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Evidence of Plasmodium vivax circulation in western and eastern regions of Senegal: implications for malaria control

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by Aida S. Badiane, Bassirou Ngom, Tolla Ndiaye, Deirdre Cunningham, James Campbell, Amy Gaye, Aita Sène, Mouhamad Sy, Daouda Ndiaye, Davis Nwakanma and Jean Langhorne

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Malaria elimination in Senegal requires accurate diagnosis of all Plasmodium species. Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent species in Senegal, although Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, and recently P ..read more

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Mixed-method evaluation study of a targeted mass drug administration of long-acting anti-malarials among children aged 3 months to 15 years in the Bossangoa sub-prefecture, Ouham, Central African Republic, during the COVID-19 pandemic

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by Eve Robinson, Adelaide Ouabo, Letitia Rose, Felipe van Braak, Jorieke Vyncke, Roberto Wright, Nell Gray, Narcisse Simon Sakama, Emmanuel Joao Aboukar, Methode Mberyo Fierte, Daniel Woinzoukou, Linn Ewers, Christian Serpande, Susanne Stein, Elburg Van Boetzelaer, Odilon Auguste Kpahina…

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In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) initiated three cycles of dihydroartemisin-piperaquine (DHA-PQ) mass drug administration (MDA) for children aged three months to 15 years w ..read more

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Cost-effectiveness of village health worker-led integrated community case management (iCCM) versus health facility based management for childhood illnesses in rural southwestern Uganda

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by Edgar Mulogo, Moses Ntaro, Andrew Wesuta, Jane Namusisi, Peter Kawungezi, Vincent Batwala and Michael Matte

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In Uganda, village health workers (VHWs) manage childhood illness under the integrated community case management (iCCM) strategy. Care is provided for malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea in a community setting ..read more

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Efficacy of Pirikool® 300 CS used for indoor residual spraying on three different substrates in semi-field experimental conditions

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by Behi Kouadio Fodjo, Emile Tchicaya, Laurence Aya Yao, Constant Edi, Alassane Foungoye Ouattara, Loukou Bernard Kouassi, Firmain N’dri Yokoly and Koudou Guibéhi Benjamin

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Vector control using insecticides is a key prevention strategy against malaria. Unfortunately, insecticide resistance in mosquitoes threatens all progress in malaria control. In the perspective of managing thi ..read more

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Kinetics of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity during Plasmodium vivax infection: implications for early radical malaria treatment

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by Laureen Dahuron, Juste Goungounga, Moustapha Drame, Maylis Douine, Mathieu Nacher, Théo Blaise, Emilie Mosnier, Lise Musset, Marie Fouillet, Félix Djossou and Loïc Epelboin

1w ago

Plasmodium vivax relapses due to dormant liver hypnozoites can be prevented with primaquine. However, the dose must be adjusted in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. In French G ..read more

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Molecular markers of artemisinin resistance during falciparum malaria elimination in Eastern Myanmar

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by Aung Myint Thu, Aung Pyae Phyo, Chanapat Pateekhum, Jade D. Rae, Jordi Landier, Daniel M. Parker, Gilles Delmas, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Alistair R. D. McLean, Ann Arya, Ann Reyes, Xue Li, Olivo Miotto, Kyaw Soe, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Arjen Dondorp…

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Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum threatens global malaria elimination efforts. To contain and then eliminate artemisinin resistance in Eastern Myanmar a network of community-based malaria posts was ..read more

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Genetic polymorphism and evidence of signatures of selection in the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein gene in Tanzanian regions with different malaria endemicity

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by Beatus M. Lyimo, Catherine Bakari, Zachary R. Popkin-Hall, David J. Giesbrecht, Misago D. Seth, Dativa Pereus, Zulfa I. Shabani, Ramadhan Moshi, Ruth Boniface, Celine I. Mandara, Rashid Madebe, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jeffrey A. Bailey and Deus S. Ishengoma

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In 2021 and 2023, the World Health Organization approved RTS,S/AS01 and R21/Matrix M malaria vaccines, respectively, for routine immunization of children in African countries with moderate to high transmission ..read more

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A qualitative look at bed net access and use in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Rwanda following piloted distributions of dual-active ingredient insecticide-treated nets

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by Jenny Shannon, Moubassira Kagone, Baltazar Candrinho, Sylvanus Otikwu, Chantal Ingabire, Adama Gansane, Samy Pooda, Fofana Aboubacar, Fatou Ouattara, Binete Savaio, Celestino Joanguete, Lucio Sixpence, Hannah Koenker, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Okefu Oyale Okoko, Onoja Ali…

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Universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is important for malaria control and elimination. The emergence and intensification of insecticide resistance threatens progress made through the deploym ..read more

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Leveraging malaria vaccines and mRNA technology to tackle the global inequity in pharmaceutical research and production towards disease elimination

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by Floriano Amimo

1w ago

Malaria vaccine introduction in endemic countries is a game-changing milestone in the fight against the disease. This article examines the inequity in the global pharmaceutical research, development, manufactu ..read more

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A new long-read mitochondrial-genome protocol (PacBio HiFi) for haemosporidian parasites: a tool for population and biodiversity studies

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by M. Andreína Pacheco, Axl S. Cepeda, Erica A. Miller, Scott Beckerman, Mitchell Oswald, Evan London, Nohra E. Mateus-Pinilla and Ananias A. Escalante

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Studies on haemosporidian diversity, including origin of human malaria parasites, malaria's zoonotic dynamic, and regional biodiversity patterns, have used target gene approaches. However, current methods have ..read more

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