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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., Diallo, D., Garske, T., Ghani, A.C., Greenwood, B.M., Milligan, P.J., Roca-Feltrer, A., Wilson, A.L.   +7 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, Issaka Zongo, Paul Milligan, Yves Daniel Compaore, Anyirékun Fabrice Somé, Daniel Chandramohan, Warunee Hanpithakpong, François Nosten, Brian Greenwood, Philip J. Rosenthal, Nicholas J. White, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Joel Tarning   +12 more
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Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention on incidence of malaria among children under five years in Kotido and Moroto Districts, Uganda, 2021: time series analysis [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) refers to monthly administration of full treatment courses of anti-malarial medicine to children
Andrew Kwiringira, Benon Kwesiga, Richard Migisha, Lilian Bulage, Daniel Kadobera, Damian Rutazaana, Julie R. Harris, Alex R. Ario, Julius Ssempiira   +8 more
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections and determinants of carriage in a seasonal malaria chemoprevention setting in Northern Cameroon and south Senegal (Kedougou) [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Among the several strategies recommended for the fight against malaria, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine combination (SPAQ) targets children 3 months to 5 years in Sahel regions of Africa to
Innocent M. Ali, Isaac A. Manga, Akindeh M. Nji, Valery P. Tchuenkam, Peter Thelma Ngwa Neba, Dorothy F. Achu, Jude D. Bigoga, Babacar Faye, Cally Roper, Colin J. Sutherland, Wilfred F. Mbacham   +10 more
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Asymptomatic carriage of Plasmodium falciparum in children no longer targeted for seasonal malaria chemoprevention and with a history of exposure to this strategy: A cross sectional study in southern Senegal. [PDF]

PLoS One
Manga IA, Mhadji A, Lam A, Diouf MP, Minlekib PC, Tairou F, Seck A, Faye B, Ndiaye M, Ndiaye JLA.   +9 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Seasonal Malaria Vaccination with or without Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2021
Malaria control remains a challenge in many parts of the Sahel and sub-Sahel regions of Africa.We conducted an individually randomized, controlled trial to assess whether seasonal vaccination with RTS,S/AS01E was noninferior to chemoprevention in preventing uncomplicated malaria and whether the two interventions combined were superior to either one ...
Chandramohan, Daniel, Zongo, Issaka, Sagara, Issaka, Cairns, Matthew, Yerbanga, Rakiswendé-Serge, Diarra, Modibo, Nikièma, Frédéric, Tapily, Amadou, Sompougdou, Frédéric, Issiaka, Djibrilla, Zoungrana, Charles, Sanogo, Koualy, Haro, Alassane, Kaya, Mahamadou, Sienou, Abdoul-Aziz, Traore, Seydou, Mahamar, Almahamoudou, Thera, Ismaila, Diarra, Kalifa, Dolo, Amagana, Kuepfer, Irene, Snell, Paul, Milligan, Paul, Ockenhouse, Christian, Ofori-Anyinam, Opokua, Tinto, Halidou, Djimde, Abdoulaye, Ouédraogo, Jean-Bosco, Dicko, Alassane, Greenwood, Brian   +29 more
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Receipt of seasonal malaria chemoprevention by age-ineligible children and associated factors in nine implementation states in Nigeria [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background As part of implementation quality standards, community distributors are expected to ensure that only age-eligible children (aged 3–59 months) receive seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) medicines during monthly campaigns.
Taiwo Ibinaiye, Kunle Rotimi, Ayodeji Balogun, Adaeze Aidenagbon, Chibuzo Oguoma, Christian Rassi, Kevin Baker, Olusola Oresanya, Chuks Nnaji   +8 more
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Systematic review on the cost of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). [PDF]

Malar J
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, Iodice M, Mathur I, Harris S, Walker DG, Owusu R, Nonvignon J, Gilmartin C.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Pharmacokinetic considerations in seasonal malaria chemoprevention

Trends in Parasitology, 2022
Los niños africanos menores de 5 años soportan la principal carga de la mortalidad mundial por malaria. La quimioprevención estacional de la malaria (SMC) con sulfadoxina-pirimetamina (SP) más amodiaquina (AQ) administrada mensualmente durante la temporada de lluvias es una intervención altamente efectiva contra la malaria para niños de entre 3 meses y
Chotsiri, P, White, NJ, Tarning, J
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Epidemiology of malaria in an area of seasonal transmission in Niger and implications for the design of a seasonal malaria chemoprevention strategy [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2013
Abstract Background Few data are available about malaria epidemiological situation in Niger. However, implementation of new strategies such as vaccination or seasonal treatment of a target population requires the knowledge of baseline epidemiological features of malaria.
Julia Guillebaud, Aboubacar Mahamadou, Halima Zamanka, Mariama Katzelma, Ibrahim Arzika, Maman Laminou Ibrahim, Elfatih A. B. Eltahir, Rabiou Labbo, Pierre Druilhe, Jean‐Bernard Duchemin, Thierry Fandeur   +10 more
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