Results 131 to 140 of about 869,297 (419)

Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention

Malaria Journal, 2019
Malaria continues to be a disease of massive burden in Africa, and the public health resources targeted at surveillance, prevention, control, and intervention comprise large outlays of expense.
S. Ryan, C. Lippi, F. Zermoglio
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Primate malarias: Diversity, distribution and insights for zoonotic Plasmodium [PDF]

, 2015
Protozoans within the genus Plasmodium are well-known as the causative agents of malaria in humans. Numerous Plasmodium species parasites also infect a wide range of non-human primate hosts in tropical and sub-tropical regions worldwide.
Dobson, Andrew P., Faust, Christina
core   +2 more sources

The contribution of extracellular RNA and its derived biomaterials in disease management

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The implications of exRNA's biological function and the structural uniqueness of RNA help establish a close connection between RNA, material, and modern medicine. Abstract The RNA found in the circular system is known as extracellular RNA (exRNA). This kind of RNA has been found to play a biological role similar to that of a messenger. They can be used
Yu Wei, Zhangyi Wang, Zixuan Qin, Qianqian Wan, Yutao Li, Franklin R. Tay, Chenyu Wang, Tong Zhang, Lina Niu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the role model approach to optimise caregiver administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine amodiaquine to children aged 3–59 months in Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo: findings from an evaluation

Malaria Journal
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a World Health Organization-recommended intervention for the prevention of malaria among children at high risk in areas with seasonal transmission.
Laura Donovan, Muhammad Shafique, Alexandra Wharton-Smith, Sol Richardson, Erica Viganò, Adama Traore, Cheick Compaoré, Narcisse Tounaikok, Beakgoube Honoré, Nodjiyam Dingamtel, Fantche Awokou, Essèboè Sewu, Gauthier Tougri, Mahamat Saleh Issakha Diar, Tinah Atcha-Oubou, Charlotte Ward, Kevin Baker   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescriber practices and patient adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Guinea, 2016

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background The World Health Organization recommends the use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to treat uncomplicated malaria for the control of malaria across the world.
Alioune Camara, Leah F. Moriarty, Timothée Guilavogui, Papa Sambou Diakité, Joseph Souba Zoumanigui, Sidikiba Sidibé, Ibrahima Bah, Ibrahima Kaba, Djebory Kourouma, Koho Zoumanigui, Mateusz Plucinski   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing Ontology Support for Human Malaria Control Initiatives [PDF]

, 2009
Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem in Sub-Sahara Africa, Asia and parts of America. In this paper, we discuss the development of the Human Malaria Control Ontology (HMCO) which contains general ...
Daramola Olawande, Fatumo Segun
core   +1 more source

Do malaria preventive interventions reach the poor? Socioeconomic inequities in expenditure on and use of mosquito control tools in Sudan.

, 2005
OBJECTIVES: To determine levels of socioeconomic inequities in the prevention of malaria, and to examine the implications of the findings for improving the equitable control of malaria in the Sudan.
Malik, El-Fatih, Mnzavaa, Abraham, Mustafa, Sara Hassan, Onwujekwe, Obinna   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Rapid urban malaria appraisal (RUMA) I: Epidemiology of urban malaria in Ouagadougou [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Rapid urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has a major impact on malaria epidemiology. While much is known about malaria in rural areas in Burkina Faso, the urban situation is less well understood.
Convelbo, Natalie, Diadie, Diallo A, Kientga, Mathieu, Lengeler, Christian, Pritroipa, Xavier, Smith, Thomas A, Tanner, Marcel, Vounatsou, Penelope, Wang, Shr-Jie   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

Private sector availability and affordability of under 5 malaria health commodities in selected states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background To guarantee uninterrupted service delivery, quality-assured products must be affordable and continuously available across all sectors, including the private sector, which provides more than 60% of healthcare services in Nigeria.
Kunle Rotimi, Babatunde Fagbemi, Ademola Joshua Itiola, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Adaeze Aidenagbon, Chrysantus Dabes, Ahmed Aminu Biambo, Azuka Iwegbu, Sarah Onabajo, Chibuzo Oguoma, Olusola Oresanya   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malaria Surveillance — United States, 2015

Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2018
Problem/Condition Malaria in humans is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. These parasites are transmitted by the bite of an infective female Anopheles species mosquito.
K. Mace, P. Arguin, Kathrine R. Tan
semanticscholar   +1 more source