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Cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnosis using rapid diagnostic tests compared to microscopy or clinical symptoms alone in Afghanistan [PDF]

, 2015
Background Improving access to parasitological diagnosis of malaria is a central strategy for control and elimination of the disease. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are relatively easy to perform and could be used in primary level clinics to ...
Anwar, Mohammed, Baktash, Sayed H., Drake, Thomas L., Grieve, Eleanor, Hansen, Kristian S., Leslie, Toby J., Mayan, Ismail, Mikhail, Amy, Mohammed, Nader, Rowland, Mark W., Whitty, Christopher J.M.   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Plasmodium vivax: who cares? [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2008
More attention is being focused on malaria today than any time since the world's last efforts to achieve eradication over 40 years ago. The global community is now discussing strategies aimed at dramatically reducing malarial disease burden and the eventual eradication of all types of malaria, everywhere.
Barnwell John W, Galinski Mary R
openaire   +3 more sources

Short‐Course Low‐Dose Primaquine for Radical Cure in G6PD‐Normal Patients in the Pre‐Elimination Context of Nepal

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for malaria elimination in Nepal due to its ability to relapse. Radical cure with primaquine is effective but limited by poor adherence to the standard 14‐day low‐dose regimen. In 2022, the WHO recommended administering the same total dose (3.5 mg/kg) over 7 days to improve adherence.
Prakash Ghimire, Gokarna Dahal, Nabaraj Adhikari, Komal Raj Rijal, Sanjib Adhikari, Megha Raj Banjara, Hellen Mnjala, Grant Lee, Sophie Weston, Angela Rumaseb, Anjana Rai, Benedikt Ley, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Julie A. Simpson, Megha Rajasekhar, Bipin Adhikari, Ric N. Price, Bibek K. Lal, Kamala Thriemer   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malaria cerebral con pancitopenia por Plasmodium vivax en la Amazonía peruana: reporte de caso

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2022
Plasmodium vivax es la especie más común en la Amazonía peruana y ocasiona el 81% del total de casos de malaria. Presentamos el caso de un paciente adulto varón con malaria cerebral por Plasmodium vivax, que inicia con malestar general y fiebre, luego ...
Marco Paredes-Obando, Alfrando Moreno, Eduardo Panduro-García, André Ferreyra, Diego Chuquipiondo-Galdos, Jhosephi J. Vásquez Ascate, Jorge Sibina-Vela, Edgar A. Ramírez-García, Juan C. Celis-Salinas, Martín Casapía-Morales   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transfusion‐transmitted malaria in India: A national survey of epidemiology and testing practices

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Malaria still poses a public health burden in India despite ongoing elimination efforts. Blood donor screening for malaria is mandated in India, yet data on transfusion‐transmitted malaria (TTM) are lacking. We sought to evaluate testing practices for malaria, associated rates of positivity in donors and reported ...
Jeremy W. Jacobs, Nabajyoti Choudhury, Satyam Arora, Aikaj Jindal, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda, Shamee Shastry, Tulika Chandra, David Daniel, Steven J. Drews, Evan M. Bloch   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guillain–Barré Syndrome After Malaria: A Case Report of a 7‐Year‐Old Child With Asymmetric Onset of Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This case highlights that acute motor axonal neuropathy can present with asymmetric, relapsing weakness in children. In malaria‐endemic and resource‐limited settings, clinicians should consider atypical Guillain–Barré variants early, as timely recognition and treatment can significantly improve outcomes despite diagnostic and systemic ...
Muath Ibrahim Mohammed Abusaada, Mustafa Mohamed Ibrahim Ali, Muotaman Mohammed Abdalla Adam, Mohammed Hishameldeen Omer Ali, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Baraka, Amjad Ali Mohamedelhassan Bakheit, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed, Isameldin Yousif Khidir Mohmed   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective evaluation of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of non-falciparum and mixed-species malaria in Gabon [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The recommendation of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria is supported by a plethora of high quality clinical trials.
Adegnika, Ayola A., Basra, Arti, Bélard, Sabine, Capan, Mesküre, Diop, Daisy A., Joanny, Fanny, Kleine, Christian, Kremsner, Peter G., Kurth, Florian, Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain, Mordmüller, Benjamin, Ramharter, Michael, Würbel, Heike   +12 more
core   +1 more source

GAMETOCYTEMIA IN PLASMODIUM VIVAX AND PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTIONS [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology, 2006
Two expert research microscopists, each blinded to the other's reports, diagnosed single-species malaria infections in 2,141 adults presenting at outpatient malaria clinics in Tak Province, Thailand, and Iquitos, Peru, in May-August 1998, May-July 1999, and May-June 2001.
F Ellis, Mckenzie, Chansuda, Wongsrichanalai, Alan J, Magill, J Russ, Forney, Barnyen, Permpanich, Carmen, Lucas, Laura M, Erhart, Wendy P, O'Meara, David L, Smith, Jeeraphat, Sirichaisinthop, Robert A, Gasser   +10 more
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The disappearance of malaria from Denmark, 1862–1900

The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 555-574, May 2026.
Abstract The reason for malaria's disappearance from northwestern Europe in the early twentieth century has long been discussed but remains an unresolved conundrum. This is partially due to a previous focus on the early modern era, and partially because various theories have never been tested against each other.
Mathias Mølbak Ingholt, Maarten van Wijhe, Lone Simonsen, Daniel Weinberger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Available Immune-Chromatographic Tests Used for Detection of Plasmodium Species, A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To test the sensitivity of locally available strips for the detection of Plasmodium Vivax and Plasmodium Falciparum species at a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Nabila Rafique, Mohammad Abdul Naeem, Maria Khan, Muhammad Bilal Asghar, Zohra Farooq, Sobia Umar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source