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Effect of large-scale mass drug administration for malaria on mortality and morbidity in Angumu health zone, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Angumu health zone in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, is a highly malaria-endemic area with an overburdened health system …
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Women attending antenatal care as a sentinel surveillance population for malaria in Geita region, Tanzania: feasibility and acceptability to women and providers
BACKGROUND: Measurement of malaria prevalence is conventionally estimated through infrequent cross-sectional household surveys that do not provide continuous information regarding …
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Socio-demographic trends in malaria knowledge and implications for behaviour change interventions in Zanzibar
BACKGROUND: Zanzibar is among the few places within East Africa that have documented a significant reduction of malaria morbidity and …
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Public health determinants of child malaria mortality: a surveillance study within Siaya County, Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Malaria deaths among children have been declining worldwide during the last two decades. Despite preventive, epidemiologic and therapy-development work, …
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International border malaria transmission in the Ethiopian district of Lare, Gambella region: implications for malaria spread into South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Despite notable progress in the control and prevention of malaria in the Horn of Africa, the disease continues to …
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Leveraging innovation technologies to respond to malaria: a systematized literature review of emerging technologies
BACKGROUND: In 2019, an estimated 409,000 people died of malaria and most of them were young children in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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Stakeholder perspectives on a door-to-door intervention to increase community engagement for malaria elimination in Zanzibar
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report …
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Laboratory-based efficacy evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and temephos larvicides against larvae of Anopheles stephensi in ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria, transmitted by the bite of infective female Anopheles mosquitoes, remains a global public health problem. The presence of …
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The needs and opportunities for housing improvement for malaria control in southern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Malaria disproportionately affects low-income households in rural communities where poor housing is common. Despite evidence that well-constructed and mosquito-proofed …
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Assessment of artemisinin tolerance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates in children with uncomplicated malaria in Ghana
Abstract Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Ghana. Artemisinin (ART) tolerance in Plasmodium …
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Evidence for exposure dependent carriage of malaria parasites across the dry season: modelling analysis of longitudinal data
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic regions, transmission of Plasmodium falciparum parasites is often seasonal with very low transmission during the dry …
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Small-scale field evaluation of PermaNet® Dual (a long-lasting net coated with a mixture of chlorfenapyr and deltamethrin) against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes from Tiassalé, Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract Background Due to the rapid expansion of pyrethroid-resistance in malaria vectors in Africa, Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management …
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A non-randomized controlled trial to assess the protective effect of SMC in the context of high parasite resistance in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Until recently, due to widespread prevalence of molecular markers associated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ) resistance in east …
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Safety and therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria at Shecha health centre, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: ) as first-line treatment for the management of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Continuous monitoring of AL therapeutic efficacy is …
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Patient-level performance evaluation of a smartphone-based malaria diagnostic application
BACKGROUND: Microscopic examination is commonly used for malaria diagnosis in the field. However, the lack of well-trained microscopists in malaria-endemic …
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Insecticide-treated bed net use and associated factors among households having under-five children in East Africa: a multilevel binary logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: Even though malaria is preventable, it remains the leading cause of under-five morbidity and mortality in low-and middle-income countries. …
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Choice of health providers and health-seeking behaviour among forest goer population in Myanmar: findings from a cross-sectional household survey
BACKGROUND: In Myanmar, malaria still poses a significant burden for vulnerable populations particularly forest goers even though impressive progress has …
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Impact evaluation of long-lasting insecticidal nets distribution campaign on malaria cases reported at outpatient departments across all the regions in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains the biggest public health challenge globally, and Ghana is among the 15 highest burden malaria countries in …
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Ideational factors and their association with insecticide treated net use in Magoe District, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Insecticide treated bed nets (ITN) are considered a core malaria vector control tool by the WHO and are the …
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Estimation of bed net coverage indicators in Tanzania using mobile phone surveys: a comparison of sampling approaches
BACKGROUND: Threats to maintaining high population access with effective bed nets persist due to errors in quantification, bed net wear …