Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: successes and missed opportunities [PDF]
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 ...
Matthew E. Coldiron +2 more
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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: An Evolving Research Paradigm.
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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Trends in uncomplicated and severe malaria following seasonal malaria chemoprevention administration in Nouna, Burkina Faso: a quasi-experimental pre-post study [PDF]
Background While Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) has been adopted as a malaria control strategy in regions with seasonal transmission, continued monitoring and evaluation of its effectiveness across diverse ecological, epidemiological, and ...
Elisabeth A. Gebreegziabher +12 more
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Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
In 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.
Medard Djedanem +4 more
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Combining seasonal malaria chemoprevention with novel therapeutics for malaria prevention: a mathematical modelling study. [PDF]
Abstract 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 ...
Braunack-Mayer L +5 more
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Parasitological efficacy of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nampula, northern Mozambique. [PDF]
Abstract 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.
Bonnington C +12 more
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Effect of Adding Azithromycin to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention [PDF]
Mass administration of azithromycin for trachoma control led to a sustained reduction in all-cause mortality among Ethiopian children. Whether the addition of azithromycin to the monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention could reduce mortality and morbidity among African children was unclear.We ...
Daniel Chandramohan +2 more
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Systematic review on the cost of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). [PDF]
Implemented in 17 countries to date, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a recommended strategy to prevent childhood malaria in areas with seasonal transmission of P. falciparum through monthly administration of antimalarial medicines. Understanding the costs and resource requirements of SMC delivery is necessary for effective planning and ...
Ruisch A +7 more
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School-aged children based seasonal malaria chemoprevention using artesunate-amodiaquine in Mali
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 Ali Thera, Abdoulaye K Kone
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Séni Nikiema,1,2 Issiaka Soulama,1,3 Salif Sombié,1 André-Marie Tchouatieu,4 Samuel Sindie Sermé,5 Noëlie Béré Henry,5 Nicolas Ouedraogo,1 Nathalie Ouaré,1,6 Raissa Ily,1,6 Oumarou Ouédraogo,3 Dramane Zongo,3 Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma,2 Alfred B Tiono,1
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