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Antibody responses to two new Lactococcus lactis-produced recombinant Pfs48/45 and Pfs230 proteins increase with age in malaria patients living in the Central Region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Recent advances in malaria control efforts have led to an increased number of national malaria control programmes implementing pre-elimination …
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A reduction in malaria transmission intensity in Northern Ghana after 7 years of indoor residual spraying
BACKGROUND: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is being implemented as one of the malaria prevention methods in the Northern Region of …
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The development of an ivermectin-based attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) to target Anopheles arabiensis
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are moving towards malaria-elimination, mostly thanks to successful vector control campaigns. …
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Which intervention is better for malaria vector control: insecticide mixture long-lasting insecticidal nets or standard pyrethroid nets combined with indoor residual spraying?
Malaria control today is threatened by widespread insecticide resistance in vector populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use …
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Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey to assess uptake of the new sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine five dose policy in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy poses a great risk to both mother and fetus. In Ghana, malaria accounts for 3.4% of …
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Evaluation of piperonyl butoxide in enhancing the efficacy of pyrethroid insecticides against resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Malaria vector control methods involving the use of pyrethroids remain the strategies being used against malaria vectors in Ghana. …
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Completeness of malaria indicator data reporting via the District Health Information Software 2 in Kenya, 2011–2015
BACKGROUND: Health facility-based data reported through routine health information systems form the primary data source for programmatic monitoring and evaluation …
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Measuring the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention as part of routine malaria control in Kita, Mali
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy recommended by WHO in areas of highly seasonal transmission in March …
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Temporal analysis of IgG antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in relation to changing malaria epidemiology in a West African setting
BACKGROUND: Coordinated scaled-up malaria control interventions have substantially contributed to the dramatic decrease of malaria-related morbidity and mortality in several …
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Comparative evaluation of fluorescent in situ hybridization and Giemsa microscopy with quantitative real-time PCR technique in detecting malaria parasites in a holoendemic region of Kenya
BACKGROUND: Early and accurate diagnosis of malaria is important in treatment as well as in the clinical evaluation of drugs …
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Efficacy and safety evaluation of a novel trioxaquine in the management of cerebral malaria in a mouse model
BACKGROUND: The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum poses a great threat of increased fatalities in cases of cerebral …
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New gorilla adenovirus vaccine vectors induce potent immune responses and protection in a mouse malaria model
BACKGROUND: A DNA-human Ad5 (HuAd5) prime-boost malaria vaccine has been shown to protect volunteers against a controlled human malaria infection. …
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Demand and willingness-to-pay for bed nets in Tanzania: results from a choice experiment
BACKGROUND: Universal coverage campaigns for long-lasting insecticide-treated nets do not always reach the goal of one net for every two …
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An analytical approach to reduce between-plate variation in multiplex assays that measure antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens
BACKGROUND: Antibodies play an important role in immunity to malaria. Recent studies show that antibodies to multiple antigens, as well …
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the national implementation of integrated community case management and community-based health planning and services in Ghana for the treatment of malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia
BACKGROUND: Ghana has developed two main community-based strategies that aim to increase access to quality treatment for malaria, diarrhoea and …
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Seasonal variation of malaria cases in children aged less than 5 years old following weather change in Zomba district, Malawi
Malaria is seasonal and this may influence the number of children being treated as outpatients in hospitals. The objective of …
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Is outdoor vector control needed for malaria elimination? An individual-based modelling study
BACKGROUND: Residual malaria transmission has been reported in many areas even with adequate indoor vector control coverage, such as long-lasting …
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Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers
BACKGROUND: Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) is one of the new approaches adopted by the World Health Organization for …
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Population-level estimates of the proportion of Plasmodium vivax blood-stage infections attributable to relapses among febrile patients attending Adama Malaria Diagnostic Centre, East Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria is ranked as the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia, where Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are co-endemic. The …
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Progress towards malaria elimination in Zimbabwe with special reference to the period 2003–2015
BACKGROUND: An intensive effort to control malaria in Zimbabwe has produced dramatic reductions in the burden of the disease over …