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Malaria misdiagnosis among febrile patients in Senegal: implications for the underestimation of Plasmodium species diversity and malaria burden [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Malaria remains a leading cause of febrile illness in Senegal, disproportionately affecting young populations. Test-and-treat remains a key strategy for malaria control but relies on accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
Babacar Souleymane Sambe, Aissatou Diagne, Arona Sabène Diatta, Serigne Ousmane Mbacké Diaw, Ibrahima Sarr, Hélène Ataume Mawounge Diatta, Rokhaya Sané, Patindé Yann Bianca Guigma, Bruno Senghor, Babacar Diouf, Papa Mbacke Sembene, Ines Vigan-Womas, Makhtar Niang   +12 more
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Serum anti-erythropoietin antibodies among pregnant women with Plasmodium falciparum malaria and anaemia: A case-control study in northern Ghana

PLoS ONE, 2023
Background Anaemia in pregnancy is common in underdeveloped countries, and malaria remains the predominant cause of the condition in Ghana. Anti-erythropoietin (anti-EPO) antibody production may be implicated in the pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum ...
Charles Nkansah, Simon Bannison Bani, Kofi Mensah, Samuel Kwasi Appiah, Felix Osei-Boakye, Gabriel Abbam, Samira Daud, Eugene Mensah Agyare, Peace Esenam Agbadza, Charles Angnataa Derigubah, Dorcas Serwaa, Francis Atoroba Apodola, Yeduah Quansah, Rahama Issah, Samuel Yennuloom Dindiok, Felix Ejike Chukwurah   +15 more
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Imported falciparum malaria [PDF]

BMJ, 1994
EDITOR, - A television programme during the summer (World in Action, “Dying for a Holiday,” Granada TV, 18 July 1994) that reported on cases of falciparum malaria in tourists returning from tropical holidays mirrored experience that we have reported in British troops.1 The programme relayed criticism from bereaved relatives about general practitioners'
Miller, J, Warrell, D
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Hematological indices and abnormalities among patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Kosti city of the White Nile state, Sudan: a comparative study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Hematological abnormalities are common features in falciparum malaria but vary among different populations across countries. Therefore, we compared hematological indices and abnormalities between Plasmodium falciparum-infected patients and ...
Ahmed M. E. Elkhalifa, Rashad Abdul-Ghani, Abdelhakam G. Tamomh, Nur Eldin Eltaher, Nada Y. Ali, Moataz M. Ali, Elsharif A. Bazie, Aboagla KhirAlla, Fatin A. DfaAlla, Omnia A. M. Alhasan   +9 more
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Increased circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells in vivax malaria and severe falciparum malaria

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Circulating myeloid-derived-suppressor-cells (MDSC) with immunosuppressive function are increased in human experimental Plasmodium falciparum infection, but have not been studied in clinical malaria.
Leo Leonardo, Enny Kenangalem, Jeanne R. Poespoprodjo, Rintis Noviyanti, Ric N. Price, Nicholas M. Anstey, Gabriela Minigo, Steven Kho   +7 more
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Cessation of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Zanzibar in 2006: was transmission interrupted? [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination through annual mass drug administration (MDA) for 4-6 years. In 2006, Zanzibar stopped MDA against LF after five rounds of MDA revealed no microfilaraemic individuals during surveys at ...
Cullen, Katelyn J, Desai, Monica, Harris, Ross J, Hope, Vivian D, Ijaz, Samreen, Mandal, Sema, Ncube, Fortune, Parry, John V, Platt, Lucy, Shute, Justin, Vickerman, Peter   +10 more
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Prospective evaluation of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of non-falciparum and mixed-species malaria in Gabon [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The recommendation of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria is supported by a plethora of high quality clinical trials.
Adegnika, Ayola A., Basra, Arti, Bélard, Sabine, Capan, Mesküre, Diop, Daisy A., Joanny, Fanny, Kleine, Christian, Kremsner, Peter G., Kurth, Florian, Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain, Mordmüller, Benjamin, Ramharter, Michael, Würbel, Heike   +12 more
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Imported and indigenous Plasmodium Vivax and Plasmodium Falciparum malaria in the Hubei Province of China, 2005–2019

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background The Hubei Province in China reported its last indigenous malaria case in September 2012, but imported malaria cases, particularly those related to Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum, threaten Hubei’s malaria-free status.
Dongni Wu, Hong Zhu, Lun Wan, Juan Zhang, Wen Lin, Lingcong Sun, Huaxun Zhang, Si Liu, Eimear Cleary, Andrew J. Tatem, Jing Xia, Shengjie Lai   +11 more
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Determining the severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ethiopia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2013
Summary: Background: In the majority of health centers in Ethiopia, the severity of falciparum malaria has been determined by parasitemia alone. However, it has been suggested that the use of peripheral infected RBC counts as an indicator of disease ...
Zinaye Tekeste, Meseret Workineh, Beyene Petros   +2 more
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Deep learning hybrid model for analyzing and predicting the impact of imported malaria cases from Africa on the rise of Plasmodium falciparum in China before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundPlasmodium falciparum cases are rising in China due to the imported malaria cases from African countries. The main goal of this study is to examine the impact of imported malaria cases in African countries on the rise of P.
Eric Kamana, Jijun Zhao
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