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“We were being treated like the Queen”: understanding trial factors influencing high paediatric malaria treatment adherence in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Adherence to anti-malarial medication is highly variable but frequently suboptimal. Numerous interventions with a variety of methodological approaches have …
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Stabilization of RDT target antigens present in dried Plasmodium falciparum-infected samples for validating malaria rapid diagnostic tests at the point of care
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are a great achievement in implementation of parasite based diagnosis as recommended by World …
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Seasonal and inter-annual variation of malaria parasite detection in wild chimpanzees
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional surveys of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) communities across sub-Saharan Africa show large geographical variation in malaria parasite (Plasmodium spp.) …
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Malaria programme personnel’s experiences, perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing malaria elimination strategy in South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa has set an ambitious goal targeting to eliminate malaria by 2018, which is consistent with the United …
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Unclear association between levels of Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH) in saliva of malaria patients and blood parasitaemia: diagnostic implications?
BACKGROUND: The use of saliva in diagnosis of infectious diseases is an attractive alternative to procedures that involve blood drawing. …
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Plasmodium falciparum genetic variation of var2csa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) bears a high burden of malaria, which is exacerbated in pregnant women. …
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Status of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Kwale County, Coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: The strategy for malaria vector control in the context of reducing malaria morbidity and mortality has been the scale-up …
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Factors associated with willingness to take up indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tororo district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an efficient method of preventing malaria in homes, and community willingness to take up …
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Molecular and physiological analysis of Anopheles funestus swarms in Nchelenge, Zambia
BACKGROUND: Anopheles funestus has been recognized as a major malaria vector in Africa for over 100 years, but knowledge on …
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Molecular identification of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in malaria infected women who received intermittent preventive treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Point mutations in Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (Pfdhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (Pfdhps) genes which confer resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) …
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Assessment of the quality and quantity of naturally induced antibody responses to EBA175RIII–V in Ghanaian children living in two communities with varying malaria transmission patterns
Recent global reports on malaria suggest significant decrease in disease severity and an increase in control interventions in many malaria …
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Attractive toxic sugar baits for controlling mosquitoes: a qualitative study in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Malaria elimination is unlikely to be achieved without the implementation of new vector control interventions capable of complementing insecticide-treated …
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Parasitaemia data and molecular characterization of Haemoproteus catharti from New World vultures (Cathartidae) reveals a novel clade of Haemosporida
BACKGROUND: New World vultures (Cathartiformes: Cathartidae) are obligate scavengers comprised of seven species in five genera throughout the Americas. Of …
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Use of epidemiological and entomological tools in the control and elimination of malaria in Ethiopia
Malaria is the leading public health problem in Ethiopia where over 75% of the land surface is at risk with …
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Infant and child mortality in relation to malaria transmission in KEMRI/CDC HDSS, Western Kenya: validation of verbal autopsy
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission reduction is a goal of many malaria control programmes. Little is known of how much mortality can …
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Efficacy of artesunate–amodiaquine, dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine and artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Maradi, Niger
BACKGROUND: Malaria endemic countries need to assess efficacy of anti-malarial treatments on a regular basis. Moreover, resistance to artemisinin that …
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The importance of morphological identification of African anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for malaria control programmes
BACKGROUND: The correct identification of disease vectors is the first step towards implementing an effective control programme. Traditionally, for malaria …
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Effect of individual and community-level bed net usage on malaria prevalence among under-fives in the Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Understanding the contribution of community-level long-lasting, insecticidal net (LLIN) coverage to malaria control is critical to planning and assessing …
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Extensive diversity in the allelic frequency of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins and glutamate-rich protein in rural and urban settings of southwestern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Nigeria carries a high burden of malaria which makes continuous surveillance for current information on genetic diversity imperative. In …
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Demand-related factors influencing caregivers’ awareness of malaria tests and health workers’ testing practices, in Makarfi, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Despite the World Health Organization's recommendation of malaria test-treat strategy, which is the treatment of parasitological confirmed malaria cases …