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

Factors affecting adherence to national malaria treatment guidelines in management of malaria among public healthcare workers in Kamuli District, Uganda

Malaria remains a major public health threat accounting for 30.4 % of disease morbidity in outpatient clinic visits across all age groups in Uganda. Consequently, malaria control remains a major public health ...

Charles Bawate, Sylvia T. Callender-Carter, Ben Nsajju and Denis Bwayo

Malaria Journal 2016 15:112

Application of magnetic cytosmear for the estimation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density and detection of asexual stages in asymptomatic children

Conventional malaria parasite detection methods, such as rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and light microscopy (LM), are not sensitive enough to detect low level parasites and identification of gametocytes in the ...

Deborah Sumari, Brian T. Grimberg, D’Arbra Blankenship, Joseph Mugasa, Kefas Mugittu, Lee Moore, Paul Gwakisa and Maciej Zborowski

Malaria Journal 2016 15:113

Biochemical and functional characterization of Plasmodium falciparum DNA polymerase δ

Emergence of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum has created an urgent need for new drug targets. DNA polymerase δ is an essential enzyme required for chromosomal DNA replication and repair, and therefore may be...

Jitlada Vasuvat, Atcha Montree, Sangduen Moonsom, Ubolsree Leartsakulpanich, Songsak Petmitr, Federico Focher, George E. Wright and Porntip Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr

Malaria Journal 2016 15:116

Plasmodium falciparum ookinete expression of plasmepsin VII and plasmepsin X

Plasmodium invasion of the mosquito midgut is a population bottleneck in the parasite lifecycle. Interference with molecular mechanisms by which the ookinete invades the mosquito midgu...

Fengwu Li, Viengngeun Bounkeua, Kenneth Pettersen and Joseph M. Vinetz

Malaria Journal 2016 15:111

Small-scale land-use variability affects Anopheles spp. distribution and concomitant Plasmodium infection in humans and mosquito vectors in southeastern Madagascar

Deforestation and land-use change have the potential to alter human exposure to malaria. A large percentage of Madagascar’s original forest cover has been lost to slash-and-burn agriculture, and malaria is one...

Sarah Zohdy, Kristin Derfus, Emily G. Headrick, Mbolatiana Tovo Andrianjafy, Patricia C. Wright and Thomas R. Gillespie

Malaria Journal 2016 15:114

Seeking treatment for uncomplicated malaria: experiences from the Kintampo districts of Ghana

Malaria accounts for many deaths and illnesses, mostly among young children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. An integrated approach is recommended to ensure effective malaria control. Socio-cultural f...

Lawrence G. Febir, Kwaku Poku Asante, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Livesy N. Abokyi, Anthony Kwarteng, Bernhards Ogutu, Margaret Gyapong and Seth Owusu-Agyei

Malaria Journal 2016 15:108

Sharp decline of malaria cases in the Burie Zuria, Dembia, and Mecha districts, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2012–2014: descriptive analysis of surveillance data

In the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, a steep decline of malaria cases was seen in early 2014. This study verified the decrease of the malaria cases along with the positivity rates among acute febrile illness pati...

Yumi Toyama, Masaki Ota, Getinet Molla and Belay Bezabih Beyene

Malaria Journal 2016 15:104

The contribution of agricultural insecticide use to increasing insecticide resistance in African malaria vectors

The fight against malaria is increasingly threatened by failures in vector control due to growing insecticide resistance. This review examines the recent primary research that addresses the putative relations...

Molly C. Reid and F. Ellis McKenzie

Malaria Journal 2016 15:107

Imported Plasmodium vivax malaria with severe thrombocytopaenia: can it be severe malaria or not?

Thrombocytopaenia is the most frequent malaria-associated haematologic alteration observed with all five Plasmodium parasites causing disease in humans. Although not included in the World Health Organization crit...

Spinello Antinori, Alberto Corona, Anna Lisa Ridolfo, Laura Galimberti, Davide Ricaboni, Laura Milazzo and Mario Corbellino

Malaria Journal 2016 15:105

Effectiveness of insecticidal nets on uncomplicated clinical malaria: a case–control study for operational evaluation

In a context of large-scale implementation of malaria vector control tools, such as the distribution of long-lasting insecticide nets (LLIN), it is necessary to regularly assess whether strategies are progress...

Georgia Barikissou Damien, Armel Djènontin, Evelyne Chaffa, Sandra Yamadjako, Papa Makhtar Drame, Emmanuel Elanga Ndille, Marie-Claire Henry, Vincent Corbel, Franck Remoué and Christophe Rogier

Malaria Journal 2016 15:102

An external sensing system in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

A number of experiments have previously indicated that Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (pRBC) were able to sense host environment. The basis of this ability to detect external cues is not known but in...

Yang Wu, Laura N. Cruz, Tadge Szestak, Gavin Laing, Gemma R. Molyneux, Celia R. S. Garcia and Alister G. Craig

Malaria Journal 2016 15:103

A longitudinal study of the durability of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Zambia

A key goal of malaria control is to achieve universal access to, and use of, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) among people at risk for malaria. Quantifying the number of LLINs needed to achieve and maint...

Kathrine R. Tan, Jane Coleman, Barbara Smith, Busiku Hamainza, Cecilia Katebe-Sakala, Casey Kean, Ashley Kowal, Jodi Vanden Eng, Tiffany K. Parris, Carla T. Mapp, Stephen C. Smith, Robert Wirtz, Mulakwa Kamuliwo and Allen S. Craig

Malaria Journal 2016 15:106