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Co-implementing vitamin A supplementation with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Sokoto State, Nigeria: a feasibility and acceptability study

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Bi-annual high dose vitamin A supplements administered to children aged 6–59 months can significantly reduce child mortality, but vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage is low in Nigeria.
Olusola Oresanya, Abimbola Phillips, Ekechi Okereke, Abraham Ahmadu, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Madeleine Marasciulo, Charlotte Ward, Olatunde Adesoro, Rilwanu Mohammed, Jamilu Nikau, Chris Osa Isokpunwu, Mohammad Ali Inname, Helen Counihan, Kevin Baker, Kolawole Maxwell, Helen Smith   +15 more
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Malaria [PDF]

AAOHN Journal, 2009
For international business travelers, malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal vector-borne disease that is largely preventable with effective counseling and proper use of a prescribed antimalarial.
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Correction to: Monitoring changes in malaria epidemiology and effectiveness of interventions in Ethiopia and Uganda: Beyond Garki Project baseline survey

Malaria Journal, 2019
Please be advised that one of the author names is incorrectly spelled in the published article: ‘Irene Kyomuhagi’ should be ‘Irene Kyomuhangi’.
Tarekegn A. Abeku, Michelle E. H. Helinski, Matthew J. Kirby, Takele Kefyalew, Tessema Awano, Esey Batisso, Gezahegn Tesfaye, James Ssekitooleko, Sarala Nicholas, Laura Erdmanis, Angela Nalwoga, Chris Bass, Stephen Cose, Ashenafi Assefa, Zelalem Kebede, Tedila Habte, Vincent Katamba, Anthony Nuwa, Stella Bakeera-Ssali, Sarah C. Akiror, Irene Kyomuhangi, Agonafer Tekalegne, Godfrey Magumba, Sylvia R. Meek   +23 more
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Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a major cause of infectious disease mortality in tropical regions. However, deaths from malaria are most often not individually documented, and as a result overall understanding of malaria epidemiology is inadequate ...
Alam, N, Arthur, SS, Awini, E, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Binka, FN, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chaudhary, B, Chuc, NT, Compaoré, Y, Delaunay, V, Diallo, A, Diboulo, E, Douillot, L, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Gómez-Olivé, FX, Hamel, MJ, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Hodgson, A, Jaeger, F, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kabudula, CW, Kant, S, Khan, WA, Kyobutungi, C, Lindblade, KA, Mee, P, Melaku, YA, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Mulugeta, A, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Sankoh, OA, Sié, A, Slutsker, L, Sokhna, C, Soura, AB, Srivastava, R, Streatfield, PK, Tanner, M, Utzinger, J, Wahab, A, Wamukoya, M, Welaga, P, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, J, Williams, TN, Wilopo, S, Yé, M   +57 more
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Malaria and COVID-19: unmasking their ties

Malaria Journal, 2020
The incidence and mortality of COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization reports, shows a noticeable difference between North America, Western Europe, and South Asia on one hand and most African countries on the other hand, especially the ...
M. Hussein, A. Albashir, O. Elawad, Anmar Homeida   +3 more
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Community perceptions of a malaria vaccine in the Kintampo districts of Ghana. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa despite tools currently available for its control. Making malaria vaccine available for routine use will be a major hallmark, but its acceptance by community ...
A Bingham, A Dodoo, A Launiala, A Olotu, AK Rowe, AS Jegede, C Wongsrichanalai, CA Baume, CA de Quadros, Dan-Bright S Dzorgbo, DB Dery, DI Ojakaa, E Klinkenberg, F Nuwaha, FN Binka, G GSS, Kojo A Senah, KP Asante, Kwaku P Asante, Lawrence G Febir, PW Chung, RW Snow, S Owusu-Agyei, S Owusu-Agyei, S Owusu-Agyei, Seth Owusu-Agyei, ST Agnandji, ST Agnandji, TE Nkya, Timothy S Letsa, WHO   +30 more
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Severe childhood malaria syndromes defined by plasma proteome profiles [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND Cerebral malaria (CM) and severe malarial anemia (SMA) are the most serious life-threatening clinical syndromes of Plasmodium falciparum infection in childhood.
A Hodgetts, Adebola E. Orimadegun, AE Orimadegun, AK Rowe, AL Conroy, Barry K. Ely, Biobele J. Brown, C Wu, D Agranoff, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes, Dimitrios Athanasakis, FE Lovegrove, Felix O. Akinbami, Florence Burté, Francesca Battaglia, Francis Akinkunmi, FX Wu, G Sandhu, J Amzat, J Bryce, K Marsh, Kevin KA. Tetteh, Kikelomo Osinusi, LK Erdman, MC Papadopoulos, Nathaniel K. Afolabi, Olayinka Kowobari, Olugbemiro Sodeinde, RT Pang, RW Snow, S Rojas-Galeano, Samuel Omokhodion, SI Hay, SI Hay, SJ Ceesay, Wasiu A. Ajetunmobi, Wuraola A. Shokunbi   +36 more
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Changing pattern of malaria in Bissau, Guinea Bissau.

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of malaria in Guinea-Bissau, in view of the fact that more funds are available now for malaria control in the country.
Aaby, Peter, Greenwood, Brian, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong   +4 more
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High Effective Coverage of Vector Control Interventions in Children After Achieving Low Malaria Transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
\ud \ud Formerly a high malaria transmission area, Zanzibar is now targeting malaria elimination. A major challenge is to avoid resurgence of malaria, the success of which includes maintaining high effective coverage of vector control interventions such ...
A Bennett, A Bhattarai, A Teklehaimanot, Abdul-Wahiyd H Al-Mafazy, Abdullah S Ali, AD Rodriguez, Anders Björkman, B Pluess, C Lengeler, CF Curtis, CF Curtis, CG Nevill, CM Montgomery, D Filmer, DA Gust, Delér Shakely, EJ Gangarosa, FN Binka, FO Okumu, H Rafatjah, I Kleinschmidt, I Kleinschmidt, J Lines, JA Alaii, JA Alaii, JA Atkinson, JO Yukich, JR Schellenberg, K Hanson, Karin Källander, Kristina Elfving, M Tanner, Max Petzold, ML Mabaso, MW Aregawi, Mwinyi Msellem, N Beer, N Beer, N Chitnis, Netta Beer, PJ Winch, PN Ng'ang'a, PS Levy, RBM, SS Lim, TD Dye, WHO, Y Ye, ZMCP, ZMCP   +49 more
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Anaemia and malaria

Malaria Journal, 2018
Malaria is a major cause of anaemia in tropical areas. Malaria infection causes haemolysis of infected and uninfected erythrocytes and bone marrow dyserythropoiesis which compromises rapid recovery from anaemia.
N. White
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