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Implementation strategies for the introduction of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine in countries with areas of highly seasonal transmission: workshop meeting report

Malaria Journal, 2023
A workshop on implementation strategies for the introduction of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine in countries with areas of highly seasonal transmission, was held as a hybrid meeting in Dakar, Senegal, and online, 23–25 January 2023. Delegates from
Corinne S. Merle, RTSS-SMC working group
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Seasonality of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2015
This article is fully open access and the published version is available free of charge from the jounal website.http://www.malariajournal.com/content/14/1/343Background Although Plasmodium falciparum transmission frequently exhibits seasonal patterns ...
A Bomblies, A Bomblies, A Gemperli, A Roca-Feltrer, AK Rowe, B Dembele, B Thies, C Kidd, CG Markham, David L. Smith, DJ Kriticos, DL Smith, E Massad, EA Mordecai, I Carneiro, J Small, JT Griffin, K Koelle, K Laneri, M Cairns, M Craig, M Mabaso, Matthew Geary, MB Hoshen, MD King, ML Mabaso, N Amek, N Chitnis, N Sogoba, P Goswami, PA Eckhoff, Peter M. Atkinson, Peter W. Gething, PM Lourenço, PW Gething, PW Gething, RJ Hijmans, Robert C. Reiner, TK Yamana, V Ermert, V Ermert, W Martens   +41 more
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Impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention on hospital admissions and mortality in children under 5 years of age in Ouelessebougou, Mali

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention is widely implemented in Sahel and sub-Sahel countries in Africa. Few studies have assessed the impact of the SMC on hospital admission and death when it is implemented in the health system.
Djibrilla Issiaka, Amadou Barry, Tiangoua Traore, Boubacar Diarra, David Cook, Mohamed Keita, Issaka Sagara, Patrick Duffy, Michal Fried, Alassane Dicko   +9 more
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Molecular monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum super-resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for prophylactic treatment of malaria in pregnancy while artemisinin combination therapy is the recommended first-line anti-malarial treatment.
Alifrangis, Michael, Ishengoma, Deus, Kaaya, Robert D, Kavishe, Adellaida A, Kavishe, Reginald A, Krogsgaard, Camilla, Nag, Sidsel, Notland, Jakob Ginsbak, Roper, Cally   +8 more
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A Randomized Trial to Compare the Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of 3 Antimalarial Regimens for the Prevention of Malaria in Nigerian Patients With Sickle Cell Disease. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Malaria prophylaxis is recommended for persons with sickle cell disease (SCD), but the value of this has been questioned. The aim of this study was to find out whether intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with a fixed-dose combination of ...
Affara, Muna, Bello, Surajudeen, Bojang, Kalifa, Ernest, Kolade, Greenwood, Brian, Ibrahim, Olayinka, Kiechel, Jean-René, Lambe, Tosin, Milligan, Paul, Mokuolu, Olugbenga, Murtala, Rukayat, Nwakanma, Davis, Ogunkunle, Taofik, Ojuawo, Ayotade, Olagunju, Tope, Olaosebikan, Rasaq, Olorunsola, Benedict, Omefe, Peter, Rehman, Andrea M   +18 more
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Sub-national tailoring of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mali based on malaria surveillance and rainfall data

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Abstract Background In malaria endemic countries, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) interventions are performed during the high malaria transmission in accordance with epidemiological surveillance data. In this study we propose a predictive approach for tailoring the timing and number of cycles of SMC in all health ...
Cissoko, Mady, Sagara, Issaka, Landier, Jordi, Guindo, Abdoulaye, Sanogo, Vincent, Coulibaly, Oumou, Dembélé, Pascal, Dieng, Sokhna, Bationo, Cedric, Diarra, Issa, Magassa, Mahamadou, Berthé, Ibrahima, Katilé, Abdoulaye, Traoré, Diahara, Dessay, Nadine, Gaudart, Jean   +15 more
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Evidence that seasonal malaria chemoprevention with SPAQ influences blood and pre-erythrocytic stage antibody responses of Plasmodium falciparum infections in Niger

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background In endemic areas, children develop slowly and naturally anti-Plasmodium antibodies and become semi-immune. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a new strategy to reduce malaria morbidity
Lamine Mahaman Moustapha, Rafiou Adamou, Maman Laminou Ibrahim, Mariama Abdoulaye Louis Padounou, Abdoulaye Diallo, David Courtin, Jean Testa, Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye   +7 more
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Feasibility and Coverage of Implementing Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnant women Contacting Private or Public Clinics in Tanzania: Experience-based Viewpoints of Health Managers in Mkuranga and Mufindi districts. [PDF]

, 2013
Evidence on healthcare managers' experience on operational feasibility of malaria intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in Africa is systematically inadequate.
A Hughes, A Vallely, AD Asante, AK Rowe, B Greenwood, C Menendez, C Pell, C Pell, C Quijada, C von Both, E Tambo, E Worrall, EANMAT - East Africa Network for Monitoring Anti-Malarial Treatment, ED Nsimba, EV Mbugi, FM Ringsted, FO ter Kuile, G Hobbs, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, G Mubyazi, GB Fosu, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, GM Mubyazi, Godfrey M Mubyazi, H Tagbor, Health Research Action (HERA), J Hill, J Hill, J Hill, J Morse, J Smithson, J Webster, Jens Byskov, K Anders, K Gross, Malaria Consortium - Tanzania, Ministry of Health (MoH) – National Malaria Control Programme, MoH – Tanzania, MS Alilio, Pascal Magnussen, Paul Bloch, President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), RBM - Roll Back Malaria - Tanzania, RK Yin, S Ugoh, SO Maluka, T Marchant, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, WHO, World Health Organization (WHO),, WP O’Meara   +56 more
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Factors Associated With Insecticide‐Treated Bed Net Possession and Utilization in Malaria Prevention Among Fulani Pregnant Women in the Savannah Hinterlands of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Malaria poses a major threat to pregnant women in Ghana, especially among marginalized nomadic Fulani communities. This study examined factors influencing insecticide‐treated net (ITN) ownership and use among Fulani pregnant women in northern Ghana. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was carried out between April and June 2022
Yula Salifu, Joseph Lasong, Eleonora Bakintewune Wobi, Torjim Salifu, Bismark Nantomah, Gordon Dandeebo   +5 more
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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Guinea in 2020: coverage survey results [PDF]

, 2021
In 2020 SMC was implemented in 17 out of 33 prefectures, which include 50% of the population outside the city of Conakry. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the presidential elections in Guinea, could potentially have affected SMC campaigns in 2020, it was therefore important to evaluate coverage of SMC given these challenges and the increased area of ...
Loua, Kovana Marcel, Milligan, Paul
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