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Prevalence of K13 mutation and Day-3 positive parasitaemia in artemisinin-resistant malaria endemic area of Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background The presence of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites was confirmed in western Cambodia in 2009. In 2013, mutations in the propeller domain of the kelch protein K13 was found to be associated with artemisinin resistance.
Soy Ty Kheang, Siv Sovannaroth, Sovann Ek, Say Chy, Phally Chhun, Sokkieng Mao, Sokomar Nguon, Dy Soley Lek, Didier Menard, Neeraj Kak   +9 more
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PREVENTION OF MALARIA [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1909
Statistics show that malaria prevails in every state in the union except Wyoming; but because of climatic, meteoric and geologic conditions favorable to the growth of the anopheles mosquitoes, the southern states and the states adjacent to the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers show the greatest mortality from the disease.
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Malaria surveys using rapid diagnostic tests and validation of results using post hoc quantification of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) positivity is supplanting microscopy as the standard measure of malaria burden at the population level. However, there is currently no standard for externally validating RDT results from field surveys.
Mateusz Plucinski, Rafael Dimbu, Baltazar Candrinho, James Colborn, Aida Badiane, Daouda Ndiaye, Kimberly Mace, Michelle Chang, Jean F. Lemoine, Eric S. Halsey, John W. Barnwell, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Michael Aidoo, Eric Rogier   +13 more
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The Economic Costs of Malaria in Children in three Sub-Saharan Countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. [PDF]

, 2013
Malaria causes significant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially among children less than five years of age (U5 children).
Sicuri, E, Constenla, Dagna, Dagna Constenla, Elisa Sicuri, Sicuri, Elisa, Vieta, Ana, Constenla, D, Christophe Sauboin, Lindner, Leandro, Vieta, A, Ana Vieta, Lindner, L, Sauboin, C, Sauboin, Christophe, Leandro Lindner   +14 more
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Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the republic of Guinea [PDF]

, 2016
Malaria is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the Republic of Guinea, particularly in the highly endemic regions. To assist in malaria control efforts, a multi-component malaria control intervention was implemented in the ...
Traoré, Alexis, Amanda Tiffany, Guilavogui, T., Serafini, Micaela, Serafini, M, Haile, M, Grais, R.F., Guilavogui, T, Sterk, E, Moundekeno, Faya Pascal, Alexis Traoré, Guilavogui, Timothée, Grais, Rebecca F., Timothée Guilavogui, Blaise Genton, Grais, RF, Micaela Serafini, Genton, Blaise, Tiffany, A, Faya Pascal Moundekeno, Haile, Melat, Sterk, Esther, Traoré, A., Tiffany, A., Rebecca F. Grais, Haile, M., Tiffany, Amanda, Genton, B, Sterk, E., Moundekeno, FP, Melat Haile, Serafini, M., Amanda Tiffany, Moundekeno, F.P., Traoré, A, Genton, B., Esther Sterk   +36 more
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Status of malaria in pregnancy services in Madagascar 2010–2021: a scoping review

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Malaria in pregnancy (MIP) increases the risk of poor maternal and infant outcomes. To reduce these risks, WHO recommends insecticide-treated net (ITN) use, intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine ...
Ashley Malpass, Natasha Hansen, Catherine M. Dentinger, Susan Youll, Annett Cotte, Chiarella Mattern, Aimée Ravaoarinosy   +6 more
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Detection of malaria parasites in samples from returning US travelers using the Alethia® Malaria Plus LAMP assay

BMC Research Notes, 2021
Objective In this study, the performance of a commercially available malaria LAMP assay (Alethia® Malaria Plus LAMP) was evaluated using retrospective clinical samples obtained from travelers returning to the United States of America (USA).
Dragan Ljolje, Rispah Abdallah, Naomi W. Lucchi   +2 more
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The effectiveness of older insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to prevent malaria infection in an area of moderate pyrethroid resistance: results from a cohort study in Malawi

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background A previous cohort study in Malawi showed that users of new insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) were significantly protected against malaria compared to non-users, despite moderate levels of pyrethroid resistance among the primary mosquito ...
Monica P. Shah, Laura C. Steinhardt, Dyson Mwandama, Themba Mzilahowa, John E. Gimnig, Andy Bauleni, Jacklyn Wong, Ryan Wiegand, Don P. Mathanga, Kim A. Lindblade   +9 more
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Community-based surveys for Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions in selected regions of mainland Tanzania

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2)-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are effective and widely used for the detection of wild-type Plasmodium falciparum infections.
Catherine Bakari, Sophie Jones, Gireesh Subramaniam, Celine I. Mandara, Mercy G. Chiduo, Susan Rumisha, Frank Chacky, Fabrizio Molteni, Renata Mandike, Sigsbert Mkude, Ritha Njau, Camelia Herman, Douglas P. Nace, Ally Mohamed, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Caleb K. Kibet, Steven G. Nyanjom, Eric Rogier, Deus S. Ishengoma   +18 more
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Response to malaria epidemics in Africa. [PDF]

, 2007
Malaria epidemics affect nonimmune populations in many highland and semi-arid areas of Africa. Effective prevention of these epidemics is challenging, particularly in the highlands where predictive accuracy of indicators is not sufficiently high to allow
Tarekegn A. Abeku, Abeku, Tarekegn A, Abeku, TA   +2 more
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