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Independent origin of plasmodium falciparum antifolate super-resistance, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2014 Super-resistant Plasmodium falciparum threatens the effectiveness of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy. It is characterized by the A581G Pfdhps mutation on a background of the double-mutant Pfdhps
Alifrangis, Michael +15 more
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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Coverage in Guinea in 2019 [PDF]
, 2020 SMC involves the administration of a treatment course of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine once a month to children aged 3 59 months during the high risk period each year to prevent malaria. SMC over 4 months of the year was introduced in Guinea in 2015 in 6 prefectures, scaling up to 13 prefectures by 2018.
Loua, Kovana Marcel, Milligan, Paul
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Gametocyte carriage after seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Plasmodium falciparum infected asymptomatic children [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2020 Abstract Background Treatment of clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ) is associated with increased post-treatment gametocyte carriage.
Abdullahi Ahmad +10 more
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Entomological impact of indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl: a pilot study in an area of low malaria transmission in Senegal. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Scaling-up of effective anti-malarial control strategies in Central-West region of Senegal has resulted in the sharp decline in malaria prevalence in this area.
Ba, Elhadji Conco Ciré +10 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 +8 more
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Delivery strategies for malaria vaccination in areas with seasonal malaria transmission
BMJ Global Health, 2023 Background Seasonal vaccination with the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine given alongside seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) substantially reduces malaria in young children.
Jayne Webster +9 more
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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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Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesMalaria is a leading cause of death in school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and non-fatal chronic malaria infections are associated with anaemia, school absence and decreased learning, preventing children from reaching their full potential ...
Colette Morlino +44 more
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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 +9 more
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Malaria in school-age children in Africa: an increasingly important challenge. [PDF]
, 2014 School-age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measures to protect them against malaria. However, increasing success in lowering the level of malaria transmission in many previously highly endemic areas will ...
Brooker, Simon J +6 more
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