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  1. Please note, following publication of the original article [1], the authors have advised of two errors that are present in the published article.

    Authors: Sonal Gupta, Juveria Khan, Priti Kumari, Chintam Narayana, R. Ayana, Malabika Chakrabarti, Ram Sagar and Shailja Singh

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:122

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Malaria Journal 2019 18:346

  2. The loss of chloroquine (CQ) effectiveness has led to its withdrawal from national policies as a first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in several endemic countries, such as the Democratic Republic of ...

    Authors: Doudou M. Yobi, Nadine K. Kayiba, Dieudonné M. Mvumbi, Raphael Boreux, Pius Z. Kabututu, Hippolyte N. T. Situakibanza, Joris L. Likwela, Patrick De Mol, Emile W. Okitolonda, Niko Speybroeck, Georges L. Mvumbi and Marie-Pierre Hayette

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:121

    Content type: Research

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  3. The Ministry of Health, Ghana, in accordance with global policy, recommends that all suspected malaria cases be confirmed parasitologically before treatment. Not all clinicians, however, base their treatment o...

    Authors: Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Asiwome Ameko, Saviour Selase Ahiafe, Samuel Adolf Bosoka, Margaret Kweku and Evelyn Korkor Ansah

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:120

    Content type: Research

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  4. Drug safety assessments in clinical trials present unique analytical challenges. Some of these include adjusting for individual follow-up time, repeated measurements of multiple outcomes and missing data among...

    Authors: Noel Patson, Mavuto Mukaka, Kennedy N. Otwombe, Lawrence Kazembe, Don P. Mathanga, Victor Mwapasa, Alinune N. Kabaghe, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans, Miriam K. Laufer and Tobias Chirwa

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:119

    Content type: Research

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  5. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) relies on community health workers to distribute drugs. This study assessed: (1) the capacity of community-based distributors (CBDs) at the start and end of a campaign an...

    Authors: Abel Bicaba, Luc Serme, Gaël Chetaille, Gountante Kombate, Alice Bila and Slim Haddad

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:118

    Content type: Research

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  6. Ongoing efforts to fight Plasmodium falciparum malaria has reduced malaria in many areas, but new tools are needed to monitor further progress, including indicators of decreasing exposure to parasite infection. S...

    Authors: Marie-Louise Varela, David Koffi, Michael White, Makhtar Niang, Babacar Mbengue, Fatoumata Diene Sarr, André Offianan Touré and Ronald Perraut

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:117

    Content type: Research

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  7. Between 1999 and 2008 Russia experienced a flare-up of transmission of vivax malaria following its massive importation with more than 500 autochthonous cases in European Russia, the Moscow region being the mos...

    Authors: Varvara A. Mironova, Natalia V. Shartova, Andrei E. Beljaev, Mikhail I. Varentsov, Fedor I. Korennoy and Mikhail Y. Grishchenko

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:116

    Content type: Research

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  8. Malaria is a major public health problem in Cameroon. The study of the genetic diversity within parasite population is essential for understanding the mechanism underlying malaria pathology and to determine pa...

    Authors: Theresia Njuabe Metoh, Jun-Hu Chen, Philip Fon-Gah, Xia Zhou, Roger Moyou-Somo and Xiao-Nong Zhou

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:115

    Content type: Research

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  9. Malaria mortality and morbidity have decreased in recent years. Malaria elimination (ME) and effective efforts to achieve ME is one of the most important priorities for health systems in countries in the elimi...

    Authors: Hosein Azizi, Elham Davtalab-Esmaeili, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Maryam Zeinolabedini, Yagoub Mirzaei and Mohammad Mirzapour

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:114

    Content type: Research

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  10. New strategies are needed to reduce the incidence of malaria, and promising approaches include the development of vaccines and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that target the circumsporozoite protein (CSP). To se...

    Authors: Rama Raghunandan, Bryan T. Mayer, Yevel Flores-Garcia, Monica W. Gerber, Raphael Gottardo, Hugo Jhun, Sonia M. Herrera, Daniel W. Perez-Ramos, Emily Locke, C. Richter King and Fidel Zavala

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:113

    Content type: Research

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  11. Malaria is one of the main public health challenges in Ethiopia that hinder the productivity and development of the country. In 2018, Ethiopia is on track to minimize the incidence of malaria by 40% as per its...

    Authors: Absra Solomon, Daniel Kahase and Mihret Alemayehu

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:112

    Content type: Research

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  12. Tafenoquine is an 8-aminoquinoline anti-malarial drug recently approved as a single-dose (300 mg) therapy for Plasmodium vivax relapse prevention, when co-administered with 3-days of chloroquine or other blood sc...

    Authors: Stephan Duparc, Stephan Chalon, Scott Miller, Naomi Richardson and Stephen Toovey

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:111

    Content type: Review

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  13. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the most sustainable and effective malaria control tool currently available. Global targets are for 80% of the population living in malaria endemic areas to have acce...

    Authors: Jeremiah J. Musa, Sarah J. Moore, Jason Moore, Emmanuel Mbuba, Edgar Mbeyela, Dickson Kobe, Johnson K. Swai and Olukayode G. Odufuwa

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:110

    Content type: Research

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  14. Residents of malaria-endemic communities spend several hours outdoors performing different activities, e.g. cooking, story-telling or eating, thereby exposing themselves to potentially-infectious mosquitoes. T...

    Authors: John P. Masalu, Marceline Finda, Gerry F. Killeen, Halfan S. Ngowo, Polius G. Pinda and Fredros O. Okumu

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:109

    Content type: Research

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  15. Ethiopia has set a goal for malaria elimination by 2030. Low parasite density infections may go undetected by conventional diagnostic methods (microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests) and their contribution to m...

    Authors: Ashenafi Assefa, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Wakgari Deressa, G. Glenn Wilson, Amha Kebede, Hussein Mohammed, Maruon Sassine, Mebrahtom Haile, Dereje Dilu, Hiwot Teka, Matthew W. Murphy, Sheila Sergent, Eric Rogier, Zhou Zhiyong, Brian S. Wakeman, Chris Drakeley…

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:108

    Content type: Research

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  16. Resistance to anti-malarials is a major threat to the control and elimination of malaria. Sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) anti-malarial treatment was used as a national policy for treatment of uncomplicated fal...

    Authors: Rungniran Sugaram, Kanokon Suwannasin, Chanon Kunasol, Vivek Bhakta Mathema, Nicholas P. J. Day, Prayuth Sudathip, Preecha Prempree, Arjen M. Dondorp and Mallika Imwong

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:107

    Content type: Research

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  17. Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most cost-effective measures for preventing malaria. The World Health Organization recommends both large-scale mass distribution campaigns and continuous distribu...

    Authors: Sara S. Scates, Timothy P. Finn, Janna Wisniewski, David Dadi, Renata Mandike, Mwinyi Khamis, George Greer, Naomi Serbantez, Sylvester Segbaya, Prince Owusu, Jules Mihigo, Lilia Gerberg, Angela Acosta, Hannah Koenker and Joshua Yukich

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:105

    Content type: Research

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  18. Timor Leste has made remarkable progress from malaria control to malaria elimination in a span of 10 years during which organized malaria control efforts were instituted. The good practices and possible factor...

    Authors: A. M. G. Manel Yapabandara, Maria do Rosario de Fatima Mota, Raul Sarmento, Johanes don Bosco and Rajitha Wickremasinghe

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:104

    Content type: Research

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  19. 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 ...

    Authors: Djibrilla Issiaka, Amadou Barry, Tiangoua Traore, Boubacar Diarra, David Cook, Mohamed Keita, Issaka Sagara, Patrick Duffy, Michal Fried and Alassane Dicko

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:103

    Content type: Research

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  20. More than ever, it is crucial to make the best use of existing country data, and analytical tools for developing malaria control strategies as the heterogeneity in malaria risk within countries is increasing, ...

    Authors: Manuela Runge, Fabrizio Molteni, Renata Mandike, Robert W. Snow, Christian Lengeler, Ally Mohamed and Emilie Pothin

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:101

    Content type: Case study

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  21. Growing concerns about the waning efficacy of IPTp-SP warrants continuous monitoring and evaluation. This study determined coverage of IPTp-SP and compared the effectiveness of the 3-dose to 2-dose regimen on ...

    Authors: Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Laken N. Kalaji, Harry F. Mbacham, Godlove B. Wepnje, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Irene U. Ngole Sumbele, Jodie Dionne-Odom, Alan T. N. Tita and Eric A. Achidi

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:100

    Content type: Research

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  22. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) as a good alternative malaria-diagnosis method in remote parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of commercial RDTs currently avai...

    Authors: Pedro Berzosa, Vicenta González, Laura Taravillo, Alfredo Mayor, María Romay-Barja, Luz García, Policarpo Ncogo, Matilde Riloha and Agustín Benito

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:99

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  23. This study determined the rate of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV among HIV positive women with placenta malaria and factors associated with placenta malaria.

    Authors: Ikechukwu I. Mbachu, Samson D. Ejikunle, Frederick Anolue, Chioma N. Mbachu, Ephraim Dike, Eke Ejikem and Chijioke Okeudo

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:97

    Content type: Research

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  24. Anopheles fluviatilis is a species-complex comprising of four cryptic species provisionally designated as species S, T, U and V. Earlier, a 28S-rDNA based allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (ASPCR) assay w...

    Authors: Om P. Singh, Nutan Nanda, Dinesh Chandra, Deepa Jha, Tridibes Adak, Virendra K. Dua and Sarala K. Subbarao

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:96

    Content type: Methodology

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  25. Mizoram, a northeastern state in India, shares international borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh and is considered to be one of the key routes through which drug-resistant parasites of Southeast Asia enter mai...

    Authors: Rita Zomuanpuii, Christopher L. Hmar, Khawlhring Lallawmzuala, Lal Hlimpuia, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina and Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:95

    Content type: Research

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  26. Human blood cells (erythrocytes) serve as hosts for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum during its 48-h intraerythrocytic developmental cycle (IDC). Established in vitro protocols allow for the study of ho...

    Authors: Shivendra G. Tewari, Russell P. Swift, Jaques Reifman, Sean T. Prigge and Anders Wallqvist

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:94

    Content type: Research

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  27. Despite the uptake of parasitological testing into policy and practice, appropriate prescription of anti-malarials and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in accordance with test results is variable. T...

    Authors: Ayodele Jegede, Barbara Willey, Prudence Hamade, Fredrick Oshiname, Daniel Chandramohan, IkeOluwa Ajayi, Catherine Falade, Ebenezer Baba and Jayne Webster

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:90

    Content type: Research

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  28. Accurate Anopheles species identification is key for effective malaria vector control. Identification primarily depends on morphological analysis of field samples as well as molecular species-specific identificat...

    Authors: Yael Dahan-Moss, Allison Hendershot, Minishca Dhoogra, Henry Julius, Jacek Zawada, Maria Kaiser, Neil F. Lobo, Basil D. Brooke and Lizette L. Koekemoer

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:89

    Content type: Research

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  30. Hypophosphatemia is common in severe infections including malaria. Previous studies suggested that serum phosphate concentrations correlate with temperature, but it is unclear whether the type of infection and...

    Authors: Ho-Ming E. Suen, Geoffrey Pasvol and Aubrey J. Cunnington

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:85

    Content type: Research

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  31. Malaria continues to affect over 200 million individuals every year, especially children in Africa. Rapid and sensitive detection and identification of Plasmodium parasites is crucial for treating patients and mo...

    Authors: Tomasz A. Leski, Chris Rowe Taitt, Abdulai G. Swaray, Umaru Bangura, Nathanael D. Reynolds, Andrew Holtz, Chadwick Yasuda, Joseph Lahai, Joseph M. Lamin, Victoria Baio, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Rashid Ansumana and David A. Stenger

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:84

    Content type: Research

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  32. In malaria-endemic areas, human populations are frequently exposed to immunomodulatory salivary components injected during mosquito blood feeding. The consequences on pathogen-specific immune responses are not...

    Authors: Kakou G. Aka, Dipomin F. Traoré, André B. Sagna, Dounin D. Zoh, Serge B. Assi, Bertin N’cho Tchiekoi, Akré M. Adja, Franck Remoue and Anne Poinsignon

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:83

    Content type: Research

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  33. Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria parasite outside Africa and is the predominant parasite in the Americas. Increasing reports of P. vivax disease severity, together with the emergence of drug-...

    Authors: Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira, Lidiane Lima-Cury, Rebecca de Abreu-Fernandes, Aline de Rosa Lavigne, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Daiana de Souza Perce-da-Silva, Marcos Catanho, Patrícia Brasil, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro and Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:81

    Content type: Research

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  34. According to the World Health Organization reports, billions of people around the world are at risk for malaria disease and it is important to consider the preventive strategies for protecting the people that ...

    Authors: Javad Dadgar Pakdel, Sedigheh Zakeri, Abbasali Raz and Navid Dinparast Djadid

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:79

    Content type: Research

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  35. Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a public health problem worldwide. Malaria treatment policy has faced periodic changes due to emergence of drug resistant parasites. In Sudan chloroquine has been replaced by arte...

    Authors: Abdelrahim O. Mohamed, Maazza Hussien, Amal Mohamed, Abdelmaroof Suliman, Nuha S. Elkando, Hanadi Abdelbagi, Elfatih M. Malik, Mohammed H. Abdelraheem and Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:78

    Content type: Research

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  36. Usage of chloroquine was discontinued from the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum infection in almost all endemic regions because of global spread of resistant parasites. Since the first report in Malawi, numerou...

    Authors: Betty Balikagala, Miki Sakurai-Yatsushiro, Shin-Ichiro Tachibana, Mie Ikeda, Masato Yamauchi, Osbert T. Katuro, Edward H. Ntege, Makoto Sekihara, Naoyuki Fukuda, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shouki Yatsushiro, Toshiyuki Mori, Makoto Hirai, Walter Opio, Paul S. Obwoya, Denis A. Anywar…

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:76

    Content type: Research

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  37. Many countries have made substantial progress in scaling-up and sustaining malaria intervention coverage, leading to more focalized and heterogeneous transmission in many settings. Evaluation provides valuable...

    Authors: Ruth A. Ashton, Debra Prosnitz, Andrew Andrada, Samantha Herrera and Yazoumé Yé

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:75

    Content type: Methodology

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  38. Gold standard microscopic examination of Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic stage remains an important process for staging and enumerating parasitized erythrocytes in culture; however, microscopy is laboriou...

    Authors: Kasem Kulkeaw, Nutpakal Ketprasit, Anchalee Tungtrongchitr and Duangdao Palasuwan

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:74

    Content type: Research

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  40. The aim of this field trial was to evaluate the efficacy of attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) in Mali, where sustained malaria transmission occurs despite the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). A...

    Authors: Mohamad M. Traore, Amy Junnila, Sekou F. Traore, Seydou Doumbia, Edita E. Revay, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Yosef Schlein, Kristopher L. Arheart, Petrányi Gergely, Rui-De Xue, Axel Hausmann, Robert Beck, Alex Prozorov, Rabiatou A. Diarra, Aboubakr S. Kone, Silas Majambere…

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:72

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  43. Passerine birds are frequently infected with diverse haemosporidian parasites. While infections are traditionally considered benign in wild birds, recent studies demonstrated mortalities of passerine species d...

    Authors: Tanja Himmel, Josef Harl, Simone Pfanner, Nora Nedorost, Norbert Nowotny and Herbert Weissenböck

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:69

    Content type: Research

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  44. Malaria is major public health concerns which continues to claim the lives of more than 435,000 people each year. The challenges with anti-malarial drug resistance and detection of low parasitaemia forms an im...

    Authors: Maria Isabel Veiga and Weng Kung Peng

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:68

    Content type: Opinion

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  45. The effort to reduce the burden of malaria should target transmission in the community by accurate identification of asymptomatic infections. In malaria-endemic areas, asymptomatic malaria infection is still a...

    Authors: Daniel Getacher Feleke, Aderaw Adamu, Angesom Gebreweld, Melkam Tesfaye, Wondmagegn Demisiss and Genet Molla

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:67

    Content type: Research

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  46. Day 7 plasma lumefantrine concentration is suggested as a predictor for malaria treatment outcomes and a cut-off of ≥ 200 ng/ml is associated with day 28 cure rate in the general population. However, day 7 lum...

    Authors: Manase Kilonzi, Omary Minzi, Ritah Mutagonda, Vito Baraka, Philip Sasi, Eleni Aklillu and Appolinary Kamuhabwa

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:66

    Content type: Research

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  47. Documentation of the species composition of Anopheles mosquitoes and characterization of larval breeding sites is of major importance for the implementation of larval control as part of malaria vector control int...

    Authors: Dejene Getachew, Meshesha Balkew and Habte Tekie

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:65

    Content type: Research

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  48. Asymptomatic carriage of Plasmodium falciparum is widespread in adults and children living in malaria-endemic countries. This study identified the prevalence of malaria parasites and the corresponding levels of n...

    Authors: Festus K. Acquah, Aminata C. Lo, Kwadwo Akyea-Mensah, Hamza B. Abagna, Babacar Faye, Michael Theisen, Ben A. Gyan and Linda E. Amoah

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:64

    Content type: Research

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  49. Efficient testing to identify poor quality artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is important to optimize efforts to control and eliminate malaria. Healthcare professionals interact with both ACT and mal...

    Authors: Helen Byomire Ndagije, Ronald Kiguba, Leonard Manirakiza, Elijah Kirabira, Allan Sserwanga, Leah Nabirye, Jackson Mukonzo, Sten Olsson, Anne Spinewine, William D’Hoore and Niko Speybroeck

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:63

    Content type: Research

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  50. Malaria is a worldwide problem that affects millions of people yearly. In rural areas where anti-malarial drugs are not easily accessible, many people use herbal treatments, such as Moringa oleifera, to treat a v...

    Authors: Jennifer Pilotos, Kadra Abdu Ibrahim, Chishimba Nathan Mowa and Michael Makokha Opata

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2020 19:62

    Content type: Research

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