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Effectiveness of peer-learning assisted primary school students educating the rural community on insecticide-treated nets utilization in Jimma-zone Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Making insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) utilization a social norm would support the global goal of malaria eradication and Ethiopian national …
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Costing malaria interventions from pilots to elimination programmes
BACKGROUND: Malaria programmes in countries with low transmission levels require evidence to optimize deployment of current and new tools to …
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Individual, community and region level predictors of insecticide-treated net use among women in Uganda: a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Use of insecticide-treated net (ITN) has been identified by the World Health Organization as an effective approach for malaria …
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Evaluation of the colorimetric malachite green loop-mediated isothermal amplification (MG-LAMP) assay for the detection of malaria species at two different health facilities in a malaria endemic area of western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Prompt diagnosis and effective malaria treatment is a key strategy in malaria control. However, the recommended diagnostic methods, microscopy …
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Evaluating the potential of using urine and saliva specimens for malaria diagnosis in suspected patients in Ghana
BACKGROUND: This study aimed at detecting PfHRP2 and pLDH malaria antigens in urine and salivary specimens of suspected malaria patients …
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Variation in Anopheles distribution and predictors of malaria infection risk across regions of Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Deforestation and land use change is widespread in Madagascar, altering local ecosystems and creating opportunities for disease vectors, such …
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The clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Few recent descriptions of severe childhood malaria have been published from high-transmission regions. In the current study, the clinical …
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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Grande Comore Island
BACKGROUND: Despite several control interventions resulting in a considerable decrease in malaria prevalence in the Union of the Comoros, the …
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Minimal tillage and intermittent flooding farming systems show a potential reduction in the proliferation of Anopheles mosquito larvae in a rice field in Malanville, Northern Benin
BACKGROUND: Irrigation systems have been identified as one of the factors promoting malaria disease around agricultural farms in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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Ultra-sensitive RDT performance and antigen dynamics in a high-transmission Plasmodium falciparum setting in Mali
BACKGROUND: The recent expansion of tools designed to accurately quantify malaria parasite-produced antigens has enabled us to evaluate the performance …
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Rapid reduction of malaria transmission following the introduction of indoor residual spraying in previously unsprayed districts: an observational analysis of Mopti Region, Mali, in 2017
Abstract Background The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of Mali has had recent success decreasing malaria transmission using 3rd generation …
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Evaluating effectiveness of screening house eaves as a potential intervention for reducing indoor vector densities and malaria prevalence in Nyabondo, western Kenya
Abstract Background Mosquito-proofing of houses using wire mesh screens is gaining greater recognition as a practical intervention for reducing exposure …
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Genetic diversity and complexity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in the microenvironment among siblings of the same household in North-Central Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum parasites are known to exhibit extensive genetic diversity in areas of high transmission intensity and infected individuals …
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Impact of sugarcane irrigation on malaria vector Anopheles mosquito fauna, abundance and seasonality in Arjo-Didessa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite extensive irrigation development in Ethiopia, limited studies assessed the impact of irrigation on malaria vector mosquito composition, abundance …
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Stocking pattern for anti-malarial medications among proprietary patent medicine vendors in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Policymakers have recognized that proprietary patent medicine vendors (PPMVs) can provide an opportunity for effective scaling up of artemisinin-based …
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Highlighting the burden of malarial infection and disease in the neonatal period: making sense of different concepts
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Evaluating the predictive performance of malaria antibodies and FCGR3B gene polymorphisms on Plasmodium falciparum infection outcome: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Malaria antigen-specific antibodies and polymorphisms in host receptors involved in antibody functionality have been associated with different outcomes of …
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Template copy number and the sensitivity of quantitative PCR for Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic individuals
BACKGROUND: The identification of asymptomatic individuals with Plasmodium falciparum infection is difficult because they do not seek medical treatment and …
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Stability testing of dried Plasmodium falciparum positive quality control samples for malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Liberia and Benin
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are largely responsible for the gains made in the proportion of malaria cases confirmed …
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Gravidity-dependent associations between interferon response and birth weight in placental malaria
BACKGROUND: Maternal malarial infection leads to poor perinatal outcomes, including low birth weight from preterm delivery and/or fetal growth restriction, …