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“I heard at home. The leader came by to inform”. The role of community leaders and community distributors in promoting uptake of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nampula Province, Mozambique: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a highly effective intervention to prevent malaria in children, in high transmission areas that have seasonal peaks.
Mercia Sitoe, Baltazar Candrinho, Kevin Baker, Jossias Machava, Regina Passe, Ivan Alejandro Pulido Tarquino   +5 more
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Entomological surveillance following a long-lasting insecticidal net universal coverage campaign in Midwestern Uganda

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background A universal coverage campaign (UCC) with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) was implemented in four districts in Midwestern Uganda in 2009–2010.
MEH Helinski, A. Nuwa, N. Protopopoff, M. Feldman, P. Ojuka, DW Oguttu, TA Abeku, S. Meek   +7 more
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From MyACR to MyμAlbumin: Clinical Validation of a High‐Precision, Real‐Time Immunoturbidimetric PoC Device for Early Chronic Kidney Disease Detection

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
The MyμAlbumin device is a high‐precision, real‐time immunoturbidimetric point‐of‐care tool for rapid quantification of urinary albumin, designed to improve early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clinical validation with 138 patients demonstrated exceptional diagnostic accuracy, achieving a sensitivity of 99.11% and specificity of 98.23 ...
Tullayakorn Plengsuriyakarn, Wanna Chaijaroenkul, Napaporn Youngvises, Kridsada Sirisabhabhorn, Waraporn Bubpha, Kesara Na‐Bangchang   +5 more
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Annual and Seasonal Rainfall Variability in Mozambique During the Nineteenth Century

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This paper presents the first annually and seasonally resolved reconstructions of nineteenth‐century rainfall variability for Mozambique derived from the analysis of extensive documentary evidence. It reveals spatially heterogeneous rainfall patterns with recurrent multi‐year droughts, episodic extreme wet events, and a strong coherence between ...
David J. Nash, Matthew J. Hannaford, Bárbara Direito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria surveillance : annual summary 1989

A total of 1,102 cases of malaria with onset of illness in 1989 in the United States and its territories were reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

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Locally Acquired Cases of Malaria in Florida, Texas, and Maryland [PDF]

CDC is collaborating with three state health departments on an investigation of seven locally acquired cases of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria in Sarasota County, FL, one case of P.vivax in Cameron County, TX, and one case of P.

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Review of phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Ethiopian medicinal plants

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia possesses a rich ethnobotanical heritage and diverse medicinal flora that play an important role in traditional healthcare. Many Ethiopian medicinal plants contain bioactive phytochemicals with potential antioxidant properties. This capital of indigenous knowledge has contributed to the documentation of different medicinal plants that
Endalamaw Yihune, Amare Bitew Mekonnen, Getahun Yemata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological data for malaria control activities [PDF]

Malaria in the United States of America is a disease of apparent decreasing importance. Graph A illustrates this point. It shows that for all States which report deaths and cases of malaria, there has been a steady downward trend during the last 24 years,

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Beyond Skin and Eyes: The Medical and Social Burden of Oculocutaneous Albinism in Africa: A Narrative Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni, Niccolò Capurro, Alessandro Svizzero, Valeria Brazzelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria elimination and the need for intensive inter-country cooperation: a critical evaluation of regional technical co-operation in Southern Africa

Malaria Journal
Background Malaria elimination requires closely co-ordinated action between neighbouring countries. In Southern Africa several countries have reduced malaria to low levels, but the goal of elimination has eluded them thus far.
Chadwick H. Sikaala, Bongani Dlamini, Alphart Lungu, Phelele Fakudze, Mukosha Chisenga, Chishala Lukwesa Siame, Nyasha Mwendera, Dumisani Shaba, John M. Chimumbwa, Immo Kleinschmidt   +9 more
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