Prevalence of malaria in an area receiving seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Niger [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2021 Background Malaria transmission is highly seasonal in Niger. Despite the introduction of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in the Magaria District, malaria incidence remains high, and the epidemiology of malaria in the community is not well ...
Matthew E. Coldiron +11 more
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Seasonal vaccination against malaria: a potential use for an imperfect malaria vaccine [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2017 In many parts of the African Sahel and sub-Sahel, where malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity, transmission of the infection is highly seasonal.
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: successes and missed opportunities [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2017 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was recommended in 2012 for young children in the Sahel during the peak malaria transmission season. Children are given a single dose of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine combined with a 3-day course of amodiaquine, once a ...
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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: An Evolving Research Paradigm.
PLoS Medicine, 2016 Robert W. Snow discusses the importance of empirical evidence, such as that provided in the trial published this week by Milligan and colleagues, in guiding malaria control in Africa.
Robert W Snow
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Facilitators and Barriers to Uptake of an Extended Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Programme in Ghana: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers and Community Health Workers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 BackgroundSeasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is currently recommended for children under five in areas where malaria transmission is highly seasonal.
Gifty D Antwi +6 more
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Optimal dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention provides substantial benefit for young children, but resistance to used drugs will likely develop. Here, Chotsiri et al.
Palang Chotsiri +12 more
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School-aged children based seasonal malaria chemoprevention using artesunate-amodiaquine in Mali
Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2018 Introduction: Malaria is still a public health problem in Africa. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is an efficient control strategy recommended by WHO that targets children under five year old living in areas of seasonal malaria transmission.
Mahamadou A. Thera +7 more
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Estimating the potential public health impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in African children [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2012 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention, previously known as intermittent preventive treatment in children, is highly effective in areas with a short malaria transmission season.
Cairns, M. +7 more
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Scientific ReportsEffectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) as seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was assessed in Nanyumbu and Masasi Districts. Between March and June 2021, children aged 3–59 months were enrolled in a cluster randomized study.
Richard Mwaiswelo +7 more
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in northern Mozambique: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Malaria JournalBackground Malaria is endemic in Mozambique and one of the leading causes of death in children under 5 years old. In 2020 the country adopted the WHO-recommended seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) strategy and delivered the intervention in all 23 ...
Neide Canana +9 more
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