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Determination of the residual efficacy of carbamate and organophosphate insecticides used for indoor residual spraying for malaria control in Ethiopia
Indoor residual spraying is one of the key vector control interventions for malaria control in Ethiopia. As malaria transmission is …
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Malaria early warning tool: linking inter-annual climate and malaria variability in northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
BACKGROUND: Malaria control remains a significant challenge in the Solomon Islands. Despite progress made by local malaria control agencies over …
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Quantifying seasonal and diel variation in Anopheline and Culex human biting rates in Southern Ecuador
BACKGROUND: Quantifying mosquito biting rates for specific locations enables estimation of mosquito-borne disease risk, and can inform intervention efforts. Measuring …
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Micro-spatial distribution of malaria cases and control strategies at ward level in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Although there has been a decline in the number of malaria cases in Zimbabwe since 2010, the disease remains …
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A village level cluster-randomized entomological evaluation of combination long-lasting insecticidal nets containing pyrethroid plus PBO synergist in Southern Mali
BACKGROUND: There is growing concern that malaria vector resistance to pyrethroid insecticides may reduce the effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal nets …
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Detection of Plasmodium falciparum male and female gametocytes and determination of parasite sex ratio in human endemic populations by novel, cheap and robust RTqPCR assays
BACKGROUND: The presence of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in peripheral blood is essential for human to mosquito parasite transmission. The detection …
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Receptivity to malaria in the China–Myanmar border in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China
BACKGROUND: The re-establishment of malaria has become an important public health issue in and out of China, and receptivity to …
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Expanding malaria diagnosis and treatment in Lao PDR: lessons learned from a public–private mix initiative
BACKGROUND: As in other countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the private health sector constitutes a significant avenue where …
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Factors influencing the use of malaria prevention strategies by women in Senegal: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) …
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Malaria surveys using rapid diagnostic tests and validation of results using post hoc quantification of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) positivity is supplanting microscopy as the standard measure of malaria burden at the population level. …
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Individual and household characteristics of persons with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sites with varying endemicities in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) bears a large share of global malaria burden despite efforts to control …
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: successes and missed opportunities
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was recommended in 2012 for young children in the Sahel during the peak malaria transmission season. …
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Insecticide resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from Ethiopia (2012–2016): a nationwide study for insecticide resistance monitoring
BACKGROUND: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) remain the cornerstones of malaria vector control. However, the development …
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Indoor and outdoor malaria vector surveillance in western Kenya: implications for better understanding of residual transmission
BACKGROUND: The widespread use of indoor-based malaria vector control interventions has been shown to alter the behaviour of vectors in …
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Modelling dynamic change of malaria transmission in holoendemic setting (Dielmo, Senegal) using longitudinal measures of antibody prevalence to Plasmodium falciparum crude schizonts extract
BACKGROUND: Evaluation of local Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission has been investigated previously using the reversible catalytic model based on prevalence …
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Frequency of G6PD Mediterranean in individuals with and without malaria in Southern Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Pakistan has an estimated annual burden of 1.5 million malaria cases. The current situation calls for an effective malaria …
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Can the collection of expired long-lasting insecticidal nets reduce their coverage and use? Sociocultural aspects related to LLIN life cycle management and use in four districts in Madagascar
BACKGROUND: There is growing awareness of the likely impact increased numbers of LLINs will have on the environment, if not …
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Knowledge and perception towards net care and repair practice in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key malaria control intervention. Although LLINs are presumed to be effective for 3 …
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A systematic review and synthesis of the strengths and limitations of measuring malaria mortality through verbal autopsy
BACKGROUND: Lack of valid and reliable data on malaria deaths continues to be a problem that plagues the global health …
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Implementation strategies to increase access and demand of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a before-and-after study and scale-up process in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: The universal coverage bed nets campaign is a proven health intervention promoting increased access, ownership, and use of bed …