IFN-gamma and TNF associated with severe falciparum malaria infection in Saudi pregnant women.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Universal coverage with long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets (LLIN) or indoor residual spraying (IRS) of houses remain the primary strategies for the control of mosquito vectors of malaria. Pyrethroid resistant malaria vectors are widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and new insecticides with differen...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Oxborough RM,N'Guessan R,Kitau J,Tungu PK,Malone D,Mosha FW,Rowland MW

更新日期：2015-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria have been described around the world and highlighted in some studies. Semi-immune individuals are more likely to transmit malaria as they may be asymptomatic. Some countries allow blood donations only based on epidemiological criteria while others reinforce their crit...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Portugal-Calisto D,Ferreira AR,Silva MS,Teodósio R

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following the recognition that morbidity and mortality due to malaria had dramatically increased in the last three decades, in 2002 the government of Zambia reviewed its efforts to prevent and treat malaria. Convincing evidence of the failing efficacy of chloroquine resulted in the initiation of a process th...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sipilanyambe N,Simon JL,Chanda P,Olumese P,Snow RW,Hamer DH

更新日期：2008-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the scale-up of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) has greatly reduced malaria transmission. However, malaria remains a global public health concern with the majority of the disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide resistance is a growing probl...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Stica C,Jeffries CL,Irish SR,Barry Y,Camara D,Yansane I,Kristan M,Walker T,Messenger LA

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rethinking Malaria Leadership Forum, held at Harvard Business School in February 2017 with collaboration of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, identified this training gap as a high priority for both analysis and action. The gap in human resource training ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Wirth DF,Casamitjana N,Tanner M,Reich MR

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The susceptibility of anopheline mosquito species to Plasmodium infection is known to be variable with some mosquitoes more permissive to infection than others. Little work, however, has been carried out investigating the susceptibility of major malaria vectors to geographically diverse tropical isolates of ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Hume JC,Tunnicliff M,Ranford-Cartwright LC,Day KP

更新日期：2007-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe anaemia can develop in the aftermath of Plasmodium falciparum malaria because of protracted bone marrow suppression, possibly due to residual subpatent parasites. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Blood was collected from patients with recent malaria and negative malaria microscopy. Detection of the Plasmodium a...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Helleberg M,Goka BQ,Akanmori BD,Obeng-Adjei G,Rodriques O,Kurtzhals JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In endemic areas, children develop slowly and naturally anti-Plasmodium antibodies and become semi-immune. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a new strategy to reduce malaria morbidity in West African young children. However, SMC may impact on the na...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mahaman Moustapha L,Adamou R,Ibrahim ML,Abdoulaye Louis Padounou M,Diallo A,Courtin D,Testa J,Ndiaye JLA

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several anti-malarial drugs are associated with adverse cardiovascular effects. These effects may be exacerbated when different anti-malarials are used in combination. There has been no report yet on the potential cardiac effects of the combination artesunate-amodiaquine. METHODS:Electrocardiographic (ECG) ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Adjei GO,Oduro-Boatey C,Rodrigues OP,Hoegberg LC,Alifrangis M,Kurtzhals JA,Goka BQ

更新日期：2012-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primaquine is effective against the latent liver stage of Plasmodium vivax. Eliminating the latent liver stage of P. vivax is one of the necessary conditions to achieve the goal of malaria elimination in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) by 2030. However, people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ong KIC,Iwagami M,Araki H,Khattignavong P,Soundala P,Keomalaphet S,Prasayasith P,Lorpachan L,Xangsayalath P,Pongvongsa T,Hongvanthong B,Brey PT,Kano S,Jimba M

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], one of the authors has highlighted an xml-related discrepancy concerning the author group titled 'Additional Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin Collaboration authors (TRAC Group Authorship)', listed under the Acknowledgements section. ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Srimuang K,Miotto O,Lim P,Fairhurst RM,Kwiatkowski DP,Woodrow CJ,Imwong M,Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin Collaboration.

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria continues to be a disease of massive burden in Africa, and the public health resources targeted at surveillance, prevention, control, and intervention comprise large outlays of expense. Malaria transmission is largely constrained by the suitability of the climate for Anopheles mosquitoes and Plasmodi...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ryan SJ,Lippi CA,Zermoglio F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An intensive effort to control malaria in Zimbabwe has produced dramatic reductions in the burden of the disease over the past 13 years. The successes have prompted the Zimbabwe's National Malaria Control Programme to commit to elimination of malaria. It is critical to analyse the changes in the morbidity tr...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sande S,Zimba M,Mberikunashe J,Tangwena A,Chimusoro A

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With less than one severe case per year in average, Plasmodium vivax is very rarely associated with severe imported malaria in France. Two cases of P. vivax severe malaria occurred in patients with no evident co-morbidity. Interestingly, both cases did not occur at the primary infection but during relapses. ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Izri A,Cojean S,Leblanc C,Cohen Y,Bouchaud O,Durand R

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural compounds, mostly from plants, have been the mainstay of traditional medicine for thousands of years. They have also been the source of lead compounds for modern medicine, but the extent of mining of natural compounds for such leads decreased during the second half of the 20th century. The advantage of natural...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ginsburg H,Deharo E

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a notifiable disease in the Netherlands, a non-endemic country. Imported malaria infections occur regularly among travellers, migrants and visitors. Surveillance data were analysed from 2008 to 2015. Trends in amounts of notifications among risk groups were analysed using Poisson regression. For a...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： de Gier B,Suryapranata FS,Croughs M,van Genderen PJ,Keuter M,Visser LG,van Vugt M,Sonder GJ

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens elicit antibody responses in malaria-endemic populations, some of which are clinically protective, which is one of the reasons why merozoite antigens are the focus of malaria vaccine development efforts. Polymorphisms in several merozoite antigen-encoding genes are th...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ochola-Oyier LI,Okombo J,Wagatua N,Ochieng J,Tetteh KK,Fegan G,Bejon P,Marsh K

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In malaria-endemic areas, human populations are frequently exposed to immunomodulatory salivary components injected during mosquito blood feeding. The consequences on pathogen-specific immune responses are not well known. This study evaluated and compared the humoral responses specific to merozoite stage vac...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Aka KG,Traoré DF,Sagna AB,Zoh DD,Assi SB,Tchiekoi BN,Adja AM,Remoue F,Poinsignon A

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) used as intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp-SP) on mutant parasite selection has been poorly documented in Burkina Faso. This study sought first to explore the relationship between IPTp-SP and the presence of mutant parasites. Second, to asses...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Cisse M,Awandare GA,Soulama A,Tinto H,Hayette MP,Guiguemdé RT

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many malaria-related studies depend on infected red blood cells (iRBCs) as fundamental material; however, infected blood samples from human or animal models include leukocytes (white blood cells or WBCs), especially difficult to separate from iRBCs in cases involving Plasmodium vivax. These host WBCs are a s...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Tao ZY,Xia H,Cao J,Gao Q

更新日期：2011-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential use of ivermectin as an additional vector control tool is receiving increased attention from the malaria elimination community, driven by the increased importance of outdoor/residual malaria transmission and the threat of insecticide resistance where vector tools have been scaled-up. This report summariz...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Chaccour CJ,Rabinovich NR,Slater H,Canavati SE,Bousema T,Lacerda M,Ter Kuile F,Drakeley C,Bassat Q,Foy BD,Kobylinski K

更新日期：2015-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many low-income countries, the private commercial sector plays an important role in the provision of malaria treatment. However, the quality of care it provides is often poor, with artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) generally being too costly for consumers. Decreasing ACT prices is critical for improvi...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Patouillard E,Hanson K,Kleinschmidt I,Palafox B,Tougher S,Pok S,O'Connell K,Goodman C

更新日期：2015-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an urgent need to develop and test novel compounds against malaria infection. Carrageenans, sulphated polysaccharides derived from seaweeds, have been previously shown to inhibit Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. However, they are inflammatory and alter the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, rai...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Recuenco FC,Takano R,Chiba S,Sugi T,Takemae H,Murakoshi F,Ishiwa A,Inomata A,Horimoto T,Kobayashi Y,Horiuchi N,Kato K

更新日期：2014-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding the dynamics of malaria transmission in diverse endemic settings is key for designing and implementing locally adapted and sustainable control and elimination strategies. A parasitological and epidemiological survey was conducted in September-October 2012, as a baseline underlying a 3-year popu...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Rosas-Aguirre A,Guzman-Guzman M,Gamboa D,Chuquiyauri R,Ramirez R,Manrique P,Carrasco-Escobar G,Puemape C,Llanos-Cuentas A,Vinetz JM

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been much debate about the appropriate statistical methodology for the evaluation of malaria field studies and the challenges in interpreting data arising from these trials. METHODS:The present paper describes, for a pivotal phase III efficacy of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the methods of the...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Lievens M,Aponte JJ,Williamson J,Mmbando B,Mohamed A,Bejon P,Leach A

更新日期：2011-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United Nation's sustainable development goal for 2030 is to eradicate the global malaria epidemic, primarily as the disease continues to be one of the major concerns for public health in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, the region accounted for 90% of malaria deaths. Mozambique recorded a malaria mortality r...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ferrão JL,Mendes JM,Painho M,Zacarias S

更新日期：2017-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to anti-malarial drugs has hampered efforts to eradicate malaria. Recent reports of a decline in the prevalence of chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum in several countries, including Malawi and Zambia, is raising the hope of reintroducing chloroquine in the near future, id...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Dagnogo O,Ako AB,Ouattara L,Dago ND,Coulibaly DN,Touré AO,Djaman JA

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indoor-based anti-vector interventions remain the preferred means of reducing risk of malaria transmission in malaria endemic areas around the world. Despite demonstrated success in reducing human-mosquito interactions, these methods are effective solely against endophilic vectors. It may be that outdoor loc...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Reddy MR,Overgaard HJ,Abaga S,Reddy VP,Caccone A,Kiszewski AE,Slotman MA

更新日期：2011-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This analysis examined how the proportion of children less than 5-years-old who slept under a bed net the previous night changed during and after a national long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution campaign in Sierra Leone in November-December 2010. METHODS:A citywide cross-sectional study in 2010-...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ranasinghe S,Ansumana R,Bockarie AS,Bangura U,Jimmy DH,Stenger DA,Jacobsen KH

更新日期：2015-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herbal medicine has been a rich source of new drugs exemplified by quinine and artemisinin. In this study, a variety of Japanese traditional herbal medicine ('Kampo') were examined for their potential anti-malarial activities. METHODS:A comprehensive screening methods were designed to identify novel anti-ma...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Teklemichael AA,Mizukami S,Toume K,Mosaddeque F,Kamel MG,Kaneko O,Komatsu K,Karbwang J,Huy NT,Hirayama K

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00