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Care-seeking behaviour of caregivers for suspected malaria in under-five children in a Southwestern State of Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Effective malaria control in under-five children depends on caregivers seeking timely medical care. However, despite available healthcare services, many …
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POST introduction evaluation (PIE) of the malaria vaccine introduced in three pilot countries (Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi) in 2021
BACKGROUND: (RTS,S) malaria vaccine into their childhood immunization programmes in 2019 as part of a pilot programme called the Malaria …
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Are malaria rapid diagnostic test results stable over time to support verification of surveillance data?
BACKGROUND: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have improved malaria case management by enabling point-of-care confirmation of infection, particularly in low-resource settings. …
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Anopheles stephensi larval habitat superproductivity and its relevance for larval source management in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The invasion of Africa by Anopheles stephensi poses a significant threat to malaria elimination. Unlike African Anopheline species, An. …
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Making the most of existing antimalarial medicines: a single dose cure with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine plus artesunate–pyronaridine
Malaria remains a preventable and treatable disease; however, recent efforts to reduce mortality have plateaued. Although artemisinin-based combination therapy demonstrates …
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MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Afro-tropical secondary malaria vectors
BACKGROUND: Characterizing malaria epidemiology at the local level requires understanding the diverse malaria vector species driving transmission, including both primary …
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Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
BACKGROUND: Transmission of vector-borne pathogens follows daily rhythms, occurring at the time of day that vectors forage for blood. Control …
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No evidence of molecular markers of piperaquine resistance in southeastern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin‑based combination therapy (ACT) remains the first‑line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, yet its long‑term efficacy is threatened by Plasmodium …
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Characterizing the escalation of pyrethroid resistance and its impact on bed nets efficacy alongside molecular basis in Anopheles funestus from Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Malaria prevention still relies greatly on vector control interventions. However, increasing levels of resistance to pyrethroids across Africa have …
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Assessing the external validity of mobile phone surveys for monitoring ITN coverage indicators: a comparison with household surveys in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated net (ITN) coverage indicators allow country malaria programmes to understand the overall coverage of their ITN distribution activities …
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Occupations at high risk for malaria in Zanzibar: a case–control study, may–august 2023
BACKGROUND: In malaria elimination settings, cases tend to cluster geographically and occur among certain subpopulations. Clustering is often related to …
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Do women attending antenatal clinics who use only intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) have higher Plasmodium falciparum prevalence compared to those who used both IPTp and slept under insecticide-treated nets?
BACKGROUND: As global malaria incidence continues to increase across sub-Saharan Africa, tightening usage of existing prevention strategies is crucial for …
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Between-and within-socioeconomic groups temporal inequality in the uptake of malaria prevention strategies among pregnant women and under-five children in Ghana (2003–2022)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women and children under five in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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A power analysis framework to aid the design of robust semi-field vector control experiments
BACKGROUND: Semi-field experiments are an efficient way of assessing the impacts of potential new vector control tools (VCTs) before field …
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Assessing Anopheles species collection techniques in a low malaria transmission area: implications for vector surveillance and control
Abstract Background Effective entomological surveillance is crucial for malaria control, especially in low transmission settings. This study aimed to compare …
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Development and application of an LC–MS/MS method for quantification of fosmidomycin in human and rat plasma
BACKGROUND: Malaria still poses a significant burden on global health, with millions of cases reported annually and rising resistance to …
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Initial community response to a novel spatial repellent for malaria prevention in Busia County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission in Africa significantly declined between 2005 and 2015 due to widespread distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). However, …
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Assessing the community-level impact of group antenatal care on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in Atlantique Department, Benin, 2021–2023: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: In 2023, an estimated 36 million pregnancies occurred in malaria endemic sub-Saharan Africa, but only 44% received the WHO …
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Bionomics of Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) and malaria transmission pattern in a pre-elimination area in South–Western Senegal
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a public health problem in many African countries. In Senegal, the Southern region had the highest malaria …
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Artemisinin and partner drug resistance markers in Plasmodium falciparum from Tanzanian paediatric malaria patients, 2016–2022
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a significant public health concern in Tanzania, particularly among children under 5 years of age. …