Caregiver acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two districts in the Upper West region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Malar JDiarra Y +5 more
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Effect of Adding Azithromycin to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 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 +18 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 OneManga IA +9 more
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A proposed method of grading malaria chemoprevention efficacy [PDF]
, 2023 The efficacy and effectiveness of antimalarial drugs are threatened by increasing levels of resistance and therefore require continuous monitoring. Chemoprevention is increasingly deployed as a malaria control measure, but there are no generally accepted
Bonnington, C, Nosten, Fh, White, NJ
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Africa and China's upgraded role as a contributor: a scoping review. [PDF]
Infect Dis Poverty, 2023 Abstract Background Children under five are the vulnerable population most at risk of being infected with Plasmodium parasites, especially in the Sahel region. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) recommended by World Health Organization (WHO), has proven to be a highly effective intervention to prevent malaria.
Xu M +10 more
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PLOS ONE, 2018 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), the administration of complete therapeutic courses of antimalarials to children aged 3-59 months during the malaria transmission season, is a new strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for malaria control in Sahelian countries such as Mali with seasonal transmission.
Amadou Barry +10 more
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Modelling the public health impact of second-generation malaria vaccines [PDF]
, 2022 Despite significant progress in the control and elimination of malaria over the past two decades, the global burden remains high. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen malaria cases and deaths increase markedly over 2019 resulting in 241 million malaria cases ...
Thompson, Hayley Adelaide
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Correction: Receipt of seasonal malaria chemoprevention by age-ineligible children and associated factors in nine implementation states in Nigeria. [PDF]
Malar JIbinaiye T +8 more
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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023 Background Seasonal administration of antimalaria drug, sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine to children 3–59 months is a malaria preventive intervention used for the reduction of childhood malaria morbidity and mortality in area with highly ...
Kunle Rotimi +11 more
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Malaria chemoprevention and drug resistance: a review of the literature and policy implications
Malaria Journal, 2022 Chemoprevention strategies reduce malaria disease and death, but the efficacy of anti-malarial drugs used for chemoprevention is perennially threatened by drug resistance.
Christopher V. Plowe
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