Assessing the Acceptability and Feasibility of Five Cycles of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Côte d’Ivoire [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseSeasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a strategy recommended by the World Health Organization for children aged 3–59 months in the Sahel and sub-Sahel regions where malaria transmission is seasonal.
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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.
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Parasitological efficacy of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nampula, northern Mozambique. [PDF]
Trans R Soc Trop Med HygAbstract Background Deployment of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) for young children using monthly sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine-amodiaquine (SPAQ) has recently been extended to Central and East Africa.
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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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Combining seasonal malaria chemoprevention with novel therapeutics for malaria prevention: a mathematical modelling study. [PDF]
PLoS Comput BiolAbstract Vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and long-acting injectables are being developed to prevent Plasmodium falciparum malaria. These therapeutics may target multiple stages of the parasite life cycle; evidence is needed to articulate their benefits with chemoprevention and ...
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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, Abdoulaye K Kone
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Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthIn areas with seasonal malaria transmission, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves giving children a three-day course of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine once a month during the transmission season.
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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.
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention for malaria in children in areas with seasonal malaria
, 2022 This report was considered by the WHO/GMP Guideline Development Group on Malaria Chemoprevention for “Section 4.2.3 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)” of the WHO Guidelines for malaria, 3 June 2022.
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Usefulness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Sahel
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2023 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention is an important intervention recommended for children aged 3–59 months living in highly seasonal transmission areas of the Sahel subregion of Africa to provide protection against malaria during the rainy season.
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