Cập nhật nghiên cứu về chẩn đoán-điều trị sốt rét đăng tải trên tạp chí quốc tế nổi tiếng năm 2016-2017

Efficient method for establishing F1 progeny from wild populations of Anopheles mosquitoes

The changing malaria situation in Madagascar requires additional knowledge on the physiology and behaviour of local mosquito vectors. However, the absence of established colonies for several anopheline species...

Thiery N. Nepomichene, Lala Andrianaivolambo, Sébastien Boyer and Catherine Bourgouin

Malaria Journal 2017 16:21

Absence of in vivo selection for K13 mutations after artemether–lumefantrine treatment in Uganda

Individual drug treatment may select resistant parasites in the human body, a process termed in vivo selection. Some single nucleotide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistance transporter (pf...

Betty Balikagala, Toshihiro Mita, Mie Ikeda, Miki Sakurai, Shouki Yatsushiro, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shin-Ichiro Tachibana, Mary Auma, Edward H. Ntege, Daisuke Ito, Eizo Takashima, Nirianne Marie Q. Palacpac, Thomas G. Egwang, Joseph Okello Onen, Masatoshi Kataoka, Eisaku Kimura…

Malaria Journal 2017 16:23

Long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) ownership, use and cost of implementation after a mass distribution campaign in Kasaï Occidental Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) are a highly effective means for preventing malaria infection and reducing associated morbidity and mortality. Mass free distribution campaigns have been shown to rapidly ...

Henry Maggi Ntuku, Laura Ruckstuhl, Jean-Emmanuel Julo-Réminiac, Solange E. Umesumbu, Alain Bokota, Antoinette Kitoto Tshefu and Christian Lengeler

Malaria Journal 2017 16:22

LAMP kit for diagnosis of non-falciparum malaria in Plasmodium ovale infected patients

Microscopy and rapid diagnosis tests have a limited sensitivity in diagnosis of malaria by Plasmodium ovale. The LAMP kit (LoopAMP®) can be used in the field without special equipment and could have an important ...

Juan Cuadros, Alexandra Martin Ramírez, Iveth J. González, Xavier C. Ding, Ramon Perez Tanoira, Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, Peña Gómez-Herruz and Jose Miguel Rubio

Malaria Journal 2017 16:20

The perception of parents and teachers about intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in school children in a semi-rural area of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is likely to be the most promising therapeutic strategy to prevent malaria and its related adverse outcomes in schoolchildren. However, its successful implementation wil...

Junior R. Matangila, Jessica Fraeyman, Marie-Louise Mbula Kambulu, Alain Mpanya, Raquel Inocêncio da Luz, Pascal Lutumba, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden and Hilde Bastiaens

Malaria Journal 2017 16:19

Location, location, location: environmental factors better predict malaria-positive individuals during reactive case detection than index case demographics in Southern Province, Zambia

Decreasing malaria transmission leads to increasing heterogeneity with increased risk in both hot spots (locations) and hot pops (certain demographics). In Southern Province, Zambia, reactive case detection ha...

David A. Larsen, Tokozile Ngwenya-Kangombe, Sanford Cheelo, Busiku Hamainza, John Miller, Anna Winters and Daniel J. Bridges

Malaria Journal 2017 16:18

Community perceptions of targeted anti-malarial mass drug administrations in two provinces in Vietnam: a quantitative survey

As part of a targeted malaria elimination project, mass drug administrations (MDAs) were conducted in Vietnam. The impact of MDAs on malaria transmission depends largely on the efficacy of the anti-malarial dr...

Thuy-Nhien Nguyen, Pham N. Huong Thu, Ngo Trong Hung, Do Hung Son, Nguyen Thanh Tien, Nguyen Van Dung, Huynh Hong Quang, Lorenz von Seidlein, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nicholas P. J. Day, Nicholas J. White and Tran Tinh Hien

Malaria Journal 2017 16:17

Malaria epidemiology in central Myanmar: identification of a multi-species asymptomatic reservoir of infection

The spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is a global health concern. Myanmar stands at the frontier of artemisinin-resistant P. falciparum. Myanmar also has the highest reported malaria burden in...

Isaac Ghinai, Jackie Cook, Teddy Tun Win Hla, Hein Myat Thu Htet, Tom Hall, Inke ND Lubis, Rosanna Ghinai, Therese Hesketh, Ye Naung, Mya Mya Lwin, Tint Swe Latt, David L. Heymann, Colin J. Sutherland, Chris Drakeley and Nigel Field

Malaria Journal 2017 16:16

An improved extraction method for surface dosage of insecticides on treated textile fabrics

Tens of millions of people live in mosquito-infested regions and controlling mosquito-borne diseases is one of the major interventions aimed at alleviating poverty worldwide. The use of insecticide-treated tex...

Florence Dieval, Jérémy Bouyer and Jean-François Fafet

Malaria Journal 2017 16:14

Reported bed net ownership and use in social contacts is associated with uptake of bed nets for malaria prevention in pregnant women in Ghana

Despite progress made in the last decades, malaria persists as a pressing health issue in sub-Saharan Africa. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to infection and serious health outcomes for themselves ...

Kacey C. Ernst, Steven Erly, Charity Adusei, Melanie L. Bell, David Komla Kessie, Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko and John Ehiri

Malaria Journal 2017 16:13

Exploring the use of routinely-available, retrospective data to study the association between malaria control scale-up and micro-economic outcomes in Zambia

Country-level evidence on the impact of malaria control on micro-economic outcomes is vital for mobilizing domestic and donor resources for malaria control. Using routinely available survey data could facilita...

Alison Comfort, Anthony Leegwater, Sharon Nakhimovsky, Henry Kansembe, Busiku Hamainza, Benson Bwalya, Martin Alilio, Ben Johns and Lauren Olsho

Malaria Journal 2017 16:15