Artemether-lumefantrine versus artemisinin-naphthoquine in Papua New Guinean children with uncomplicated malaria: a six months post-treatment follow-up study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insecticide resistance is the major emerging challenge facing the malaria vector control programmes in Tanzania. Proper monitoring and detection is of paramount importance guiding the vector control programmes. This paper presents the effect of mosquito aging on insecticide resistance status in Anopheles ara...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mbepera S,Nkwengulila G,Peter R,Mausa EA,Mahande AM,Coetzee M,Kweka EJ

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum was first described in the Republic of Vanuatu in the early 1980s. In 1991, the Vanuatu Ministry of Health instituted new treatment guidelines for uncomplicated P. falciparum infection consisting of chloroquine/sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination therapy. Chloro...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kinzer MH,Chand K,Basri H,Lederman ER,Susanti AI,Elyazar I,Taleo G,Rogers WO,Bangs MJ,Maguire JD

更新日期：2010-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signalling is reported to be primed by the infection of human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. However, little is known about the regulation of macrophages TLR signalling by the infection of lethal or non-lethal strain of rodent malaria parasites. METHODS:BALB/c mice were ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Fu Y,Ding Y,Zhou T,Fu X,Xu W

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoregressive regression coefficients for Anopheles arabiensis aquatic habitat models are usually assessed using global error techniques and are reported as error covariance matrices. A global statistic, however, will summarize error estimates from multiple habitat locations. This makes it difficult to iden...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Jacob BG,Griffith DA,Muturi EJ,Caamano EX,Githure JI,Novak RJ

更新日期：2009-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This meeting report presents the key findings and discussion points of a 1-day meeting entitled 'Fake anti-malarials: start with the facts' held on 28th May 2015, in Geneva, Switzerland, to disseminate the findings of the artemisinin combination therapy consortium's drug quality programme. The teams purchased over 10,...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kaur H,Clarke S,Lalani M,Phanouvong S,Guérin P,McLoughlin A,Wilson BK,Deats M,Plançon A,Hopkins H,Miranda D,Schellenberg D

更新日期：2016-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, research on the functions of extracellular vesicles in malaria has expanded dramatically. Investigations into the various vesicle types, from both host and parasite origin, has revealed important roles for extracellular vesicles in disease pathogenesis and susceptibility, as well as cell-cell commu...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sampaio NG,Cheng L,Eriksson EM

更新日期：2017-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria provide a practical alternative to light microscopy for malaria diagnosis in resource-limited settings. Three-band RDTs incorporating two parasite antigens may have enhanced diagnostic specificity, relative to two-band RDTs with a single parasite antigen (typically h...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Hawkes M,Conroy AL,Opoka RO,Namasopo S,Liles WC,John CC,Kain KC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ensuring the quality of malaria medicines is crucial in working toward malaria control and eventual elimination. Unlike other validated tests that can assess all critical quality attributes, which is the standard for determining the quality of medicines, basic tests are significantly less expensive, faster, ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Pribluda VS,Barojas A,Añez A,López CG,Figueroa R,Herrera R,Nakao G,Nogueira FH,Pianetti GA,Povoa MM,Viana GM,Gomes MS,Escobar JP,Sierra OL,Norena SP,Veloz R,Bravo MS,Aldás MR,Hindssemple A,Collins M,Ceron N,Kris

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A malaria eradication goal has been proposed, at the same time as a new global strategy and implementation framework. Countries are considering the strategies and tools that will enable progress towards malaria goals. The eliminating malaria case-study series reports were reviewed to identify successful prog...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Smith Gueye C,Newby G,Tulloch J,Slutsker L,Tanner M,Gosling RD

更新日期：2016-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data collected in clinical trials have been used to develop scoring systems that identify adults with malaria at greatest risk of death. One of these, the RCAM score, can be simply determined by measuring a patient's Glasgow Coma Score and respiratory rate on admission to hospital. However the safety of usin...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kaung M,Kyi TT,Aung NM,Kyaw MP,Min M,Htet ZW,Anstey NM,Kyi MM,Hanson J

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early and accurate diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infection is important for providing appropriate treatment to patients with malaria. However, technical limitations of currently available diagnostic tests limit their use in control programs. One possible explanation for the vulnerability of current anti...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Leow CH,Jones M,Cheng Q,Mahler S,McCarthy J

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standard methods for defining clinical malaria in intervention trials in endemic areas do not guarantee that efficacy estimates will be unbiased, and do not indicate whether the intervention has its effect by modifying the force of infection, the parasite density, or the risk of pathology at given parasite d...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Smith TA

更新日期：2007-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria is dependent on vector availability, biting rates and parasite development. In turn, each of these is influenced by climatic conditions. Correlations have previously been detected between seasonal rainfall, temperature and malaria incidence patterns in various setting...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Wardrop NA,Barnett AG,Atkinson JA,Clements AC

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The general paradigm that emerges from the analysis of the transcriptome of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is that the expression clusters of genes that code for enzymes engaged in the same cellular function is coordinated. Here the consistency of this perception is examined by analysing specific pathways ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Bozdech Z,Ginsburg H

更新日期：2005-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium knowlesi is a potentially life-threatening zoonotic malaria parasite due to its relatively short erythrocytic cycle. Microscopic identification of P. knowlesi is difficult, with "compacted parasite cytoplasm" being one of the important identifying keys. This report is about a case of hyperparasitaemic human...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Lee WC,Chin PW,Lau YL,Chin LC,Fong MY,Yap CJ,Supramaniam RR,Mahmud R

更新日期：2013-03-06 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：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:The malaria vector Anopheles gambiae is polymorphic for chromosomal inversions on the right arm of chromosome 2 that segregate nonrandomly between assortatively mating populations in West Africa. One such inversion, 2Rj, is associated with the BAMAKO chromosomal form endemic to southern Mali and northern Gui...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Coulibaly MB,Pombi M,Caputo B,Nwakanma D,Jawara M,Konate L,Dia I,Fofana A,Kern M,Simard F,Conway DJ,Petrarca V,della Torre A,Traoré S,Besansky NJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Donor financing for malaria has declined since 2010 and this trend is projected to continue for the foreseeable future. These reductions have a significant impact on lower burden countries actively pursuing elimination, which are usually a lesser priority for donors. While domestic spending on malaria has be...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Shretta R,Zelman B,Birger ML,Haakenstad A,Singh L,Liu Y,Dieleman J

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is a major public health burden in Southeastern Bangladesh, particularly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. Malaria is endemic in 13 districts of Bangladesh and the highest prevalence occurs in Khagrachari (15.47%). METHODS:A risk map was developed and geographic risk factors identified using a B...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Haque U,Magalhães RJ,Reid HL,Clements AC,Ahmed SM,Islam A,Yamamoto T,Haque R,Glass GE

更新日期：2010-05-09 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:Malaria transmission is complex and is believed to be associated with local climate changes. However, simple attempts to extrapolate malaria incidence rates from averaged regional meteorological conditions have proven unsuccessful. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine if variations in spec...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Loha E,Lindtjørn B

更新日期：2010-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding of malaria vector density, distribution, insecticide resistance, vector incrimination, infection status, and identification of sibling species are some of the essential components of vector control measures for achieving malaria elimination goals. METHODS:As part of the malaria elimination dem...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mishra AK,Bharti PK,Vishwakarma A,Nisar S,Rajvanshi H,Sharma RK,Saha KB,Shukla MM,Jayswar H,Das A,Kaur H,Wattal SL,Lal AA

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of exchange transfusion in patients with severe imported falciparum malaria. Twelve patients who met the diagnostic criteria for severe malaria were treated with exchange transfusion 14 times according to a conventional anti-malarial treatment. This study eval...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Lin J,Huang X,Qin G,Zhang S,Sun W,Wang Y,Ren K,Xu J,Han X

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to identify factors at individual and community level influencing insecticide-treated net (ITN) usage among groups of women of childbearing age (WOCBA) in Malawi. METHODS:Factors influencing ITN usage in Malawi were assessed through interviews with 16,130 WOCBA (15-49 years) across 850 comm...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Nkoka O,Chuang TW,Chuang KY,Chen YH

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2009, Santa Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands embarked on a malaria elimination programme. However, very little is known in the Province about the anopheline fauna, which species are vectors, their bionomics and how they may respond to intensified intervention measures. The purpose of this study was ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Bugoro H,Iro'ofa C,Mackenzie DO,Apairamo A,Hevalao W,Corcoran S,Bobogare A,Beebe NW,Russell TL,Chen CC,Cooper RD

更新日期：2011-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN) is an important tool in the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) strategy. For ITNs to be effective they need to be used correctly. Previous studies have shown that many factors, such as wealth, access to health care, education, ethnicity and gender, determine the ownership and u...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Toé LP,Skovmand O,Dabiré KR,Diabaté A,Diallo Y,Guiguemdé TR,Doannio JM,Akogbeto M,Baldet T,Gruénais ME

更新日期：2009-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple red blood cell (RBC) variants appear to offer protection against the most severe forms of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Associations between these variants and uncomplicated malaria are less clear. METHODS:Data from a longitudinal cohort study conducted in 3 sub-counties in Uganda was used to quan...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kakande E,Greenhouse B,Bajunirwe F,Drakeley C,Nankabirwa JI,Walakira A,Nsobya SL,Katureebe A,Rek J,Arinaitwe E,Rosenthal PJ,Kamya MR,Dorsey G,Rodriguez-Barraquer I

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Species of anopheline mosquitoes are largely distributed over emerged lands around the world and, within the tropics, few areas are without these insects, which are vectors of malaria parasites. Among the exceptions is the Seychelles archipelago in the western Indian Ocean. However, in the Aldabra island gro...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Robert V,Rocamora G,Julienne S,Goodman SM

更新日期：2011-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As South Africa strives to achieve malaria elimination by 2018 (zero local cases) the country needs to strengthen its disease surveillance system by reducing the timeliness from case diagnosis to notification of key stakeholders in the malaria programme. This study evaluated the feasibility of a 24-h mobile ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Baloyi RE,Shandukani MB,Graffy R,Misiani E,Mayet N,Mabunda E,Mabuza A,Qwabe B,Ngwenyama B,Reddy C,Moonasar D

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00