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

Malaria control and prevention towards elimination: data from an eleven-year surveillance in Shandong Province, China

Shandong Province experienced a declining malaria trend of local-acquired transmission, but the increasing imported malaria remains a challenge. Therefore, understanding the epidemiological characteristics of ...

Xiangli Kong, Xin Liu, Hong Tu, Yan Xu, Jianbing Niu, Yongbin Wang, Changlei Zhao, Jingxuan Kou and Jun Feng

Malaria Journal 2017 16:55

Adapting the local response for malaria elimination through evaluation of the 1-3-7 system performance in the China–Myanmar border region

Assessing the essential components of ‘1-3-7’ strategy along the China–Myanmar border is critical to identify gaps and challenges to support evidence-based decision making.

Duoquan Wang, Chris Cotter, Xiaodong Sun, Adam Bennett, Roly D. Gosling and Ning Xiao

Malaria Journal 2017 16:54

Submicroscopic Plasmodium prevalence in relation to malaria incidence in 20 villages in western Cambodia

Cambodia has seen a marked reduction in the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum over the past decade without a corresponding decline in Plasmodium vivax incidence. It is unknown to what extent local transmission i...

Rupam Tripura, Thomas J. Peto, Christianne C. Veugen, Chea Nguon, Chan Davoeung, Nicola James, Mehul Dhorda, Richard J. Maude, Jureeporn Duanguppama, Krittaya Patumrat, Mallika Imwong, Lorenz von Seidlein, Martin P. Grobusch, Nicholas J. White and Arjen M. Dondorp

Malaria Journal 2017 16:56

Describing interaction effect between lagged rainfalls on malaria: an epidemiological study in south–west China

When discussing the relationship between meteorological factors and malaria, previous studies mainly focus on the interaction between different climatic factors, while the possible interaction within one parti...

Yunyun Wu, Zhijiao Qiao, Nan Wang, Hongjie Yu, Zijian Feng, Xiaosong Li and Xing Zhao

Malaria Journal 2017 16:53

Severe malaria in Europe: an 8-year multi-centre observational study

Malaria remains one of the most serious infections for travellers to tropical countries. Due to the lack of harmonized guidelines a large variety of treatment regimens is used in Europe to treat severe malaria.

Florian Kurth, Michel Develoux, Matthieu Mechain, Denis Malvy, Jan Clerinx, Spinello Antinori, Ida E. Gjørup, Joaquím Gascon, Kristine Mørch, Emanuele Nicastri, Michael Ramharter, Alessandro Bartoloni, Leo Visser, Thierry Rolling, Philipp Zanger, Guido Calleri…

Malaria Journal 2017 16:57

Severe Plasmodium vivax infection in Korea

Although severe malaria by Plasmodium vivax has been increasingly reported, there are marked variations in the type and rate of the complications by geographic area. This is possibly because of the presence of co...

Jae Hyoung Im, Hea Yoon Kwon, JiHyeon Baek, Seong Wook Park, Areum Durey, Kyung Hee Lee, Moon-Hyun Chung and Jin-Soo Lee

Malaria Journal 2017 16:51

Effect of a short course of iron polymaltose on acquisition of malarial parasitaemia in anaemic Indonesian schoolchildren: a randomized trial

Concern exists about the safety of iron supplementation given to individuals in malarious areas. The possible unfavourable impact of iron supplementation on malaria might be less when slow-release iron compoun...

Margaretta A. Prasetyani, Quirijn de Mast, Robel Afeworki, Maria M. M. Kaisar, Difa Stefanie, Erliyani Sartono, Taniawati Supali and André J. van der Ven

Malaria Journal 2017 16:50

Working towards consensus on methods used to elicit participant-reported safety data in uncomplicated malaria clinical drug studies: a Delphi technique study

Eliciting adverse event (AE) and non-study medication data reports from clinical research participants is integral to evaluating drug safety. However, using different methods to question participants yields i...

Nyaradzo Mandimika, Karen I. Barnes, Clare I. R. Chandler, Cheryl Pace and Elizabeth N. Allen

Malaria Journal 2017 16:52

Health Impact Assessment of Indira Sagar Project: a paramount to studies on Water Development Projects

Very limited studies on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Water Development Projects (WDP) in relation to mosquito-borne diseases have been carried out in India. The current study focuses on using HIA as a too...

Anushrita, B. N. Nagpal, Neera Kapoor, Aruna Srivastava, Rekha Saxena, Shailendra Singh, Sanjeev Gupta, Sompal Singh, Kumar Vikram and Neena Valecha

Malaria Journal 2017 16:47

Serology reveals heterogeneity of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in northeastern South Africa: implications for malaria elimination

It is widely acknowledged that modifications to existing control interventions are required if South Africa is to achieve malaria elimination. Targeting indoor residual spraying (IRS) to areas where cases have...

Joseph Biggs, Jaishree Raman, Jackie Cook, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Chris Drakeley, Natashia Morris, Ishen Serocharan, Eunice Agubuzo, Philip Kruger, Aaron Mabuza, Alpheus Zitha, Elliot Machaba, Maureen Coetzee and Immo Kleinschmidt

Malaria Journal 2017 16:48

The impact of urbanization and population density on childhood Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence rates in Africa

Although malaria has been traditionally regarded as less of a problem in urban areas compared to neighbouring rural areas, the risk of malaria infection continues to exist in densely populated, urban areas of ...

Caroline W. Kabaria, Marius Gilbert, Abdisalan M. Noor, Robert W. Snow and Catherine Linard

Malaria Journal 2017 16:49

Artemether-lumefantrine and liver enzyme abnormalities in non-severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in returned travellers: a retrospective comparative study with quinine-doxycycline in a Portuguese centre

Artemisinin-based therapy is the current standard treatment for non-severe malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. The potential for asymptomatic liver toxicity of this therapy and its implication in clinical prac...

André Silva-Pinto, Rogério Ruas, Francisco Almeida, Raquel Duro, André Silva, Cândida Abreu and António Sarmento

Malaria Journal 2017 16:43