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Estimating the sequestered load in "Plasmodium falciparum" malaria [PDF]

, 2006
Plasmodium falciparum, the most highly virulent malaria parasite, still remains a big threat despite years of research and great advances in the field of science and technology.
Ochola, Lucy Beldinah A.
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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
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The management and treatment of malaria [PDF]

, 1989
Falciparum malaria can create severe complications. Antimalarial drugs such as quinine or chloroquine help in the treatment and management to these complications. The use of chemoprophylaxis is a must for persons travelling abroad to countries subject to
Gilles, Herbert M.
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Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Tract Infection and Severe Malaria Among Febrile Children Attending Makongoro Health Centre in Mwanza City, North-Western Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
In malaria endemic areas, fever has been used as an entry point for presumptive treatment of malaria. At present, the decrease in malaria transmission in Africa implies an increase in febrile illnesses related to other causes among underfives.
Mazigo, Humphrey D, Bahati P Msaki, Msaki, Bahati P, Morona, Domenica, Stephen E Mshana, Adolfina Hokororo, Hokororo, Adolfina, Domenica Morona, Mshana, Stephen E, Humphrey D Mazigo   +9 more
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Severe falciparum malaria in young children of the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana

Malaria Journal, 2007
Study design Severe falciparum malaria in children was studied as part of the characterization of the Kassena-Nankana District Ghana for future malaria vaccine trials.
Anto Francis, Ansah Akosua, Anyorigiya Thomas, Ansah Patrick, Atuguba Frank, Rogers William, Koram Kwadwo A, Oduro Abraham R, Mensah Nathan, Hodgson Abraham, Nkrumah Francis   +10 more
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Effects of Vector Density on Blood Parasite Spread and Health Consequences for Avian Hosts: An Experimental Epidemiology Blueprint

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov, Tim Brandler, Kai Fischer, Carmen Schwietz   +3 more
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Estimating the potential public health impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in African children. [PDF]

, 2012
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention, previously known as intermittent preventive treatment in children, is highly effective in areas with a short malaria transmission season.
Greenwood, Brian M, Roca-Feltrer, A., Ghani, Azra C, Cairns, M., Garske, Tini, Diallo, Diadier, Wilson, Anne L, Ghani, A.C., Greenwood, B.M., Milligan, Paul J, Diallo, D., Roca-Feltrer, Arantxa, Wilson, A.L., Milligan, P.J., Garske, T., Cairns, Matthew   +15 more
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Comparative assessment of clinic-laboratory profile of different species of severe malaria in a tertiary care institute in southern India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2019
Background & objectives: Majority of the studies on severe malaria in India have concentrated on falciparum and have been done in northern part.
Thomas Kuncheria, Nithyananda K Chowta, Deepak Madi, Mukta N Chowta, A Basavaprabhu   +4 more
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Unraveling Occurrence Patterns and Diversity of Avian Malaria Parasites in Iberian Obligate and Facultative Scavenger Birds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Low overall haemosporidian occurrence (3.4%; 13/383). Unexpected high lineage diversity (10 new host–parasite interactions). Novel Leucocytozoon lineage (GYPBAR01) in all European vultures except the griffon vulture. Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in adult red kites.
Pilar Oliva‐Vidal, Jaime Muriel, Alfonso Marzal, Grethell Mabel López del Aguila, José María Martínez, Antoni Margalida   +5 more
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Enhanced decision models for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in an age of ACTs [PDF]

New diagnostics and treatments for malaria have renewed hope in the developing world as they promise relief from the debilitating effects of this illness.
Lubell, Yoel
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