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Cattle feeding tendency of Anopheles mosquitoes and their infection rates in Aradum village, North Wollo, Ethiopia: an implication for animal-based malaria control strategies
BACKGROUND: Surveillance of indoor and outdoor resting malaria vector populations is crucial to monitor possible changes in vector resting and …
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Severe malaria in Gabon: epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features in Amissa Bongo Hospital of Franceville
BACKGROUND: Malaria is the most deadly parasitic disease and continues to claim more than a half million of deaths across …
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Distribution of Anopheles gambiae thioester-containing protein 1 alleles along malaria transmission gradients in The Gambia
Abstract Background Thioester-containing protein 1 (TEP1) is a highly polymorphic gene playing an important role in mosquito immunity to parasite …
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Using antenatal care as a platform for malaria surveillance data collection: study protocol
BACKGROUND: While many malaria-endemic countries have health management information systems that can measure and report malaria trends in a timely …
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Predictors of optimal uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and outcome of pregnancy in selected health facilities: a cross-sectional study in Northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Ghana adopted the 2012 World Health Organization (WHO) policy on intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) and …
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Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance
Abstract Background In western Kenya, not all malaria cases are reported as stipulated in the community case management of malaria …
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Durability of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The functional survival time of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), which varies across different field contexts, is critical for the …
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum carriage and clinical disease: a 5-year community-based longitudinal study in The Gambia
BACKGROUND: Carriers of persistent asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections constitute an infectious reservoir that maintains malaria transmission. Understanding the extent of …
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Effectiveness of community case management of malaria on severe malaria and inpatient malaria deaths in Zambia: a dose–response study using routine health information system data
BACKGROUND: Community case management of malaria (CCM) has been expanded in many settings, but there are limited data describing the …
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Fine-scale spatial distribution of deltamethrin resistance and population structure of Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis populations in Southern Mozambique
Abstract Background Insecticide resistance in malaria vectors can be spatially highly heterogeneous, yet population structure analyses frequently find relatively high …
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The diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Understanding Plasmodium falciparum population diversity and transmission dynamics provides information on the intensity of malaria transmission, which is needed …
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Identifying individual, household and environmental risk factors for malaria infection on Bioko Island to inform interventions
BACKGROUND: Since 2004, malaria transmission on Bioko Island has declined significantly as a result of the scaling-up of control interventions. …
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A snapshot of the prevalence of dihydropteroate synthase-431V mutation and other sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance markers in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major public health issue with substantial risks among vulnerable populations. Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) …
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Anopheles rufipes implicated in malaria transmission both indoors and outdoors alongside Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in rural south-east Zambia
BACKGROUND: The primary malaria vector-control interventions, indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets, are effective against indoor biting and resting …
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Feeding rates of malaria vectors from a prototype attractive sugar bait station in Western Province, Zambia: results of an entomological validation study
BACKGROUND: Sarabi Bait Station (Westham Co., Hod-Hasharon, Israel) has demonstrated high feeding rates and significant reductions in vector density, human …
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Integrated malaria prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: As many countries aim to eliminate malaria, use of comprehensive approaches targeting the mosquito vector and environment are needed. …
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Accuracy of diagnosis among clinical malaria patients: comparing microscopy, RDT and a highly sensitive quantitative PCR looking at the implications for submicroscopic infections
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends parasitological confirmation of all suspected malaria cases by microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) …
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Prevalence and predictors of adverse events following exposure to long-lasting insecticidal nets used for malaria prevention: a community based cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Malaria morbidity and mortality increase in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may be the consequence of the …
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Status of malaria in pregnancy services in Madagascar 2010–2021: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy (MIP) increases the risk of poor maternal and infant outcomes. To reduce these risks, WHO recommends …
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Small-scale field evaluation of transfluthrin-treated eave ribbons and sandals for the control of malaria vectors in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Early-evening and outdoor-biting mosquitoes may compromise the effectiveness of frontline malaria interventions, notably insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). This study aimed …