Search Results - "Malaria journal"

The past, present and future of anti-malarial medicines by Tse, Edwin G, Korsik, Marat, Todd, Matthew H

“…Great progress has been made in recent years to reduce the high level of suffering caused by malaria worldwide. Notably, the use of insecticide-treated…”
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Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) by Coetzee, Maureen

“…In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of…”
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Anaemia and malaria by White, Nicholas J

“…Malaria is a major cause of anaemia in tropical areas. Malaria infection causes haemolysis of infected and uninfected erythrocytes and bone marrow…”
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New developments in anti-malarial target candidate and product profiles by Burrows, Jeremy N, Duparc, Stephan, Gutteridge, Winston E, Hooft van Huijsduijnen, Rob, Kaszubska, Wiweka, Macintyre, Fiona, Mazzuri, Sébastien, Möhrle, Jörg J, Wells, Timothy N C

“…A decade of discovery and development of new anti-malarial medicines has led to a renewed focus on malaria elimination and eradication. Changes in the way new…”
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Antiplasmodial natural products: an update by Tajuddeen, Nasir, Van Heerden, Fanie R

“…Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in regions of the world where it is endemic. An unprecedented decline in malaria incidences was recorded…”
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Comparison of three diagnostic methods (microscopy, RDT, and PCR) for the detection of malaria parasites in representative samples from Equatorial Guinea by Berzosa, Pedro, de Lucio, Aida, Romay-Barja, María, Herrador, Zaida, González, Vicenta, García, Luz, Fernández-Martínez, Amalia, Santana-Morales, Maria, Ncogo, Policarpo, Valladares, Basilio, Riloha, Matilde, Benito, Agustín

“…Malaria in Equatorial Guinea remains a major public health problem. The country is a holo-endemic area with a year-round transmission pattern. In 2016, the…”
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Malaria in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela: current challenges in malaria control and elimination by Recht, Judith, Siqueira, André M, Monteiro, Wuelton M, Herrera, Sonia M, Herrera, Sócrates, Lacerda, Marcus V G

“…In spite of significant progress towards malaria control and elimination achieved in South America in the 2000s, this mosquito-transmitted tropical disease…”
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Characterizing, controlling and eliminating residual malaria transmission by Killeen, Gerry F

“…Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) interventions can reduce malaria transmission by targeting mosquitoes when they feed…”
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Ready for malaria elimination: zero indigenous case reported in the People's Republic of China by Feng, Jun, Zhang, Li, Huang, Fang, Yin, Jian-Hai, Tu, Hong, Xia, Zhi-Gui, Zhou, Shui-Sen, Xiao, Ning, Zhou, Xiao-Nong

“…Malaria was once one of the most serious public health problems in China. However, the disease burden has sharply declined and epidemic areas have shrunk after…”
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A review of the WHO malaria rapid diagnostic test product testing programme (2008-2018): performance, procurement and policy by Cunningham, Jane, Jones, Sophie, Gatton, Michelle L, Barnwell, John W, Cheng, Qin, Chiodini, Peter L, Glenn, Jeffrey, Incardona, Sandra, Kosack, Cara, Luchavez, Jennifer, Menard, Didier, Nhem, Sina, Oyibo, Wellington, Rees-Channer, Roxanne R, Gonzalez, Iveth, Bell, David

“…Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) emerged in the early 1990s into largely unregulated markets, and uncertain field performance was a major concern for the…”
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The evidence for improving housing to reduce malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tusting, Lucy S, Ippolito, Matthew M, Willey, Barbara A, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Dorsey, Grant, Gosling, Roly D, Lindsay, Steve W

“…The global malaria burden has fallen since 2000, sometimes before large-scale vector control programmes were initiated. While long-lasting insecticide-treated…”
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Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases by van den Berg, Henk, Manuweera, Gamini, Konradsen, Flemming

“…DDT was among the initial persistent organic pollutants listed under the Stockholm Convention and continues to be used for control of malaria and other…”
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Malaria chemoprevention and drug resistance: a review of the literature and policy implications by Plowe, Christopher V

“…Chemoprevention strategies reduce malaria disease and death, but the efficacy of anti-malarial drugs used for chemoprevention is perennially threatened by drug…”
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Malaria and COVID-19: unmasking their ties by Hussein, Mogahed Ismail Hassan, Albashir, Ahmed Abdalazim Dafallah, Elawad, Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed, Homeida, Anmar

“…The incidence and mortality of COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization reports, shows a noticeable difference between North America, Western…”
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Malaria parasite clearance by White, Nicholas J

“…Following anti-malarial drug treatment asexual malaria parasite killing and clearance appear to be first order processes. Damaged malaria parasites in…”
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Severe malaria by White, Nicholas J

“…Severe malaria is a medical emergency. It is a major cause of preventable childhood death in tropical countries. Severe malaria justifies considerable global…”
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Large-scale field trial of attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) for the control of malaria vector mosquitoes in Mali, West Africa by Traore, Mohamad M, Junnila, Amy, Traore, Sekou F, Doumbia, Seydou, Revay, Edita E, Kravchenko, Vasiliy D, Schlein, Yosef, Arheart, Kristopher L, Gergely, Petrányi, Xue, Rui-De, Hausmann, Axel, Beck, Robert, Prozorov, Alex, Diarra, Rabiatou A, Kone, Aboubakr S, Majambere, Silas, Bradley, John, Vontas, John, Beier, John C, Müller, Günter C

“…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…”
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A new world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2010 by Gething, Peter W, Patil, Anand P, Smith, David L, Guerra, Carlos A, Elyazar, Iqbal R F, Johnston, Geoffrey L, Tatem, Andrew J, Hay, Simon I

“…Transmission intensity affects almost all aspects of malaria epidemiology and the impact of malaria on human populations. Maps of transmission intensity are…”
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Quinine, an old anti-malarial drug in a modern world: role in the treatment of malaria by Achan, Jane, Talisuna, Ambrose O, Erhart, Annette, Yeka, Adoke, Tibenderana, James K, Baliraine, Frederick N, Rosenthal, Philip J, D'Alessandro, Umberto

“…Quinine remains an important anti-malarial drug almost 400 years after its effectiveness was first documented. However, its continued use is challenged by its…”
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How long do rapid diagnostic tests remain positive after anti-malarial treatment? by Dalrymple, Ursula, Arambepola, Rohan, Gething, Peter W, Cameron, Ewan

“…Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are increasingly becoming a paradigm for both clinical diagnosis of malaria infections and for estimating community parasite…”
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