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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the national implementation of integrated community case management and community-based health planning and services in Ghana for the treatment of malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia
BACKGROUND: Ghana has developed two main community-based strategies that aim to increase access to quality treatment for malaria, diarrhoea and …
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Seasonal variation of malaria cases in children aged less than 5 years old following weather change in Zomba district, Malawi
Malaria is seasonal and this may influence the number of children being treated as outpatients in hospitals. The objective of …
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Is outdoor vector control needed for malaria elimination? An individual-based modelling study
BACKGROUND: Residual malaria transmission has been reported in many areas even with adequate indoor vector control coverage, such as long-lasting …
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Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers
BACKGROUND: Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) is one of the new approaches adopted by the World Health Organization for …
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Population-level estimates of the proportion of Plasmodium vivax blood-stage infections attributable to relapses among febrile patients attending Adama Malaria Diagnostic Centre, East Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria is ranked as the leading communicable disease in Ethiopia, where Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are co-endemic. The …
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Progress towards malaria elimination in Zimbabwe with special reference to the period 2003–2015
BACKGROUND: An intensive effort to control malaria in Zimbabwe has produced dramatic reductions in the burden of the disease over …
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Community perceptions on outdoor malaria transmission in Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The extensive use of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Africa has contributed to a significant …
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Host-seeking activity of a Tanzanian population of Anopheles arabiensis at an insecticide treated bed net
Understanding how mosquitoes respond to long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) is fundamental to sustaining the effectiveness of this essential …
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Factors influencing the ownership and utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is regarded as key malaria prevention and control strategy. However, studies have reported …
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Eave tubes for malaria control in Africa: prototyping and evaluation against Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis under semi-field conditions in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Whilst significant progress has been made in the fight against malaria, vector control continues to rely on just two …
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Cerebrospinal fluid kynurenine and kynurenic acid concentrations are associated with coma duration and long-term neurocognitive impairment in Ugandan children with cerebral malaria
BACKGROUND: One-fourth of children with cerebral malaria (CM) retain cognitive sequelae up to 2 years after acute disease. The kynurenine …
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Incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of malaria in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015: analysis of the global burden of diseases 2015
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia there is no complete registration system to measure disease burden and risk factors accurately. In this study, …
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Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: study design and methodology for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Most human Plasmodium infections in western Kenya are asymptomatic and are believed to contribute importantly to malaria transmission. Elimination of …
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Ex vivo susceptibility and genotyping of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Pikine, Senegal
BACKGROUND: The monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum sensitivity to anti-malarial drugs is a necessity for effective case management of malaria. This …
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Malaria research in Malawi from 1984 to 2016: a literature review and bibliometric analysis
BACKGROUND: Malaria research can play a vital role in addressing the malaria burden in Malawi. An organized approach in addressing …
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Perennial transmission of malaria in the low altitude areas of Baringo County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Malaria causes the greatest public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa where high mortality occurs mainly in children under 5 …
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Current and cumulative malaria infections in a setting embarking on elimination: Amhara, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Since 2005, Ethiopia has aggressively scaled up malaria prevention and case management. As a result, the number of malaria …
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Surveillance for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistant malaria parasites in the Lake and Southern Zones, Tanzania, using pooling and next-generation sequencing
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) remains a major public health challenge in areas of high malaria transmission. Intermittent preventive treatment …
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Effectiveness of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in three archetypical transmission settings: a modelling study
BACKGROUND: Reactive case detection could be a powerful tool in malaria elimination, as it selectively targets transmission pockets. However, field …
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Effectiveness and equity of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme for mosquito nets over 10 years of implementation
BACKGROUND: The Tanzania National Voucher Scheme (TNVS) was a public private partnership managed by the Ministry of Health that provided …