Feasibility and safety of integrating mass drug administration for helminth control with seasonal malaria chemoprevention among Senegalese children: a randomized controlled, observer-blind trial
The overlap in the epidemiology of malaria and helminths has been identified as a potential area to exploit for the development of an integrated control strategy that may help to achieve elimination of malaria... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Muhammed O. Afolabi, Doudou Sow, Schadrac C. Agbla, El Hadji Babacar Fall, Fatimata Bintou Sall, Amadou Seck, Isaac Akh énaton Manga, Ibrahima Marietou Mbaye, Mor Absa Loum, Baba Camara, Diatou Niang, Babacar Gueye, Doudou Sene, Ndéye M’backé Kane, B Tags: Research Source Type: research
A Bayesian spatio-temporal framework to assess the effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention on children under 5 years in Cameroon from 2016 to 2021 using routine data
Malaria affects millions of Cameroonian children under 5 years of age living in the North and Far North regions. These regions bear the greatest burden, particularly for children under 5 years of age. To reduc... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Arnold Fottsoh Fokam, Toussaint Rouamba, Sekou Samadoulougou, Yazoume Ye and Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou Tags: Research Source Type: research
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in a context of high presumed sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance: malaria morbidity and molecular drug resistance profiles in South Sudan
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine (SP-AQ), is a community-based malaria preventive strategy commonly used in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. Howeve... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Irene Molina-de la Fuente, Mar ía José Sagrado Benito, Estrella Lasry, Janet Ousley, Luz García, Vicenta González, Harriet Akello Pasquale, Ahmed Julla, Piex Uwiragiye, Abdirashid M. Abdi, Buai Tut Chol, Bakri Abubakr, Agustín Benito, Cristian Casade Tags: Research Source Type: research
Key considerations, target product profiles, and research gaps in the application of infrared spectroscopy and artificial intelligence for malaria surveillance and diagnosis
Studies on the applications of infrared (IR) spectroscopy and machine learning (ML) in public health have increased greatly in recent years. These technologies show enormous potential for measuring key paramet... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Issa H. Mshani, Doreen J. Siria, Emmanuel P. Mwanga, Bazoumana BD. Sow, Roger Sanou, Mercy Opiyo, Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord, Heather M. Ferguson, Abdoulaye Diabate, Klaas Wynne, Mario Gonz ález-Jiménez, Francesco Baldini, Simon A. Babayan and Fredros Okumu Tags: Review Source Type: research
Attractive targeted sugar bait: the pyrrole insecticide chlorfenapyr and the anti-malarial pharmaceutical artemether –lumefantrine arrest Plasmodium falciparum development inside wild pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.s. mosquitoes
Attractive targeted sugar bait (ATSB) is a novel approach to vector control, offering an alternative mode of insecticide delivery via the insect alimentary canal, with potential to deliver a variety of compoun... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Raphael N ’Guessan, Soromane Camara, Mark Rowland, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Rosine Z. Wolie, Marius G. Zoh, Brou N’Guessan, Innocent Z. Tia, Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Matthew B. Thomas and Alphonsine A. Koffi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Disentangling the intersection of inequities with health and malaria exposure: key lessons from rural communities in Northern Borneo
The increasing incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria poses a significant challenge to efforts to eliminate malaria from Malaysia. Macaque reservoirs, outdoors-biting mosquitoes, human activities, and agricultu... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, Pauline Yong Pau Lin, April Monroe, Sara Elizabeth Baumann, Bipin Adhikari, Anna Cohen Miller, Shigeharu Sato, Kimberly M. Fornace, Richard Culleton, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Rozita Hod, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Kamruddin Ahmed and Mo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Molecular surveillance of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax isolates from malaria cases in Yunnan Province of China using pvcrt-o gene polymorphisms
The objective of this study was to conduct molecular monitoring of chloroquine ... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hongyun Ding, Ying Dong, Yan Deng, Yanchun Xu, Yan Liu, Jing Wu, Mengni Chen, Canglin Zhang, Li Liu and Yingkun Lin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessment of malaria risk in Southeast Asia: a systematic review
Several countries in Southeast Asia are nearing malaria elimination, yet eradication remains elusive. This is largely due to the challenge of focusing elimination efforts, an area where risk prediction can pla... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chaitawat Sa-ngamuang, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Myat Su Yin, Thomas Barkowsky, Liwang Cui, Jetsumon Prachumsri and Peter Haddawy Tags: Review Source Type: research
Effect of non-human hosts on the human biting rate of primary and secondary malaria vectors in Tanzania
Malaria vectors vary in feeding preference depending on their innate behaviour, host availability and abundance. Host preference and human biting rate in malaria vectors are key factors in establishing zooprop... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Godfrey C. Katusi, Marie R. G. Hermy, Samwely M. Makayula, Rickard Ignell, Ladslaus L. Mnyone, Sharon R. Hill and Nicodem J. Govella Tags: Research Source Type: research
Asymptomatic and submicroscopic malaria infections in sugar cane and rice development areas of Ethiopia
Water resource development projects, such as dams and irrigation schemes, have a positive impact on food security and poverty reduction. However, such projects could increase prevalence of vector borne disease... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hallelujah Getachew, Assalif Demissew, Ashenafi Abossie, Kassahun Habtamu, Xiaoming Wang, Daibin Zhong, Guofa Zhou, Ming-Chieh Lee, Elizabeth Hemming-Schroeder, Lauren Bradley, Teshome Degefa, Dawit Hawaria, Arega Tsegaye, James W.Kazura, Cristian Koepfli Tags: Research Source Type: research
Rapid and non-destructive identification of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis mosquito species using Raman spectroscopy via machine learning classification models
Identification of malaria vectors is an important exercise that can result in the deployment of targeted control measures and monitoring the susceptibility of the vectors to control strategies. Although known ... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dickson L. Omucheni, Kenneth A. Kaduki and Wolfgang R. Mukabana Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparative analyses of functional antibody-mediated inhibition with anti-circumsporozoite monoclonal antibodies against transgenic Plasmodium berghei
Acquired functional inhibitory antibodies are one of several humoral immune mechanisms used to neutralize foreign pathogens. In vitro bioassays are useful tools for quantifying antibody-mediated inhibition and... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Justin Nicholas, Surendra Kumar Kolli, Pradeep Annamalai Subramani, Sai Lata De, Madison M. Ogbondah, Samantha J. Barnes, Francis Babila Ntumngia and John H. Adams Tags: Research Source Type: research
Potential persistence mechanisms of the major Anopheles gambiae species complex malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review
The source of malaria vector populations that re-establish at the beginning of the rainy season is still unclear yet knowledge of mosquito behaviour is required to effectively institute control measures. Alter... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rita Mwima, Tin-Yu J. Hui, Ann Nanteza, Austin Burt and Jonathan K. Kayondo Tags: Review Source Type: research
Effect of fluralaner on the biology, survival, and reproductive fitness of the neotropical malaria vector Anopheles aquasalis
Reducing mosquito abundance or interfering with its ability to support the parasite cycle can help to interrupt malaria in areas of significant risk of malaria transmission. Fluralaner is a safe and effective ... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jo ão Arthur Alcântara, Francys Sayara Andrade de Araújo, Andréia da Costa Paz, Rodrigo Maciel Alencar, Berta Yoná de Albuquerque Caldas, Raquel Soares Maia Godoy, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães Lacerda, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Tags: Research Source Type: research
Imported and indigenous Plasmodium Vivax and Plasmodium Falciparum malaria in the Hubei Province of China, 2005 –2019
The Hubei Province in China reported its last indigenous malaria case in September 2012, but imported malaria cases, particularly those related to Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum, threaten Hubei ’s mala... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - November 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dongni Wu, Hong Zhu, Lun Wan, Juan Zhang, Wen Lin, Lingcong Sun, Huaxun Zhang, Si Liu, Eimear Cleary, Andrew J. Tatem, Jing Xia and Shengjie Lai Tags: Research Source Type: research
