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School-Age Children Are a Reservoir of Malaria Infection in Malawi by Walldorf, Jenny A, Cohee, Lauren M, Coalson, Jenna E, Bauleni, Andy, Nkanaunena, Kondwani, Kapito-Tembo, Atupele, Seydel, Karl B, Ali, Doreen, Mathanga, Don, Taylor, Terrie E, Valim, Clarissa, Laufer, Miriam K

“…Malaria surveillance and interventions in endemic countries often target young children at highest risk of malaria morbidity and mortality. We aimed to…”
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Scheduled Intermittent Screening with Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Treatment with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine versus Intermittent Preventive Therapy with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for Malaria in Pregnancy in Malawi: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial by Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo, Kalilani, Linda, Mwapasa, Victor, van Eijk, Anna M, Khairallah, Carole, Ali, Doreen, Pace, Cheryl, Smedley, James, Thwai, Kyaw-Lay, Levitt, Brandt, Wang, Duolao, Kang'ombe, Arthur, Faragher, Brian, Taylor, Steve M, Meshnick, Steve, Ter Kuile, Feiko O

“…In Africa, most plasmodium infections during pregnancy remain asymptomatic, yet are associated with maternal anemia and low birthweight. WHO recommends…”
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Neurocognitive outcomes in Malawian children exposed to malaria during pregnancy: An observational birth cohort study by Weckman, Andrea M, Conroy, Andrea L, Madanitsa, Mwayiwawo, Gnaneswaran, Bruno, McDonald, Chloe R, Kalilani-Phiri, Linda, Chandna, Jaya, Ali, Doreen, Mwapasa, Victor, Khairallah, Carole, Thwai, Kyaw Lay, Meshnick, Steven R, Taylor, Steve M, Ter Kuile, Feiko O, Kain, Kevin C, Gladstone, Melissa

“…Annually 125 million pregnancies are at risk of malaria infection. However, the impact of exposure to malaria in pregnancy on neurodevelopment in children is…”
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A cluster randomized trial of delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy at the community level in Malawi by Rubenstein, Beth L, Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Chilima, Ethel, Kwizombe, Collins, Malpass, Ashley, Cash, Shelby, Wright, Katherine, Troell, Peter, Nsona, Humphrey, Kachale, Fannie, Ali, Doreen, Kaunda, Evans, Lankhulani, Sosten, Kayange, Michael, Mathanga, Don P, Munthali, John, Gutman, Julie R

“…Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy doubles the risk of low birthweight; up to 11% of all neonatal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are associated with…”
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The High Burden of Malaria in Primary School Children in Southern Malawi by Mathanga, Don P, Halliday, Katherine E, Jawati, Mpumulo, Verney, Allison, Bauleni, Andrew, Sande, John, Ali, Doreen, Jones, Rebecca, Witek-McManus, Stefan, Roschnik, Natalie, Brooker, Simon J

“…Malaria among school children has received increased attention recently, yet there remain few detailed data on the health and educational burden of malaria,…”
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Quality of malaria case management in Malawi: results from a nationally representative health facility survey by Steinhardt, Laura C, Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Wolkon, Adam, Luka, Madalitso, Luhanga, Misheck, Sande, John, Oyugi, Jessica, Ali, Doreen, Mathanga, Don, Skarbinski, Jacek

“…Malaria is endemic throughout Malawi, but little is known about quality of malaria case management at publicly-funded health facilities, which are the major…”
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Household costs among patients hospitalized with malaria: evidence from a national survey in Malawi, 2012 by Hennessee, Ian, Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Briggs-Hagen, Melissa, Bauleni, Andy, Shah, Monica P, Chalira, Alfred, Moyo, Dubulao, Dodoli, Wilfred, Luhanga, Misheck, Sande, John, Ali, Doreen, Gutman, Julie, Lindblade, Kim A, Njau, Joseph, Mathanga, Don P

“…With 71% of Malawians living on < $1.90 a day, high household costs associated with severe malaria are likely a major economic burden for low income families…”
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Comparative field performance and adherence to test results of four malaria rapid diagnostic tests among febrile patients more than five years of age in Blantyre, Malawi by Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Skarbinski, Jacek, Chilima, Ben, Campbell, Carl, Ewing, Victoria, San Joaquin, Miguel, Sande, John, Ali, Doreen, Mathanga, Don

“…Malaria rapid diagnostics tests (RDTs) can increase availability of laboratory-based diagnosis and improve the overall management of febrile patients in…”
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Childhood malaria admission rates to four hospitals in Malawi between 2000 and 2010 by Okiro, Emelda A, Kazembe, Lawrence N, Kabaria, Caroline W, Ligomeka, Jeffrey, Noor, Abdisalan M, Ali, Doreen, Snow, Robert W

“…The last few years have witnessed rapid scaling-up of key malaria interventions in several African countries following increases in development assistance…”
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Impact of health facility-based insecticide treated bednet distribution in Malawi: progress and challenges towards achieving universal coverage by Skarbinski, Jacek, Mwandama, Dyson, Luka, Madalitso, Jafali, James, Wolkon, Adam, Townes, David, Campbell, Carl, Zoya, John, Ali, Doreen, Mathanga, Don P

“…High levels of insecticide treated bednet (ITN) use reduce malaria burden in countries with intense transmission such as Malawi. Since 2007 Malawi has…”
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Impact of school-based malaria case management on school attendance, health and education outcomes: a cluster randomised trial in southern Malawi by Halliday, Katherine E, Witek-McManus, Stefan S, Opondo, Charles, Mtali, Austin, Allen, Elizabeth, Bauleni, Andrew, Ndau, Saidi, Phondiwa, Emmanuel, Ali, Doreen, Kachigunda, Virginia, Sande, John H, Jawati, Mpumulo, Verney, Allison, Chimuna, Tiyese, Melody, David, Moestue, Helen, Roschnik, Natalie, Brooker, Simon J, Mathanga, Don P

“…IntroductionEvidence indicates children who suffer from ill-health are less likely to attend or complete schooling. Malaria is an important cause of morbidity…”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of ACT for the Community Case Management of Malaria in Urban Settings in Five African Sites by Akweongo, P, Agyei-Baffour, P, Sudhakar, M, Simwaka, B. N, Konate, A. T, Adongo, P. B, Browne, E. N, Tegegn, A, Ali, D, Traore, A, Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, M, Pagnoni, F, Barnish, G

“…The community case management of malaria (CCMm) is now an established route for distribution of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in rural areas, but…”
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Secondary analysis of national and subnational survey data to evaluate the impact of the scale-up of malaria control interventions in Malawi, 2000–10 by Hershey, Christine, PhD, Ali, Doreen, MSc, Florey, Lia, PhD, Bennett, Adam, PhD, Luhanga, Misheck, MPH, Oyugi, Jessica, MD, Ye, Yazoume, PhD, Jenda, Gomezgani, BSc, Nielsen, Carrie, PhD, Salgado, Rene, MD, Mathanga, Don, MD, Bhattarai, Achuyt, MD

“…Abstract Background Malaria control interventions, including insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), were scaled up nationwide in Malawi during 2000–10. We assessed…”
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Comparison of anaemia and parasitaemia as indicators of malaria control in household and EPI-health facility surveys in Malawi by Mathanga, Don P, Campbell, Jr, Carl H, Vanden Eng, Jodi, Wolkon, Adam, Bronzan, Rachel N, Malenga, Grace J, Ali, Doreen, Desai, Meghna

“…The World Health Organization has recommended that anaemia be used as an additional indicator to monitor malaria burden at the community level as malaria…”
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The A581G̲ Mutation in the Gene Encoding Plasmodium falciparum Dihydropteroate Synthetase Reduces the Effectiveness of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Preventive Therapy in Malawian Pregnant Women by Gutman, Julie, Kalilani, Linda, Taylor, Steve, Zhou, Zhiyong, Wiegand, Ryan E., Thwai, Kyaw L., Mwandama, Dyson, Khairallah, Carole, Madanitsa, Mwayi, Chaluluka, Ebbie, Dzinjalamala, Fraction, Ali, Doreen, Mathanga, Don P., Skarbinski, Jacek, Shi, Ya Ping, Meshnick, Steve, ter Kuile, Feiko O.

“…Background. The A581G̲ mutation in the gene encoding Plasmodium falciparum dihydropteroate synthase (dhps), in combination with the quintuple mutant involving…”
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Prevalence and Clinical Management of Non-malarial Febrile Illnesses among Outpatients in the Era of Universal Malaria Testing in Malawi by Kapito-Tembo, Atupele, Mathanga, Don, Bauleni, Andrew, Nyirenda, Osward, Pensulo, Paul, Ali, Doreen, Valim, Clarissa, Taylor, Terrie E, Laufer, Miriam K

“…Increasing access to rapid diagnostic tests for malaria (mRDTs) has raised awareness of the challenges healthcare workers face in managing non-malarial febrile…”
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Mapping malaria transmission intensity in Malawi, 2000-2010 by Bennett, Adam, Kazembe, Lawrence, Mathanga, Don P, Kinyoki, Damaris, Ali, Doreen, Snow, Robert W, Noor, Abdisalan M

“…Substantial development assistance has been directed towards reducing the high malaria burden in Malawi over the past decade. We assessed changes in…”
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Preventing malaria transmission by indoor residual spraying in Malawi: grappling with the challenge of uncertain sustainability by Chanda, Emmanuel, Mzilahowa, Themba, Chipwanya, John, Mulenga, Shadreck, Ali, Doreen, Troell, Peter, Dodoli, Wilfred, Govere, John M, Gimnig, John

“…In the past decade, there has been rapid scale-up of insecticide-based malaria vector control in the context of integrated vector management (IVM) according to…”
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Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine During Pregnancy on Maternal and Birth Outcomes in Machinga District, Malawi by Gutman, Julie, Mwandama, Dyson, Wiegand, Ryan E., Ali, Doreen, Mathanga, Don P., Skarbinski, Jacek

“…Background. Malaria during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and increased perinatal mortality, especially among primigravidae. Despite increasing…”
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Increasing insecticide resistance in Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in Malawi, 2011-2015 by Mzilahowa, Themba, Chiumia, Martin, Mbewe, Rex B, Uzalili, Veronica T, Luka-Banda, Madalitso, Kutengule, Anna, Mathanga, Don P, Ali, Doreen, Chiphwanya, John, Zoya, John, Mulenga, Shadreck, Dodoli, Wilfred, Bergeson-Lockwood, Jennifer, Troell, Peter, Oyugi, Jessica, Lindblade, Kim, Gimnig, John E

“…Susceptibility of principal Anopheles malaria vectors to common insecticides was monitored over a 5-year period across Malawi to inform and guide the national…”
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