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Cross-border malaria transmission is an important problem for national malaria control programmes. The epidemiology of cross-border malaria is further complicated in areas where Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodi...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:258
Published on: 21 June 2017
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Malaria causes the greatest public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa where high mortality occurs mainly in children under 5 years of age. Traditionally, malaria has been reported mainly in the lowlands endem...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:257
Published on: 17 June 2017
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An effective malaria transmission-blocking vaccine (TBV) would be a major advance in the current efforts to eliminate and, ultimately, eradicate malaria. Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum surface protein, ...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:254
Published on: 15 June 2017
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The purpose of the study was to recognize the social representation of the Guna indigenous population by identifying cultural elements related to malaria, in order to create an intercultural approach to any he...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:256
Published on: 15 June 2017
Case Study
The Tanzania National Voucher Scheme (TNVS) was a public private partnership managed by the Ministry of Health that provided pregnant women and infants with highly subsidized (long-lasting) insecticide-treated...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:255
Published on: 15 June 2017
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Plasmodium vivax parasites are the predominant cause of malaria infections in the Brazilian Amazon. Infected individuals are treated with primaquine, which can induce haemolytic anaemi...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:253
Published on: 15 June 2017
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The monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum sensitivity to anti-malarial drugs is a necessity for effective case management of malaria. This species is characterized by a strong resistance to anti-malarial drugs. In ...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:250
Published on: 14 June 2017
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In malaria elimination settings, all malaria cases must be identified, documented and investigated. To facilitate complete and timely reporting of all malaria cases and effective case management and follow-up,...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:252
Published on: 14 June 2017
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Malaria is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in malaria-endemic areas. Indoor residual spray is an effective intervention to control malaria, but high community-level coverage is needed to maximize...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:249
Published on: 13 June 2017
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Reactive case detection could be a powerful tool in malaria elimination, as it selectively targets transmission pockets. However, field operations have yet to demonstrate under which conditions, if any, reacti...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:248
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Malaria research can play a vital role in addressing the malaria burden in Malawi. An organized approach in addressing malaria in Malawi started in 1984 by the establishment of the first National Malaria Contr...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:246
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Aspartate, which is converted from oxaloacetate (OAA) by aspartate aminotransferase, is considered an important precursor for purine salvage and pyrimidine de novo biosynthesis, and is thus indispensable for t...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:247
Published on: 12 June 2017
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Universal coverage of the targeted malaria-endemic areas with long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) is implemented as one of the key interventions for malaria control and elimination in Yemen. In 2013, throug...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:244
Published on: 9 June 2017
Review
In the past decade, research on the functions of extracellular vesicles in malaria has expanded dramatically. Investigations into the various vesicle types, from both host and parasite origin, has revealed imp...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:245
Published on: 9 June 2017
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Relatively little is known about the prevalence of blood parasites in shorebirds, especially those breeding in the tropics. The prevalence of blood parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozo...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:243
Published on: 8 June 2017
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Since 2005, Ethiopia has aggressively scaled up malaria prevention and case management. As a result, the number of malaria cases and deaths has significantly declined. In order to track progress towards the el...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:242
Published on: 8 June 2017
Case study
Most human Plasmodium infections in western Kenya are asymptomatic and are believed to contribute importantly to malaria transmission. Elimination of asymptomatic infections requires active treatment approaches, ...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:240
Published on: 7 June 2017
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With the availability of complete genome sequences of both human and non-human Plasmodium parasites, it is now possible to use comparative genomics to look for orthology across Plasmodium species and for species ...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:241
Published on: 7 June 2017
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The current trend of Plasmodium vivax cases imported from Southeast Asia into China has sharply increased recently, especially from the China–Myanmar border (CMB) area. High recombination rates of P. vivax popula...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:238
Published on: 6 June 2017
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Anopheles arabiensis feed on cattle and contributes to residual transmission of malaria in areas with high coverage of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual sprayin...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:239
Published on: 6 June 2017
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Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) remains a major public health challenge in areas of high malaria transmission. Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommende...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:236
Published on: 5 June 2017
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Anopheles sinensis is a dominant natural vector of Plasmodium vivax in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. Recent genome sequencing of An. sinensis provides important insights into the ge...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:235
Published on: 5 June 2017
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Genus Anopheles is a major mosquito group of interest in Sri Lanka as it includes vectors of malaria and its members exist as species complexes. Taxonomy of the group is mainly based on morphological features, wh...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:234
Published on: 2 June 2017
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Swaziland aims to eliminate malaria by 2020. However, imported cases from neighbouring endemic countries continue to sustain local parasite reservoirs and initiate transmission. As certain weather and climatic...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:232
Published on: 1 June 2017
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Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are the primary tool for vector control, and optimizing ITN use is a key concern of national programmes. Available evidence indicates that bed net users often have preferenc...
Malaria Journal 2017 16:233
Published on: 1 June 2017
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