FUUAST Journal of Biology, 2019 A survey of four villages of primary school children of Multan District was made during April 2018 – September 2018 for the incidence of malarial parasites. A total of 336 blood films were collected.
MUHAMMAD ZAFAR +4 more
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Developing Ontology Support for Human Malaria Control Initiatives [PDF]
, 2011 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 ...
Daramola, Olawande, Fatumo, S.
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Association between Landscape Factors and Spatial Patterns of Plasmodium knowlesi Infections in Sabah, Malaysia. [PDF]
, 2016 The zoonotic malaria species Plasmodium knowlesi has become the main cause of human malaria in Malaysian Borneo. Deforestation and associated environmental and population changes have been hypothesized as main drivers of this apparent emergence.
Abidin, Tommy Rowel +9 more
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Plasmodium Vivax Infection Impersonating Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
The Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 Abstract A 73-year-old woman came to the casualty ward with symptoms of syncopal attacks, weakness, fever with chills and rigors. A provisional diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria was made after the blood investigations. She had deranged renal function tests, altered sensorium and low platelet count. Repeated tests for P.
Sweta, Kakaraparthi, Raghunath, Prabhu
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International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2005 We compared the distribution patterns of individual Plasmodium species and mixed-species infections in two geographically close endemic areas, but showing environmental differences.
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Characteristics of imported and domestic malaria cases in Gyeonggi Province, Korea [PDF]
Epidemiology and HealthOBJECTIVES This study explored 11 years of malaria data from mandatory reporting in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, to provide information for prevention strategies by linkage to nationwide health claims data.
Sunghee Hong +5 more
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Inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum in whole blood by riboflavin plus irradiation.
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Malaria parasites are frequently transmitted by unscreened blood transfusions in Africa. Pathogen reduction methods in whole blood would thus greatly improve blood safety.
Allain, Jean-Pierre +5 more
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High Plasmodium malariae Prevalence in an Endemic Area of the Colombian Amazon Region.
PLoS ONE, 2016 Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus Plasmodium are the aetiological agent for this disease. The parasites are mostly diagnosed by conventional microscopy-based techniques; however, their limitations have led to under ...
Paola Andrea Camargo-Ayala +8 more
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Detection of P. malariae using a new rapid isothermal amplification lateral flow assay
Malaria JournalBackground While Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause the majority of malaria cases and deaths, infection by Plasmodium malariae and other Plasmodium species also causes morbidity and mortality.
Ashenafi Assefa +9 more
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Mass Screening and Treatment on the Basis of Results of a Plasmodium falciparum-Specific Rapid Diagnostic Test Did Not Reduce Malaria Incidence in Zanzibar [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Seasonal increases in malaria continue in hot spots in Zanzibar. Mass screening and treatment (MSAT) may help reduce the reservoir of infection; however, it is unclear whether rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) detect a sufficient proportion of ...
Abass, Ali K. +14 more
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