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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 …
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Detection of Plasmodium falciparum DNA in saliva samples stored at room temperature: potential for a non-invasive saliva-based diagnostic test for malaria
Current malaria diagnostic methods require blood collection, that may be associated with pain and the risk of transmitting blood-borne pathogens, …
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Assessing bed net damage: comparisons of three measurement methods for estimating the size, shape, and distribution of holes on bed nets
BACKGROUND: Measuring the physical condition of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) under field conditions is of great importance for malaria control …
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Individual and household factors associated with ownership of long-lasting insecticidal nets and malaria infection in south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: A recent considerable decline in malaria morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia is likely to be followed by changes in …
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Challenges in implementing uncomplicated malaria treatment in children: a health facility survey in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: Prompt and effective malaria treatment are key in reducing transmission, disease severity and mortality. With the current scale-up of …
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Temporal dynamic of malaria in a suburban area along the Niger River
BACKGROUND: Even if rainfall and temperature are factors classically associated to malaria, little is known about other meteorological factors, their …
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Malaria prevalence, prevention and treatment seeking practices among nomadic pastoralists in northern Senegal
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission in Senegal is highly stratified, from low in the dry north to moderately high in the moist …
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The effect of holes in long-lasting insecticidal nets on malaria in Malawi: results from a case–control study
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a cornerstone of malaria prevention. Holes develop in LLINs over time and compromise their physical …
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Household costs among patients hospitalized with malaria: evidence from a national survey in Malawi, 2012
BACKGROUND: With 71% of Malawians living on < $1.90 a day, high household costs associated with severe malaria are likely …
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Longitudinal estimation of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in relation to malaria prevention measures in six sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum prevalence (PfPR) is a widely used metric for assessing malaria transmission intensity. This study was carried out …
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The underlying reasons for very high levels of bed net use, and higher malaria infection prevalence among bed net users than non-users in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Bed nets reduce malaria-related illness and deaths, by forming a protective barrier around people sleeping under them. When impregnated …
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Molecular surveillance of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletions in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Malaria programmes use Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2) based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria diagnosis. The deletion of …
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Relationships between infection with Plasmodium falciparum during pregnancy, measures of placental malaria, and adverse birth outcomes
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy has been associated with maternal morbidity, placental malaria, and adverse birth outcomes. However, data are limited …
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Community-based biological control of malaria mosquitoes using Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) in Rwanda: community awareness, acceptance and participation
BACKGROUND: Targeting the aquatic stages of malaria vectors via larval source management (LSM) in collaboration with local communities could accelerate …
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Species and genotype diversity of Plasmodium in malaria patients from Gabon analysed by next generation sequencing
BACKGROUND: Six Plasmodium species are known to naturally infect humans. Mixed species infections occur regularly but morphological discrimination by microscopy …
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Multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae from Tanzania: a major concern for malaria vector control
BACKGROUND: Malaria vector control in Tanzania is based on use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying …
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Erratum to: Composition of Anopheles mosquitoes, their blood-meal hosts, and Plasmodium falciparum infection rates in three islands with disparate bed net coverage in Lake Victoria, Kenya
After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that a funding acknowledgement has been omitted …
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Statistical prediction of immunity to placental malaria based on multi-assay antibody data for malarial antigens
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum infections are especially severe in pregnant women because infected erythrocytes (IE) express VAR2CSA, a ligand that binds …
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Control of malaria in the Comoro Islands over the past century
BACKGROUND: The Comoros are an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean between the eastern coasts of Africa and north of …
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Principles, practices and knowledge of clinicians when assessing febrile children: a qualitative study in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Clinicians in low resource settings in malaria endemic regions face many challenges in diagnosing and treating febrile illnesses in …