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The burden of malaria in pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas by Steketee, R W, Nahlen, B L, Parise, M E, Menendez, C

“…Pregnant women in malarious areas may experience a variety of adverse consequences from malaria infection including maternal anemia, placental accumulation of…”
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Protective effects of the sickle cell gene against malaria morbidity and mortality by Aidoo, Michael, Terlouw, Dianne J, Kolczak, Margarette S, McElroy, Peter D, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Kariuki, Simon, Nahlen, Bernard L, Lal, Altaf A, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam

“…The high frequency of the sickle-cell haemoglobin (HbS) gene in malaria endemic regions is believed to be due to a heterozygote (HbASp) advantage against fatal…”
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Community-wide effects of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and malaria morbidity in western Kenya by Hawley, William A, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Terlouw, Dianne J, Vulule, John M, Ombok, Maurice, Nahlen, Bernard L, Gimnig, John E, Kariuki, Simon K, Kolczak, Margarette S, Hightower, Allen W

“…Spatial analyses of the effect of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) on nearby households both with and without ITNs was performed in the context…”
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Impact of malaria control on childhood anaemia in Africa – a quantitative review by Korenromp, Eline L., Armstrong‐Schellenberg, Joanna R. M., Williams, Brian G., Nahlen, Bernard L., Snow, Robert W.

“…Summary Objective  To review the impact of malaria control on haemoglobin (Hb) distributions and anaemia prevalences in children under 5 in malaria‐endemic…”
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Reduction of malaria during pregnancy by permethrin-treated bed nets in an area of intense perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya by ter Kuile, Feiko O, Terlouw, Dianne J, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Hawley, William A, Friedman, Jennifer F, Kariuki, Simon K, Shi, Ya Ping, Kolczak, Margarette S, Lal, Altaf A, Vulule, John M, Nahlen, Bernard L

“…The impact of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) on malaria in pregnancy was studied in a rural area in western Kenya with intense perennial…”
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Sustainability of Reductions in Malaria Transmission and Infant Mortality in Western Kenya With Use of Insecticide-Treated Bednets: 4 to 6 Years of Follow-up by Lindblade, Kim A, Eisele, Thomas P, Gimnig, John E, Alaii, Jane A, Odhiambo, Frank, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Hawley, William A, Wannemuehler, Kathleen A, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Rosen, Daniel H, Nahlen, Bernard L, Terlouw, Dianne J, Adazu, Kubaje, Vulule, John M, Slutsker, Laurence

“…CONTEXT Insecticide-treated bednets reduce malaria transmission and child morbidity and mortality in short-term trials, but this impact may not be sustainable…”
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Malaria attributable to the HIV-1 epidemic, sub-Saharan Africa by Korenromp, Eline L, Williams, Brian G, de Vlas, Sake J, Gouws, Eleanor, Gilks, Charles F, Ghys, Peter D, Nahlen, Bernard L

“…We assessed the impact of HIV-1 on malaria in the sub-Saharan African population. Relative risks for malaria in HIV-infected persons, derived from literature…”
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Efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets in the prevention of mortality in young children in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya by Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Nahlen, Bernard L, Kolczak, Margarette S, Hightower, Allen W, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Alaii, Jane A, Gimnig, John E, Arudo, John, Vulule, John M, Odhacha, Amos, Kachur, S Patrick, Schoute, Erik, Rosen, Daniel H, Sexton, John D, Oloo, Aggrey J, Hawley, William A

“…A group-randomized controlled trial of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) was conducted in an area of high perennial malaria transmission in…”
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A new NOS2 promoter polymorphism associated with increased nitric oxide production and protection from severe malaria in Tanzanian and Kenyan children by Hobbs, Maurine R, Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Levesque, Marc C, Booth, Jennifer, Roberts, Jacquelin M, Tkachuk, Ariana N, Pole, Ann, Coon, Hilary, Kariuki, Simon, Nahlen, Bernard L, Mwaikambo, Esther D, Lal, Altaf L, Granger, Donald L, Anstey, Nicholas M, Weinberg, J Brice

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a mediator of immunity to malaria, and genetic polymorphisms in the promoter of the inducible NO synthase gene (NOS2) could modulate…”
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors of Plasmodium falciparum: molecular characterization and naturally elicited antibody response that may provide immunity to malaria pathogenesis by Naik, R S, Branch, O H, Woods, A S, Vijaykumar, M, Perkins, D J, Nahlen, B L, Lal, A A, Cotter, R J, Costello, C E, Ockenhouse, C F, Davidson, E A, Gowda, D C

“…Induction of proinflammatory cytokine responses by glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) of intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum is believed to contribute to…”
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Impact of permethrin-treated bed nets on entomologic indices in an area of intense year-round malaria transmission by Gimnig, John E, Vulule, John M, Lo, Terrence Q, Kamau, Luna, Kolczak, Margarette S, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Mathenge, Evan M, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Nahlen, Bernard L, Hightower, Allen W, Hawley, William A

“…The effect of permethrin-treated bed nets (ITNs) on malaria vectors was studied as part of a large-scale, randomized, controlled trial in western Kenya. Indoor…”
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Factors affecting use of permethrin-treated bed nets during a randomized controlled trial in western Kenya by Alaii, Jane A, Hawley, William A, Kolczak, Margarette S, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Gimnig, John E, Vulule, John M, Odhacha, Amos, Oloo, Aggrey J, Nahlen, Bernard L, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A

“…Adherence with permethrin-treated bed net (ITN) use and their proper deployment was directly observed in 2,178 individuals (784 households) participating in a…”
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Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for prevention of placental malaria in an area of Kenya with a high prevalence of malaria and human immunodeficiency virus infection by Parise, M E, Ayisi, J G, Nahlen, B L, Schultz, L J, Roberts, J M, Misore, A, Muga, R, Oloo, A J, Steketee, R W

“…A fever case management (CM) approach using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) was compared with two presumptive intertmittent SP treatment regimens in the second…”
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The effect of dual infection with HIV and malaria on pregnancy outcome in western Kenya by AYISI, John G, VAN EIJK, Anna M, TER KUILE, Feiko O, KOLCZAK, Margarette S, OTIENO, Juliana A, MISORE, Ambrose O, KAGER, Piet A, STEKETEE, Richard W, NAHLEN, Bernard L

“…To determine the effect of dual infection with HIV and malaria on birth outcomes and maternal anaemia among women delivering at a large public hospital in…”
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HIV increases the risk of malaria in women of all gravidities in Kisumu, Kenya by VAN EIJK, Anna M, AYISI, John G, TER KUILE, Feiko O, MISORE, Ambrose O, OTIENO, Juliana A, ROSEN, Daniel H, KAGER, Piet A, STEKETEE, Richard W, NAHLEN, Bernard L

“…To study the importance of HIV infection for malaria in pregnancy in Kisumu, Kenya. Healthy women with an uncomplicated pregnancy of 32 weeks or more attending…”
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Impact of permethrin-treated bed nets on malaria and all-cause morbidity in young children in an area of intense perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya: cross-sectional survey by ter Kuile, Feiko O, Terlouw, Dianne J, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Hawley, William A, Friedman, Jennifer F, Kolczak, Margarette S, Kariuki, Simon K, Shi, Ya Ping, Kwena, Arthur M, Vulule, John M, Nahlen, Bernard L

“…Information on the impact of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) from randomized controlled trials in areas of intense perennial malaria…”
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Impact of permethrin-treated bed nets on malaria, anemia, and growth in infants in an area of intense perennial malaria transmission in western Kenya by ter Kuile, Feiko O, Terlouw, Dianne J, Kariuki, Simon K, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, Mirel, Lisa B, Hawley, William A, Friedman, Jennifer F, Shi, Ya Ping, Kolczak, Margarette S, Lal, Altaf A, Vulule, John M, Nahlen, Bernard L

“…As part of a community-based, group-randomized, controlled trial of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) in an area with intense malaria transmission in western…”
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Effect of permethrin-treated bed nets on the spatial distribution of malaria vectors in western Kenya by Gimnig, John E, Kolczak, Margarette S, Hightower, Allen W, Vulule, John M, Schoute, Erik, Kamau, Luna, Phillips-Howard, Penelope A, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Nahlen, Bernard L, Hawley, William A

“…The effect of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) on the spatial distribution of malaria vectors in neighboring villages lacking ITNs was studied…”
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Maternal malaria and perinatal HIV transmission, western Kenya by Ayisi, John G, van Eijk, Anna M, Newman, Robert D, ter Kuile, Feiko O, Shi, Ya Ping, Yang, Chunfu, Kolczak, Margarette S, Otieno, Juliana A, Misore, Ambrose O, Kager, Piet A, Lal, Renu B, Steketee, Richard W, Nahlen, Bernard L

“…To determine whether maternal placental malaria is associated with an increased risk for perinatal mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT), we studied…”
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Burden of Malaria during Pregnancy in Areas of Stable and Unstable Transmission in Ethiopia during a Nonepidemic Year by Newman, Robert D., Hailemariam, Afework, Jimma, Daddi, Degifie, Abera, Kebede, Daniel, Rietveld, Aafje E. C., Nahlen, Bernard L., Barnwell, John W., Steketee, Richard W., Parise, Monica E.

“…Little is known about the epidemiology of malaria during pregnancy in areas of unstable (epidemic-prone) transmission (UT) in sub-Saharan Africa. In…”
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