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Cost and cost-effectiveness of indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl in a high malaria transmission district of Mozambique with high access to standard insecticide-treated nets [PDF]

, 2021
Sergi Alonso, Carlos Chaccour, Joseph Wagman, Baltazar Candrinho, Rodaly Muthoni, Abuchahama Saifodine, Francisco Saúte, Molly Robertson, Rose Zulliger   +8 more
openalex   +1 more source

Reduction of transmission from malaria patients by artemisinin combination therapies: a pooled analysis of six randomized trials. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin combination therapies (ACT), which are increasingly being introduced for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, are more effective against sexual stage parasites (gametocytes) than previous first-line antimalarials and ...
Bousema, Teun, Drakeley, Chris J, Ghani, Azra C, Okell, Lucy C, Sutherland, Colin J   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Europe's contribution to the evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Paula Matesanz, Katalina Lauwens, Wim Teughels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass campaigns with antimalarial drugs: a modelling comparison of artemether-lumefantrine and DHA-piperaquine with and without primaquine as tools for malaria control and elimination

, 2015
Antimalarial drugs are a powerful tool for malaria control and elimination. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) can reduce transmission when widely distributed in a campaign setting.
Eckhoff, Philip, Gerardin, Jaline, Wenger, Edward A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Land cover, land use and malaria in the Amazon: a systematic literature review of studies using remotely sensed data [PDF]

, 2013
The nine countries sharing the Amazon forest accounted for 89% of all malaria cases reported in the Americas in 2008. Remote sensing can help identify the environmental determinants of malaria transmission and their temporo-spatial evolution.
Carme, B., Correa, A.P.S.A., Cruz, M.C.B., Dessay, Nadine, Dusfour, I., Galardo, A.K.R., Galardo, C.D., Girod, R., Gomes, M.S.M., Gurgel, H., Lima, A.C.F., Moreno, E.S., Musset, L., Nacher, M., Roux, Emmanuel, Soares, A.C.S., Stefani, A.   +16 more
core   +3 more sources

Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source

Experience and Challenges from Clinical Trials with Malaria Vaccines in Africa. [PDF]

, 2013
Malaria vaccines are considered amongst the most important modalities for potential elimination of malaria disease and transmission. Research and development in this field has been an area of intense effort by many groups over the last few decades ...
A Nyika, A Olotu, A Roca-Feltrer, AA Holder, AJ Luty, AVS Hill, B Moonen, Bernhards Ogutu, Beverly Msambichaka, BF Chumpitazi, Bouharoun-Tayoun H Druilhe P, C Guinovart, C Roussilhon, C Swysen, DA Chokshi, DA Diallo, E Peduzzi, Eakin, Bull SS, Riley K,Reeves MM, Gutierrez S, McLaughlin P, FM Ndungu, FM Ndungu, FM Thompson, Grace Mwangoka, H Bouharoun-Tayoun, HL Smits, I Nebie, J Schantz-Dunn, JL Sarthou, K Miura, K Shubis, KE Kester, KE Kester, KP Asante, L Schwartz, M Roestenberg, M Roestenberg, Marcel Tanner, Maxmillian Mpina, MP Girad, Nahya Salim, NC Iriemenam, NJ White, OK Doumbo, PG Cech, PL Alonso, PL Alonso, PL Alonso, PO Tindana, R Chilengi, RR Taylor, S Casares, Salim Abdulla, Seif Shekalaghe, Shubis Kafuruki, SJ Rogerson, SL Hoffman, ST Agnandji, ST Agnandji, T Smith, T Smith, T Smith, TA Lang, The malERA Consultative Group on Vaccines, Tutu Mzee, V Gardette, V Moorthy, WHO, WHO, YP Shi   +67 more
core   +3 more sources

Fostering Inclusive Excellence: Reimagining Oral Science Research and Admissions to Advance Dentistry During Perilous Times

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose: Recent shifts in public policy and legislation have aimed to dismantle progress toward racial equity in the United States, especially within the realm of education. Dental education institutions are responsible for cultivating the oral healthcare workforce of the future, but their ability to meet the growing dental burden is hampered ...
RK, JB, YK, DG
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change and malaria: an old enemy of Africa is back

BMC Public Health
Background Malaria is one of the deadliest transmissible diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. The control of malaria is hindered by socio-economic and environmental factors and its growth is also associated with climate change, particularly temperature ...
Walter Leal Filho, Gouvidé Jean Gbaguidi, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Umar Ibrahim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source