Access to artemisinin-based anti-malarial treatment and its related factors in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT) has been widely adopted as one of the main malaria control strategies. However, its promise to save thousands of lives in sub-Saharan Africa depends [...] of fever onset. In neither of the HDSS site was age, sex, socio-economic status or seasonality of malaria found to be significantly correlated with timely access. CONCLUSION: Timely access to authorized [...] major bottle neck and new more innovative interventions are needed to raise...
Human exposure to anopheline mosquitoes occurs primarily indoors, even for users of insecticide-treated nets in Luangwa Valley, south-east Zambia (Publications)
insecticidal products. We studied the human biting behaviour of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus Giles and the potential malaria vector Anopheles quadriannulatus Theobald in Luangwa valley, south-east [...] ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Current front line malaria vector control methods such as indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), rely upon the preference of many primary vectors
Mosquito net use in early childhood and survival to adulthood in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND It has been hypothesized that in high-transmission settings, malaria control in early childhood (
Mosquito net use in early childhood and survival to adulthood in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND It has been hypothesized that in high-transmission settings, malaria control in early childhood (
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are neglected tropical diseases that affect the poorest communities. Malaria A gametocyte - the sexual form of Plasmodium Malaria is caused by unicellular parasites of the genus Plasmodium , which are [...] Infection Biology conduct cutting-edge basic research on infectious diseases of poverty, including Malaria (caused by Plasmodium spp .) Tuberculosis (caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis ) Buruli ulcer (caused [...] Mycobacterium ulcerans ) Sleeping sickness/African trypanosomiasis (caused...
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platforms, malaria drug resistance genotyping services and the development of vaccines and treatments for tropical infectious diseases. The MDU excels in providing global genotyping services for malaria resistance [...] on diseases such as malaria, respiratory viruses, Buruli ulcer and undifferentiated febrile diseases. Our Core Competencies Our core expertise is in molecular genotyping for malaria drug resistance testing [...] testing, diagnostic development of non-invasive and innovative...
Systematic review of indoor residual spray efficacy and effectiveness against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> in Africa (Publications)
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an important part of malaria control. There is a growing list of insecticide classes; pyrethroids remain the principal insecticide used in bednets but recently, novel [...] of different IRS insecticides. We report that long-lasting IRS formulations substantially reduce malaria, though their benefit over cheaper, shorter-lived formulations depends on local factors including
Multiplex assay for species identification and monitoring of insecticide resistance in <em>Anopheles punctulatus</em> group populations of Papua New... (Publications)
complex [eight cryptic species]) are principal vectors of malaria and filariasis in the Southwest Pacific. Given significant effort to reduce malaria and filariasis transmission through insecticide-treated
Etiology of anemia among infants, school-aged children, and young non-pregnant women in different settings of south-central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
samples were subjected to standardized quality-controlled methods. We found high prevalence of anemia, malaria, inflammation, and deficiencies of iron, riboflavin, and vitamin A but low prevalence and intensities [...] factor for anemia in non-pregnant women. Our findings call for interventions to protect infants from malaria, improved intake of dietary iron, and given the importance of anemia of inflammation in school-aged
Ancient Chinese methods are remarkably effective for the preparation of artemisinin-rich extracts of Qing Hao with potent antimalarial activity (Publications)
artemisinin is an important antimalarial drug and the herb itself is being grown and used locally for malaria treatment although this practice is controversial. Here we show that the ancient Chinese methods [...] in P. berghei infected mice. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of malaria treatment using A. annua infusions