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The Epidemiology of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Current Knowledge and Gaps to be Filled

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, Volume 101, Issue S1, Page 5-16, April 2026.
What are the available data on incidence & prevalence prognosis risk factors of severity of sickle cell disease in sub‐Saharan Africa? ABSTRACT Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is highly prevalent in sub‐Saharan Africa. Epidemiological data remain sparse, but regional screening and research initiatives are expanding.
Brigitte Ranque   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitic Infections and Associated Cognitive Outcome Among School‐Aged Children in Africa: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Parasitic infections like schistosomiasis, soil‐transmitted helminths, and malaria can impair nutrient absorption, oxygen supply, and brain function, leading to memory deficits, attention deficits, reduced intelligence quotient, weak academic performance, and motor or executive deficits.
Albertha Maku Adu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antiplasmodial Activity and Pharmacokinetic Profiling of Cryptolepine and 2,7‐Dibromocryptolepine With a View to Informing the Design of Novel Antimalarial Cryptolepine Analogues

open access: yesDrug Development Research, Volume 87, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The roots of the climbing shrub Cryptolepis sanguinolenta are traditionally used in West Africa for the treatment of malaria. The principal constituent, cryptolepine (1), has been shown to have antimalarial activity but there are concerns regarding its toxicity on account of its DNA‐intercalating property.
Elodie Chenu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis with pyrimethamine combined with sulfadiazine in a Chinese neonate: a case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics
This work reports a case of neonatal congenital toxoplasmosis in which the standard regimen of pyrimethamine combined with sulfadiazine was administered under conditions of limited drug accessibility in China, with multidisciplinary collaboration and ...
Ya Hu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Time to Act; Let Us Unite to Eliminate Malaria Among Pregnant Women in War Zone From Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Malaria remains a major public health challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) contributing substantially to the global burden. DR Congo accounts for 12% of global malaria cases. This study aims to assess the intersectionality of epidemiological, immunological, and conflict‐related ...
Aymar Akilimali   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antiparasitic Effects of Heracleum persicum and Foeniculum vulgare (Fruit) Essential Oils on Experimental Toxoplasmosis (In Vitro and In Vivo)

open access: yesJournal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background and purpose: There are few treatment options available for treatment of toxoplasmosis and effective drugs have serious toxic effects. In this study, the in vivo and in vitro anti-toxoplasma activities of Heracleum persicum and Foeniculum ...
Mahbobeh Montazeri   +7 more
doaj  

Molecular evidence of increased resistance to anti-folate drugs in Plasmodium falciparum in North-East India: a signal for potential failure of artemisinin plus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination therapy.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
North-east India, being a corridor to South-east Asia, is believed to play an important role in transmitting drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria to India and South Asia.
Pradyumna Kishore Mohapatra   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Risk of Recrystallization: Changes to the Toxicity and Morphology of Pyrimethamine

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014
PURPOSE. Pyrimethamine, an anti-malarial agent known to exhibit solid state polymorphism, may be purified by means of recrystallization. Recrystallization may alter the solid state chemistry of pharmaceuticals, which may impact the toxicity and/or ...
Zak Perold, Mino R Caira, Marius Brits
doaj   +1 more source

Traitement préventif intermittent à la sulfadoxine à pyriméthamine du paludisme chez les femmes enceintes: efficacité et observance dans deux hôpitaux urbains du Burkina Faso

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: La présente étude prospective se propose d'évaluer l'efficacité thérapeutique du traitement préventif intermittent à la sulfadoxine pyriméthamine et son observance chez la femme enceinte dans deux hôpitaux urbains au Burkina Faso. METHODES:
Sanata Bamba   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The characteristic structural and functional dynamics of P. falciparum DHFR binding with pyrimidine chemotypes implicate malaria therapy design

open access: yesChemical Physics Impact
Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) enzyme regulates de-novo folate synthesis in Plasmodium falciparum, hence a critical malaria drug target. Pyrimethamine inhibits DHFR, but resistance and lack of cross-species activity are key challenges.
Wande M. Oluyemi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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