Epidemiology of malaria in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, south-central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
epidemiology of malaria is essential for the design and implementation of setting-specific control and elimination efforts. In Cote d'Ivoire, new initiatives are underway to reduce the burden of malaria, which [...] which requires high-quality longitudinal data. The epidemiology of malaria was studied in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in south-central Cote d'Ivoire and implications for control [...] 6 and 62.8 % versus 42.6 and 51.2 %; respectively, in 2010 and 2011;...
Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea (Publications)
multi-component malaria control intervention significantly reduced the prevalence of malaria in the sous-prefectures of intervention while also increasing the coverage of bed nets. However, malaria prevalence [...] BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the Republic of Guinea, particularly in the highly endemic regions. To assist in malaria control efforts, a multi-component [...] nent malaria control intervention was implemented in the hyperendemic...
Basel gegen Malaria : hinter den Kulissen der grössten humanitären Aktion der Schweiz [TV Broadcast] (Publications)
"Basel im Kampf gegen Malaria. Die humanitären Leistungen der letzten Jahre aus Basel im Kampf gegen Malaria stellen alle schweizerischen Anstrengungen für Menschen im zweiten Weltkrieg in den Schatten [...] Tropenkrankheit ist längst nicht ausgestanden. Noch immer sterben jährlich eine Million Menschen an Malaria. Der neue Report widmet sich einer der grössten humanitären Erfolgsgeschichten der Schweiz."
Endlich: Die Malaria-Impfung kommt [TV Broadcast] (Publications)
"Bill Gates selbst gibt am Gates Malaria Forum in Seattle die bahnbrechende Nachricht bekannt: Erstmals im 100-jährigen Kampf gegen Malaria kann die Registrierung eines Impfstoffs eingeleitet werden. Schon [...] Schon bald können also Säuglinge in Malaria-Gebieten routinemässig gegen den lebensbedrohlichen Erreger geimpft und Millionen Menschenleben gerettet werden. Einer freut sich besonders über den Durchbruch: [...] Durchbruch: Der Schweizer Marcel Tanner, unermüdlicher Kämpfer gegen Malaria...
The effect of iron-fortified complementary food and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on anaemia in 12- to 36-month-old children: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) and malaria co-exist in tropical regions and both contribute to high rates of anaemia in young children. It is unclear whether iron fortification combined with intermittent [...] intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria would be an efficacious strategy for reducing anaemia in young children. METHODS: A 9-month cluster-randomised, single-blinded, placebo-controlled intervention [...] out in children aged 12-36 months in south-central Cote d'Ivoire, an...
Health worker compliance with a 'test and treat' malaria case management protocol in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
current/recently febrile patients for malaria infection by RDT or microscopy in the absence of acute malaria symptoms, reserving recommended antimalarials for confirmed malaria cases only and choosing to clinically [...] Across the two surveys, 77.6% of patients were tested for malaria infection by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) or microscopy, 65.6% of confirmed malaria cases were prescribed the correct antimalarials and 15 [...] The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Health introduced a 'test...
The epidemiology of residual <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria transmission and infection burden in an African city with high coverage of... (Publications)
the end of 2012. METHODS: Three rounds of city-wide, cluster-sampled cross-sectional surveys of malaria parasite infection status, spanning 2010 to 2012, were complemented by two series of high-resolution
Mit Afrika verwurzelt – die Sängerin und der Malaria-Forscher [Radio Broadcast] (Publications)
Nubyas Vater stammt aus Nigeria. Sie besucht ihn regelmässig in seiner Heimat in Lagos. Der Malaria-Forscher Marcel Tanner verbrachte mit seiner Familie viel Zeit in Kamerun und Tansania. Bei Gastgeber