecticide-treated nets strategy in 2001, and policy for mass distribution with long-lasting insecticidal …
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Neonatal and congenital malaria: a case series in malaria endemic eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Congenital malaria is the direct infection of an infant with malaria parasites from their mother prior to or during …
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A 17-year trend analysis of malaria at Adi Arkay, north Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. This study aimed to determine the trend of malaria …
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Malaria incidence and prevalence during the first year of life in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a birth-cohort study
BACKGROUND: Infants are thought to be protected against malaria during the first months of life mainly due to passage of …
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In vitro evaluation of chloroquine-loaded and heparin surface-functionalized solid lipid nanoparticles
BACKGROUND: Use of chloroquine, an otherwise safe and relatively affordable anti-malarial drug, was discontinued due to widespread prevalence of resistant …
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Factors associated with treatment-seeking for malaria in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: In Ghana, about 3.5 million cases of malaria are recorded each year. Urban poor residents particularly have a higher …
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A review of progress towards sub-national malaria elimination in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe (2011–2015): a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a public health problem in Zimbabwe. However, malaria elimination has become a foreseeable prospect with Matabeleland South …
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Challenges of DHS and MIS to capture the entire pattern of malaria parasite risk and intervention effects in countries with different ecological zones: the case of Cameroon
BACKGROUND: In 2011, the demographic and health survey (DHS) in Cameroon was combined with the multiple indicator cluster survey. Malaria …
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Spatio-temporal dynamic of malaria in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2011–2015
BACKGROUND: Given the scarcity of resources in developing countries, malaria treatment requires new strategies that target specific populations, time periods …
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Socioeconomic health inequality in malaria indicators in rural western Kenya: evidence from a household malaria survey on burden and care-seeking behaviour
BACKGROUND: Health inequality is a recognized barrier to achieving health-related development goals. Health-equality data are essential for evidence-based planning and …
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Insecticide resistance status of the malaria mosquitoes: Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus in eastern and northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Uganda's malaria burden includes the sixth highest number of annual deaths in Africa (10,500) with approximately 16 million cases …
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The impact of temperature on insecticide toxicity against the malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus
BACKGROUND: It is anticipated that malaria elimination efforts in Africa will be hampered by increasing resistance to the limited arsenal …
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Simulation models predict that school-age children are responsible for most human-to-mosquito Plasmodium falciparum transmission in southern Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malaria persists in some high-transmission areas despite extensive control efforts. Progress toward elimination may require effective targeting of specific …
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Efficacy and safety of artemether–lumefantrine, artesunate–amodiaquine, and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three provinces in Angola, 2017
BACKGROUND: The Angolan government recommends three artemisinin-based combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: artemether-lumefantrine (AL), artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ), …