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Human mobility and factors associated with malaria importation in Lusaka district, Zambia: a descriptive cross sectional study by Lowa, Miriam, Sitali, Lungowe, Siame, Mwiche, Musonda, Patrick

“…Malaria is a major public health problem in Zambia with an estimated 4 million confirmed cases and 2389 deaths reported in 2015. Efforts to reduce the…”
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Signal functions for emergency obstetric care as an intervention for reducing maternal mortality: a survey of public and private health facilities in Lusaka District, Zambia by Tembo, Tannia, Chongwe, Gershom, Vwalika, Bellington, Sitali, Lungowe

“…Zambia's maternal mortality ratio was estimated at 398/100,000 live births in 2014. Successful aversion of deaths is dependent on availability and usability of…”
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Patterns of mixed Plasmodium species infections among children six years and under in selected malaria hyper-endemic communities of Zambia: population-based survey observations by Sitali, Lungowe, Chipeta, James, Miller, John M, Moonga, Hawela B, Kumar, Nirbhay, Moss, William J, Michelo, Charles

“…Although malaria is preventable and treatable, it still claims 660,000 lives every year globally with children under five years of age having the highest…”
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Decreased prevalence of the Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt K76T and Pfmdr1 and N86Y mutations post-chloroquine treatment withdrawal in Katete District, Eastern Zambia by Mulenga, Mwenda C, Sitali, Lungowe, Ciubotariu, Ilinca I, Hawela, Moonga B, Hamainza, Busiku, Chipeta, James, Mharakurwa, Sungano

“…Abstract Background In 2002, Zambia withdrew chloroquine as first-line treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria due to increased treatment failure and…”
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Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia by Sitali, Lungowe, Miller, John M, Mwenda, Mulenga C, Bridges, Daniel J, Hawela, Moonga B, Hamainza, Busiku, Chizema-Kawesha, Elizabeth, Eisele, Thomas P, Chipeta, James, Lindtjørn, Bernt

“…Zambia continues to make strides in reducing malaria burden through the use of proven malaria interventions and has recently pledged to eliminate malaria by…”
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Factors associated with late antenatal care booking: population based observations from the 2007 Zambia demographic and health survey by Sinyange, Nyambe, Sitali, Lungowe, Jacobs, Choolwe, Musonda, Patrick, Michelo, Charles

“…In spite of the extreme importance of an early antenatal care visit, more than 50% of Zambian pregnant women book for antenatal care late. We aimed to…”
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En-route to the 'elimination' of genotypic chloroquine resistance in Western and Southern Zambia, 14 years after chloroquine withdrawal by Sitali, Lungowe, Mwenda, Mulenga C, Miller, John M, Bridges, Daniel J, Hawela, Moonga B, Chizema-Kawesha, Elizabeth, Chipeta, James, Lindtjørn, Bernt

“…Anti-malarial resistance is, and continues to be a significant challenge in the fight against malaria and a threat to achieving malaria elimination. In Zambia,…”
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Prevalence of pathogenic trypanosomes in anaemic cattle from trypanosomosis challenged areas of Itezhi-tezhi district in central Zambia by Mbewe, Njelembo J, Namangala, Boniface, Sitali, Lungowe, Vorster, Ilse, Michelo, Charles

“…The measure of anaemia status using packed cell volume (PCV) can be a reliable indicator of African trypanosomosis (AT) in the absence of other anaemia-causing…”
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Prevalence and genotypic characterization of Giardia duodenalis isolates from asymptomatic school-going children in Lusaka, Zambia by Tembo, Shadreck J., Mutengo, Mable M., Sitali, Lungowe, Changula, Katendi, Takada, Ayato, Mweene, Aaron S., Simulundu, Edgar, Chitanga, Simbarashe

“…Giardia duodenalis is one of the most common causes of diarrhea in humans with about 250–300 million cases per year. It is considered to be a species complex…”
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Data on selected antimalarial drug resistance markers in Zambia by Sitali, Lungowe, Mwenda, Mulenga C., Miller, John M., Bridges, Daniel J., Hawela, Moonga B., Hamainza, Busiku, Mudenda-Chilufya, Mutinta, Chizema-Kawesha, Elizabeth, Daniels, Rachel, Eisele, Thomas P., Nerland, Audun H., Chipeta, James, Lindtjorn, Bernt

“…This article describes data on selected resistance markers for antimalarial drugs used in Zambia. Antimalarial drug resistance has hindered the progress in the…”
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009-2013) by Munthali, Tendai, Jacobs, Choolwe, Sitali, Lungowe, Dambe, Rosalia, Michelo, Charles

“…Severe acute malnutrition has continued to be growing problem in Sub Saharan Africa. We investigated the factors associated with morbidity and mortality of…”
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Seroprevalence and determinants of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia by Frimpong, Christiana, Makasa, Mpundu, Sitali, Lungowe, Michelo, Charles

“…Toxoplasmosis is a neglected zoonotic disease which is prevalent among pregnant women especially in Africa. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence…”
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Adherence to the Food and Agricultural Organization guidelines on trypanocide usage among cattle farmers in Itezhi tezhi, Central Zambia by Mbewe, Njelembo J., Sitali, Lungowe, Namangala, Boniface, Michelo, Charles

“…•There is low adherence to the recommended FAO guidelines on trypanocide use.•Low adherence to FAO guidelines irrespective of location.•Farmers that use crush…”
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Surveillance of molecular markers for antimalarial resistance in Zambia: Polymorphism of Pfkelch 13, Pfmdr1 and Pfdhfr/Pfdhps genes by Sitali, Lungowe, Mwenda, Mulenga C., Miller, John M., Bridges, Daniel J., Hawela, Moonga B., Hamainza, Busiku, Mudenda-Chilufya, Mutinta, Chizema-Kawesha, Elizabeth, Daniels, Rachel F., Eisele, Thomas P., Nerland, Audun H., Chipeta, James, Lindtjorn, Bernt

“…•Four markers associated with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (Pfdhps A437G, Pfdhfr C59R, N51I, and S108N were observed at high frequency (>80%).•This high frequency…”
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition by Munthali, Tendai, Jacobs, Choolwe, Sitali, Lungowe, Dambe, Rosalia, Michelo, Charles

“…Background Severe acute malnutrition has continued to be growing problem in Sub Saharan Africa. We investigated the factors associated with morbidity and…”
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Reported incidence of fever for under-5 children in Zambia: a longitudinal study by Hamooya, Benson M, Chongwe, Gershom, Sitali, Lungowe, Halwindi, Hikabasa

“…Childhood fever is the most common clinical sign of Plasmodium falciparum infection. It is used as a measure of burden of the disease and the effectiveness of…”
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