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Multiple Anopheles species complicate downstream analysis and decision-making in a malaria pre-elimination area in southern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Different anopheline species (even within a species group/complex) can differ in their feeding and resting behaviours, which impact both …
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Baseline susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae to clothianidin in northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Clothianidin, an insecticide with a novel mode of action, has been deployed in the annual indoor residual spraying programme …
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Factors influencing patients’ adherence to malaria artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda
Abstract Background Patients’ adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is a malaria control strategy. Studies report varied experiences regarding patients’ …
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Malaria elimination in Ghana: recommendations for reactive case detection strategy implementation in a low endemic area of Asutsuare, Ghana
Abstract Background Progress toward malaria elimination is increasing as many countries near zero indigenous malaria cases. In settings nearing elimination, …
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Evaluation of malaria outbreak detection methods, Uganda, 2022
BACKGROUND: Malaria outbreaks are detected by applying the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended thresholds (the less sensitive 75th percentile or mean …
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A quasi-experimental study to estimate effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Aweil South County in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an effective intervention to prevent malaria in children in locations where the burden of …
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Mosquito control by abatement programmes in the United States: perspectives and lessons for countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Africa and the United States are both large, heterogeneous geographies with a diverse range of ecologies, climates and mosquito species …
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Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy and risk factors for maternal anaemia and low birthweight among HIV-negative mothers in Dschang, West region of Cameroon: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Approximately 32 million pregnant women are at risk of malaria with up to 10,000 maternal deaths and 200,000 neonates …
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Analysing the six-year malaria trends at Metehara Health Centre in Central Ethiopia: the impact of resurgence on the 2030 elimination goals
BACKGROUND: Despite Ethiopia's concerted efforts to eliminate malaria by 2030, the disease continues to pose a significant public health and …
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum carriage at the end of the dry season is associated with subsequent infection and clinical malaria in Eastern Gambia
BACKGROUND: Chronic carriage of asymptomatic low-density Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in the dry season may support maintenance of acquired immunity that …
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Anopheles arabiensis continues to be the primary vector of Plasmodium falciparum after decades of malaria control in southwestern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Investigating the species distribution and their role in malaria transmission is important as it varies from place to place …
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A perspective on Oxford’s R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine and the future of global eradication efforts
Abstract Malaria affects millions of lives annually, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. Despite being largely preventable, 2021 witnessed 247 …
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Molecular surveillance of Kelch 13 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya and Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Timely molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 (k13) gene mutations is essential for monitoring the emergence and stemming …
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Triple artemisinin-based combination therapy (TACT): advancing malaria control and eradication efforts
This paper examines the far-reaching implications of Triple Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (TACT) in the global battle against malaria. Artemisinin-Based Combination …
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Dynamics of malaria vector composition and Plasmodium falciparum infection in mainland Tanzania: 2017–2021 data from the national malaria vector entomological surveillance
BACKGROUND: In 2015, Tanzania National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) established a longitudinal malaria vector entomological surveillance (MVES). The MVES is …
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Emergence of Plasmodium falciparum strains with artemisinin partial resistance in East Africa and the Horn of Africa: is there a need to panic?
The emergence and spread of artemisinin partial resistance in East and Horn of Africa is alarming. However, artemisinin-based combination therapy …
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Amplicon deep sequencing of five highly polymorphic markers of Plasmodium falciparum reveals high parasite genetic diversity and moderate population structure in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity can add information on transmission intensity and can be used to track control and elimination …
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Prevalence of G6PD deficiency and submicroscopic malaria parasites carriage in malaria hotspot area in Northwest, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The use of primaquine for mass drug administration (MDA) is being considered as a key strategy for malaria elimination. …
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Impact of population based indoor residual spraying in combination with mass drug administration on malaria incidence and test positivity in a high transmission setting in north eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are potent malaria burden reduction tools. The impact of combining …
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Anopheles gambiae s.s. resistance to pyrethroids and DDT in semi-urban and rural areas of the Moyen-Ogooué Province, Gabon
BACKGROUND: Pyrethroids are the main insecticides used in vector control for malaria. However, their extensive use in the impregnation of …