Towards malaria elimination in the MOSASWA (Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland) region.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current target of universal access to long-lasting, insecticide-treated nets (LLIN) is 80% coverage to reduce malaria deaths by 75% by 2015. So far, campaigns have been the main channel for large-scale delivery of LLINs, however the World Health Organization has recommended that equal priority should be ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Okell LC,Paintain LS,Webster J,Hanson K,Lines J

更新日期：2012-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous study reported that the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum enters an altered growth state upon extracellular withdrawal of the essential amino acid isoleucine. Parasites slowed transit through the cell cycle when deprived of isoleucine prior to the onset of S-phase. METHODS:This project was u...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： McLean KJ,Jacobs-Lorena M

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:North East Kenya is an area of semi-arid terrain, prone to malaria epidemics. The distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) has long been a key malaria intervention, however, for nomadic populations who live and sleep outside, in harsh climates and areas with increasing reports of exophagic beha...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Gore-Langton GR,Mungai J,Alenwi N,Abagira A,Bicknell OM,Harrison R,Hassan FA,Munga S,Njoroge F,Juma E,Allan R

更新日期：2015-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and real-time PCR (qPCR) assays are sensitive for diagnosing malaria, but because they detect antigen and DNA, respectively, positivity may not reflect active infection. Performance characteristics of RDT and qPCR in Plasmodium falciparum positive specimens were evaluated over ti...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Phuong M,Lau R,Ralevski F,Boggild AK

更新日期：2015-09-17 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：BACKGROUND:Policy makers, governments and donors are faced with an information gap when considering ways to improve access to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and malaria diagnostics including rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). To help address some of these gaps, a five-year multi-country research project called...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Shewchuk T,O'Connell KA,Goodman C,Hanson K,Chapman S,Chavasse D

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae species complex are the primary vectors of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Many host genes have been shown to affect Plasmodium development in the mosquito, and so are expected to engage in an evolutionary arms race with the pathogen. However, there is little conclusi...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Obbard DJ,Welch JJ,Little TJ

更新日期：2009-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extensive genetic diversity in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP) is a major contributing factor to the moderate efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine. The transmission intensity and rates of recombination within and between populations influence the extent of its genetic diversity. Unde...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Amegashie EA,Amenga-Etego L,Adobor C,Ogoti P,Mbogo K,Amambua-Ngwa A,Ghansah A

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical profiling of two components for a synthetic peptide-based virosomal malaria vaccine has yielded promising results, encouraging the search for additional components for inclusion in a final multi-valent vaccine formulation. This report describes the immunological characterization of linear and cycliz...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Tamborrini M,Mueller MS,Stoffel SA,Westerfeld N,Vogel D,Boato F,Zurbriggen R,Robinson JA,Pluschke G

更新日期：2009-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of resistance to different classes of insecticides is a potential threat to malaria control. With the increasing coverage of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Tanzania, the continued monitoring of resistance in vector populations is crucial. It may facilitate the development of novel strat...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Matowo J,Kulkarni MA,Mosha FW,Oxborough RM,Kitau JA,Tenu F,Rowland M

更新日期：2010-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is a leading malaria vaccine candidate antigen, known to elicit protective antibody responses in humans (RTS,S vaccine). Recently, a DNA prime / adenovirus (Ad) vector boost vaccine encoding CSP and a second P. falciparum antigen, apical membrane antigen-1...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Sedegah M,Kim Y,Ganeshan H,Huang J,Belmonte M,Abot E,Banania JG,Farooq F,McGrath S,Peters B,Sette A,Soisson L,Diggs C,Doolan DL,Tamminga C,Villasante E,Hollingdale MR,Richie TL

更新日期：2013-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, is located at an altitude of over 1,200 m. The environment at this altitude is not particularly favourable to malaria transmission, but malaria nonetheless remains a major public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate exposure to malaria in the urban po...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Domarle O,Razakandrainibe R,Rakotomalala E,Jolivet L,Randremanana RV,Rakotomanana F,Ramarokoto CE,Soares JL,Ariey F

更新日期：2006-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insecticide-treated clothing (ITC) has long been used for military and outdoor recreational purposes and there is substantial evidence to show that it can protect against arthropod biting. As a complementary vector control measure, ITC could be used to address outdoor transmission of malaria, particularly am...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Crawshaw AF,Maung TM,Shafique M,Sint N,Nicholas S,Li MS,Roca-Feltrer A,Hii J

更新日期：2017-02-28 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: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:A high prevalence of spherocytes was detected in blood smears of children enrolled in a case control study conducted in the malaria holoendemic Lake Victoria basin. It was speculated that the spherocytes reflect intraerythrocytic removal of malarial parasites with a concurrent removal of RBC membrane through...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Anyona SB,Schrier SL,Gichuki CW,Waitumbi JN

更新日期：2006-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 2010 second edition of WHO's guidelines for the treatment of malaria, the relatively new fixed dose combination dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is included as one of the recommended artemisinin combination therapies. However, experimental testing demonstrates that, due to its intrinsic chemical instability, dihy...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Jansen FH

更新日期：2010-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt and effective malaria diagnosis not only alleviates individual suffering, but also decreases malaria transmission at the community level. The commonly used diagnostic methods, microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests, are usually insensitive at very low-density parasitaemia. Molecular techniques, on the ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Golassa L,Enweji N,Erko B,Aseffa A,Swedberg G

更新日期：2013-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shandong Province experienced a declining malaria trend of local-acquired transmission, but the increasing imported malaria remains a challenge. Therefore, understanding the epidemiological characteristics of malaria and the control and elimination strategy and interventions is needed for better planning to ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kong X,Liu X,Tu H,Xu Y,Niu J,Wang Y,Zhao C,Kou J,Feng J

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the abundance of studies conducted on the role of mosquitoes in malaria transmission, the biology and interaction of Plasmodium with its insect host still holds many mysteries. This paper provides the first study to follow the sporogonic cycle of Plasmodium vivax in a wild insecticide-resistant mysor...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Basseri HR,Doosti S,Akbarzadeh K,Nateghpour M,Whitten MM,Ladoni H

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Challenges persist in ensuring access to and optimal use of long-lasting, insecticidal bed nets (LLINs). Factors associated with ownership and use may differ depending on the history of malaria and prevention control efforts in a specific region. Understanding how the cultural and social-environmental contex...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ernst KC,Hayden MH,Olsen H,Cavanaugh JL,Ruberto I,Agawo M,Munga S

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mosquito larval control may prove to be an effective tool for incorporating into integrated vector management (IVM) strategies for reducing malaria transmission. Here the efficacy of microbial larvicides against Anopheles gambiae s.l. was tested in preparation for a large-scale larviciding programme in The G...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Majambere S,Lindsay SW,Green C,Kandeh B,Fillinger U

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that suggests that undernutrition has a detrimental effect on malarial immunity in children. The aim of the study was to discover whether nutrient supplementation improved development of malarial antibody immunity in children up to 18 months of age. METHODS:The study was conducted with a s...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Barua P,Chandrasiri UP,Beeson JG,Dewey KG,Maleta K,Ashorn P,Rogerson SJ

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The level of antibodies against PfEMP1 is routinely quantified by the conventional microtitre enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). However, ELISA only measures one analyte at a time and requires a relatively large plasma volume if the complete antibody profile of the sample is to be obtained. Furthermo...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Cham GK,Kurtis J,Lusingu J,Theander TG,Jensen AT,Turner L

更新日期：2008-06-12 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:Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) delivered during antenatal care (ANC) visits has been shown to be a highly efficacious and cost-effective intervention. Given the high rates of ANC attendance in sub-Saharan Africa, the current low IPTp coverage represents considerable missed opportunitie...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Maheu-Giroux M,Castro MC

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The erythrocytic stage, where malaria parasites proliferate in human blood, is clinically significant as this causes the symptoms and illness of malaria. Experimental rodent models of malaria at the erythrocytic stage are used for the development of anti-malarial drugs and for biological analysis. An automat...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Tougan T,Suzuki Y,Izuka M,Aono K,Okazaki T,Toya Y,Uchihashi K,Horii T

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Control of vivax malaria in endemic areas requires management of recurrence. The Brazilian National Malaria Surveillance System (SIVEP-Malária) records every case of malaria in Brazil, but is not designed to differentiate between primary and recurrent infections. The aim of this study was to explore whether ...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Daher A,Silva JCAL,Stevens A,Marchesini P,Fontes CJ,Ter Kuile FO,Lalloo DG

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) at the community level has been advocated as a means to increase access to effective antimalarial medicines by high risk groups living in underserved areas, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. This strategy has been shown to be feasible and acceptable to the c...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Ajayi IO,Browne EN,Bateganya F,Yar D,Happi C,Falade CO,Gbotosho GO,Yusuf B,Boateng S,Mugittu K,Cousens S,Nanyunja M,Pagnoni F

更新日期：2008-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For future eradication strategies of malaria it is important to control the transmission of gametocytes from humans to the anopheline vector which causes the spread of the disease. Sensitive, non-invasive methods to detect gametocytes under field conditions can play a role in monitoring transmission potentia...

journal_title：Malaria journal

authors： Kast K,Berens-Riha N,Zeynudin A,Abduselam N,Eshetu T,Löscher T,Wieser A,Shock J,Pritsch M

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00