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Achievement of malaria pre-elimination in Cape Verde according to the data collected from 2010 to 2016
BACKGROUND: Malaria, despite being preventable and treatable, continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. The archipelago nation of …
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External quality assessment of malaria microscopy diagnosis in selected health facilities in Western Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Accurate early diagnosis and prompt treatment are one of the key strategies to control and prevent malaria disease. External …
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Bed nets used to protect against malaria do not last long in a semi-arid area of Ethiopia: a cohort study
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key tool for malaria prevention and control. Currently, the recommended serviceable life of an …
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Adherence to treatment with artemether–lumefantrine or amodiaquine–artesunate for uncomplicated malaria in children in Sierra Leone: a randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Prompt, effective treatment of confirmed malaria cases with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is a cornerstone of malaria control. Maximizing …
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Quantifying primaquine effectiveness and improving adherence: a round table discussion of the APMEN Vivax Working Group
The goal to eliminate malaria from the Asia-Pacific by 2030 will require the safe and widespread delivery of effective radical …
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Correction to: Polymorphisms in chloroquine resistance-associated genes in Plasmodium vivax in Ethiopia
After publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors' attention that the primers mentioned in Table 1 …
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Outcome of capacity building intervention for malaria vector surveillance, control and research in Nigerian higher institutions
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of effective malaria vector control intervention tools, implementation of control programmes in Nigeria is challenged by …
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Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a cross-sectional survey from Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Monitoring the impact of case management strategies at large scale is essential to evaluate the public health benefit they …
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Emergence of knock-down resistance in the Anopheles gambiae complex in the Upper River Region, The Gambia, and its relationship with malaria infection in children
BACKGROUND: Insecticide resistance threatens malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. Knockdown resistance to pyrethroids and organochlorines in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato …
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IgM and IgG against Plasmodium falciparum lysate as surrogates of malaria exposure and protection during pregnancy
Difficulties to disentangle the protective versus exposure role of anti-malarial antibodies hamper the identification of clinically-relevant immune targets. Here, factors …
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A survey on outcomes of accidental atovaquone–proguanil exposure in pregnancy
BACKGROUND: Malaria chemoprophylaxis options in pregnancy are limited, and atovaquone-proguanil (AP) is not recommended because of insufficient safety evidence. An …
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Detection of Anopheles rivulorum-like, a member of the Anopheles funestus group, in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) and Anopheles funestus s.l. species complexes contain the most important malaria vectors in …
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Admission EEG findings in diverse paediatric cerebral malaria populations predict outcomes
BACKGROUND: Electroencephalography at hospital presentation may offer important insights regarding prognosis that can inform understanding of cerebral malaria (CM) pathophysiology …
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Drug use in the management of uncomplicated malaria in public health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Malaria the first causes of death from parasitic infection worldwide. Interventions to reduce the burden of malaria have produced …
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Comparison of visual and automated Deki Reader interpretation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in rural Tanzanian military health facilities
BACKGROUND: Although microscopy is a standard diagnostic tool for malaria and the gold standard, it is infrequently used because of …
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Provider and patient perceptions of malaria rapid diagnostic test use in Nigeria: a cross-sectional evaluation
BACKGROUND: Nigeria commenced a phased programmatic deployment of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) at the primary health care (PHC) facility levels …
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Monitoring health systems readiness and inpatient malaria case-management at Kenyan county hospitals
BACKGROUND: Change of severe malaria treatment policy from quinine to artesunate, a major malaria control advance in Africa, is compromised …
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Malaria determining risk factors at the household level in two rural villages of mainland Equatorial Guinea
BACKGROUND: After the introduction of an artemisinin-based combination therapy, the reduction of prevalence of malaria infections has shown a remarkable …
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Evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) use by community health workers: a longitudinal study in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are a simple, point-of-care technology that can improve the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of …
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Awareness, perceptions and intent to comply with the prospective malaria vaccine in parts of South Eastern Nigeria
There are potentials of a malaria vaccine being developed sooner than expected. While focus is more on the development of …