ARAM: an automated image analysis software to determine rosetting parameters and parasitaemia in Plasmodium samples.

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:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is currently a threat to malaria elimination due to risk of primaquine-induced haemolysis in G6PD deficient individuals. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends G6PD screening before providing primaquine as a radical treatment against vivax malaria. ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Marasini B,Lal BK,Thapa S,Awasthi KR,Bajracharya B,Khanal P,Neupane S,Jha SN,Acharya S,Iama S,Koirala M,Koirala D,Bhandari S,Mahato RK,Chaudhary A,Ghimire P,Magar RG,Bhattarai RK,Gornsawun G,Penpitchaporn P,Bancon

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine transporter gene (pfcrt) is known to be involved in chloroquine and amodiaquine resistance, and more particularly the mutations on the loci 72 to 76 localized within the second exon. Additionally, new mutations (T93S, H97Y, C101F, F145I, M343L, C350R and G353V) were rece...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Foguim FT,Bogreau H,Gendrot M,Mosnier J,Fonta I,Benoit N,Amalvict R,Madamet M,Wein S,Pradines B,French National Reference Centre for Imported Malaria Study Group.

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diversity of genotyping markers of Plasmodium falciparum depends on transmission intensity. It has been reported that the diversity of the merozoite surface protein 2 (msp2) is greater in areas of high compared to low endemicity, however, results for msp1 were inconsistent. These previous reports relied ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Schoepflin S,Valsangiacomo F,Lin E,Kiniboro B,Mueller I,Felger I

更新日期：2009-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of the World Health Organization method of estimating malaria parasite density from thick blood smears by assuming a white blood cell (WBC) count of 8,000/μL has been questioned in several studies. Since epidemiological investigations, anti-malarial efficacy trials and routine laboratory reporti...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Laman M,Moore BR,Benjamin J,Padapu N,Tarongka N,Siba P,Betuela I,Mueller I,Robinson LJ,Davis TM

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a cornerstone of malaria chemoprophylaxis and is considered for programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, SP efficacy is threatened by drug resistance, that is conferred by mutations in the dhfr and dhps genes. The World Health Organization has specified...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： van Lenthe M,van der Meulen R,Lassovski M,Ouabo A,Bakula E,Badio C,Cibenda D,Okell L,Piriou E,Grignard L,Lanke K,Rao B,Bousema T,Roper C

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is one of the most severe public health issues that result in massive morbidity and mortality in most countries of the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed to determine the scope of household, accessibility to malaria care and factors associated with household malaria in the Democratic Republic...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ngatu NR,Kanbara S,Renzaho A,Wumba R,Mbelambela EP,Muchanga SMJ,Muzembo BA,Leon-Kabamba N,Nattadech C,Suzuki T,Oscar-Luboya N,Wada K,Ikeda M,Nojima S,Sugishita T,Ikeda S

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (SDX/PYR) combination had been chosen to treat uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Malaysia for more than 30 years. Non-silent mutations in dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) genes are responsible for the resistance to pyrimethamine and sulphadox...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Lau TY,Sylvi M,William T

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) have been used mainly in immune stimulation assays and the interpretation of data can be influenced by the previous immunological history of donors and cross reactivity with other infectious agents. Resolving these limitations requires an alternative ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Chitsanoor S,Somsri S,Panburana P,Mungthin M,Ubalee R,Emyeam M,Jongwutiwes S,Sattabongkot J,Udomsangpetch R

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During malaria infection the Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is activated through induction with plasmodium DNA or another malaria motif not yet identified. Although TLR9 activation by malaria parasites is well reported, the implication to the susceptibility to severe malaria is not clear. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Campino S,Forton J,Auburn S,Fry A,Diakite M,Richardson A,Hull J,Jallow M,Sisay-Joof F,Pinder M,Molyneux ME,Taylor TE,Rockett K,Clark TG,Kwiatkowski DP

更新日期：2009-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is estimated that over 70% of patients with suspected malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, diagnose and manage their illness at home without referral to a formal health clinic. Of those patients who do attend a formal health clinic, malaria overdiagnosis rates are estimated to range between 30-70%. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Hume JC,Barnish G,Mangal T,Armázio L,Streat E,Bates I

更新日期：2008-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surprisingly little is known about the geographical overlap between malaria and other tropical diseases, including helminth infections. This is despite the potential public health importance of co-infection and synergistic opportunities for control. METHODS:Statistical models are presented that predict the ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Brooker S,Clements AC,Hotez PJ,Hay SI,Tatem AJ,Bundy DA,Snow RW

更新日期：2006-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are used for diagnostic purpose in malaria-endemic areas where reliable microscopy is not available. Persistence of the antigenaemia causes over-diagnosis and may limit the usefulness of the RDT in monitoring treatment. In this study, the usefulness of histidine-rich prot...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Nyunt MH,Kyaw MP,Win KK,Myint KM,Nyunt KM

更新日期：2013-04-11 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 areas where non-falciparum malaria is common rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) capable of distinguishing malaria species reliably are needed. Such tests are often based on the detection of parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH). METHODS:In Dawei, southern Myanmar, three pLDH based RDTs (CareStart Malaria pLDH...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ashley EA,Touabi M,Ahrer M,Hutagalung R,Htun K,Luchavez J,Dureza C,Proux S,Leimanis M,Lwin MM,Koscalova A,Comte E,Hamade P,Page AL,Nosten F,Guerin PJ

更新日期：2009-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria is known as tazo or tazomoka in local terminology in Madagascar. Within the context of traditional practice, malaria (and/or malaria symptoms) is commonly treated by decoctions or infusions from bitter plants. One possible approach to the identification of new antimalarial drug candidates is to searc...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Randrianarivelojosia M,Rasidimanana VT,Rabarison H,Cheplogoi PK,Ratsimbason M,Mulholland DA,Mauclère P

更新日期：2003-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing access to health care services is considered central to improving the health of populations. Existing reviews to understand factors affecting access to health care have focused on attributes of patients and their communities that act as 'barriers' to access, such as education level, financial and ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kizito J,Kayendeke M,Nabirye C,Staedke SG,Chandler CI

更新日期：2012-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between the burden of uncomplicated malaria and transmission intensity is unclear and a better understanding of this relationship is important for the implementation of intervention programmes. METHODS:A 6-month longitudinal study monitoring risk factors for anaemia and febrile malaria epis...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Lusingu JP,Vestergaard LS,Mmbando BP,Drakeley CJ,Jones C,Akida J,Savaeli ZX,Kitua AY,Lemnge MM,Theander TG

更新日期：2004-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent WHO guidelines recommend a universal "test and treat" strategy for malaria, mainly by use of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in all areas. The evidence for this approach is questioned here as there is a risk of over-reliance on parasitological diagnosis in high transmission situations, which still exist. In such ar...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Graz B,Willcox M,Szeless T,Rougemont A

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethnographic studies from East Africa suggest that cerebral malaria and anaemia are not classified in local knowledge as malaria complications, but as illnesses in their own right. Cerebral malaria 'degedege' has been most researched, in spite of anaemia being a much more frequent complication in infants, an...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ringsted FM,Bygbjerg IC,Samuelsen H

更新日期：2006-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very few data on anti-malarial efficacy are available from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC changed its anti-malarial treatment policy to amodiaquine (AQ) and artesunate (AS) in 2005. METHODS:The results of two in vivo efficacy studies, which tested AQ and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) monother...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Bonnet M,Broek Iv,van Herp M,Urrutia PP,van Overmeir C,Kyomuhendo J,Ndosimao CN,Ashley E,Guthmann JP

更新日期：2009-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping provides the means to develop a practical, rapid, inexpensive assay that will uniquely identify any Plasmodium falciparum parasite using a small amount of DNA. Such an assay could be used to distinguish recrudescence from re-infection in drug trials, to monitor...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Daniels R,Volkman SK,Milner DA,Mahesh N,Neafsey DE,Park DJ,Rosen D,Angelino E,Sabeti PC,Wirth DF,Wiegand RC

更新日期：2008-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have become an essential tool in the contemporary malaria control and management programmes in the world. This study aims to evaluate the performance of two commonly used RDTs for malaria diagnosis in the China-Myanmar border area. METHODS:A total 606 febrile patients in the Ch...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Yan J,Li N,Wei X,Li P,Zhao Z,Wang L,Li S,Li X,Wang Y,Li S,Yang Z,Zheng B,Zhou G,Yan G,Cui L,Cao Y,Fan Q

更新日期：2013-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obtaining single parasite clones is required for many techniques in malaria research. Cloning by limiting dilution using microscopy-based assessment for parasite growth is an arduous and labor-intensive process. An alternative method for the detection of parasite growth in limiting dilution assays is using a...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Butterworth AS,Robertson AJ,Ho MF,Gatton ML,McCarthy JS,Trenholme KR

更新日期：2011-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficient allocation of financial resources for malaria control and the optimal distribution of appropriate interventions require accurate information on the geographic distribution of malaria risk and of the human populations it affects. Low population densities in rural areas and high population densit...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Tatem AJ,Guerra CA,Kabaria CW,Noor AM,Hay SI

更新日期：2008-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequently encountered complication of imported Plasmodium falciparum infection. Markers of structural kidney damage have been found to detect AKI earlier than serum creatinine-based prediction models but have not yet been evaluated in imported malaria. This pilot study aims to...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： van Wolfswinkel ME,Koopmans LC,Hesselink DA,Hoorn EJ,Koelewijn R,van Hellemond JJ,van Genderen PJ

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous study showed for Anopheles gambiae s.s. a gradation of feeding preference on common plant species growing in a malaria holoendemic area in western Kenya. The present follow-up study determines whether there is a relationship between the mosquito's preferences and its survival and fecundity. METHO...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Manda H,Gouagna LC,Foster WA,Jackson RR,Beier JC,Githure JI,Hassanali A

更新日期：2007-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital malaria is usually defined as the detection of asexual forms of Plasmodium spp. in a blood sample of a neonate during perinatal age if there is no possibility of postpartum infection by a mosquito bite. The incidence of congenital malaria is highly variable and seems related to several factors, su...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Romani L,Pane S,Severini C,Menegon M,Foglietta G,Bernardi S,Tchidjou HK,Onetti Muda A,Palma P,Putignani L

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Counts of malaria parasites in peripheral blood are important to assess severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Thin and thick smears are routinely used for this purpose. METHODS:In this study the Binax NOW Malaria Test, an easy-to-perform rapid diagnostic test, with Histidine Rich Protein-2 (HRP-2) and ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： van Gool T,van Wolfswinkel ME,Koelewijn R,van Thiel PP,Jacobs J,van Hellemond JJ,van Genderen PJ

更新日期：2011-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate malaria diagnosis and treatment remain major difficulties in rural sub-Saharan Africa. These issues deserve renewed attention in the light of first-line treatment with expensive artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) and changing patterns of transmission intensity. This study describes diagnostic and...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Mwanziva C,Shekalaghe S,Ndaro A,Mengerink B,Megiroo S,Mosha F,Sauerwein R,Drakeley C,Gosling R,Bousema T

更新日期：2008-11-05 00:00:00