Longitudinal household surveillance for malaria in Rakai, Uganda
HIV and malaria exert co-pathogenic effects. Malaria surveillance data are necessary for public health strategies to reduce the burden of disease in high HIV prevalence settings.
Kevin Newell, Valerian Kiggundu, Joseph Ouma, Enos Baghendage, Noah Kiwanuka, Ronald Gray, David Serwadda, Charlotte V. Hobbs, Sara A. Healy, Thomas C. Quinn and Steven J. Reynolds
Malaria Journal 2016 15:77
Estimating malaria transmission intensity from Plasmodium falciparum serological data using antibody density models
Serological data are increasingly being used to monitor malaria transmission intensity and have been demonstrated to be particularly useful in areas of low transmission where traditional measures such as EIR a...
Emilie Pothin, Neil M. Ferguson, Chris J. Drakeley and Azra C. Ghani
Malaria Journal 2016 15:79
Evolution of the levels of human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) in Beninese infant during the first year of life in a malaria endemic area: using latent class analysis
HLA-G, a non-classical HLA class I antigen, is of crucial interest during pregnancy by inhibiting maternal immune response. Its role during infections is discussed, and it has been described that high levels o...
Tania C. d’Almeida, Ibrahim Sadissou, Gilles Cottrell, Rachida Tahar, Philippe Moreau, Benoit Favier, Kabirou Moutairou, Eduardo A. Donadi, Achille Massougbodji, Nathalie Rouass-Freiss, David Courtin and André Garcia
Malaria Journal 2016 15:78
Malaria vectors and their blood-meal sources in an area of high bed net ownership in the western Kenya highlands
Blood-meal sources of malaria vectors affect their capacity to transmit the disease. Most efficient malaria vectors prefer human hosts. However, with increasing personal protection measures it becomes more dif...
Bryson A. Ndenga, Nicholas L. Mulaya, Sandra K. Musaki, Joan N. Shiroko, Stefan Dongus and Ulrike Fillinger
Malaria Journal 2016 15:76
Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in Angola
Facing chloroquine drug resistance, Angola promptly adopted artemisinin-based combination therapy as the first-line to treat malaria. Currently, the country aims to consolidate malaria control, while preparing...
Cláudia Fançony, Miguel Brito and Jose Pedro Gil
Malaria Journal 2016 15:74
Economic costs of fever to households in the middle belt of Ghana
Malaria is one of the main health problems in the sub-Saharan Africa accounting for approximately 198 million morbidity and close to 600,000 mortality cases. Households incur out-of-pocket expenditure for trea...
Theresa Tawiah, Kwaku Poku Asante, Rebecca Akua Dwommoh, Anthony Kwarteng, Stephaney Gyaase, Emmanuel Mahama, Livesy Abokyi, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Kristian Hansen, Patricia Akweongo and Seth Owusu-Agyei
Malaria Journal 2016 15:68
Consistent prevalence of asymptomatic infections in malaria endemic populations in Colombia over time
Malaria control programmes rely on confirmation of parasite presence in patients’ blood prior to treatment administration. Plasmodium parasites are detected mostly by microscopy or rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Al...
Juan M. Vásquez-Jiménez, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Juliana Henao-Giraldo, Karen Molina-Gómez, María Arce-Plata, Andrés F. Vallejo and Sócrates Herrera
Malaria Journal 2016 15:70
Large-scale Anopheles arabiensis egg quantification methods for mass-rearing operations
The success of the sterile insect technique relies, among other things, on the continuous release of over flooding numbers of sexually competitive sterile males into the target area. To produce sufficiently la...
Hamidou Maïga, David Damiens, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Roch K. Dabiré, Georges A. Ouédraogo, Rosemary S. Lees and Jeremie R. L. Gilles
Malaria Journal 2016 15:72
Malaria, helminths, co-infection and anaemia in a cohort of children from Mutengene, south western Cameroon
Malaria and helminthiases frequently co-infect the same individuals in endemic zones. Plasmodium falciparum and helminth infections have long been recognized as major contributors to anaemia in endemic countries....
Clarisse Njua-Yafi, Eric A. Achidi, Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Regina N. Mugri, Hanesh F. Chi, Rolland B. Tata, Charles Njumkeng, Emmanuel N. Nkock and Theresa Nkuo-Akenji
Malaria Journal 2016 15:69
Community perceptions of mass screening and treatment for malaria in Siaya County, western Kenya
Intermittent mass screening and treatment (iMSaT) is currently being evaluated as a possible additional tool for malaria control and prevention in western Kenya. The literature identifying success and/or barri...
Kathryn Shuford, Florence Were, Norbert Awino, Aaron Samuels, Peter Ouma, Simon Kariuki, Meghna Desai and Denise Roth Allen
Malaria Journal 2016 15:71
Changes in lipid composition during sexual development of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
The development of differentiated sexual stages (gametocytes) within human red blood cells is essential for the propagation of the malaria parasite, since only mature gametocytes will survive in the mosquito’s...
Phuong N. Tran, Simon H. J. Brown, Melanie Rug, Melanie C. Ridgway, Todd W. Mitchell and Alexander G. Maier
Malaria Journal 2016 15:73
What is the value of reactive case detection in malaria control? A case-study in India and a systematic review
Reactive case detection (RCD) for malaria is a strategy to identify additional malaria infections in areas of low malaria transmission and can complement passive surveillance. This study describes experiences ...
Anna Maria van Eijk, Lalitha Ramanathapuram, Patrick L. Sutton, Deena Kanagaraj, G. Sri Lakshmi Priya, Sangamithra Ravishankaran, Aswin Asokan, Nikunj Tandel, Ankita Patel, Nisha Desai, Ranvir Singh, Steven A. Sullivan, Jane M. Carlton, H. C. Srivastava and Alex Eapen
Malaria Journal 2016 15:67
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