Developmental impairments following severe falciparum malaria in children (Publications)
complications of falciparum malaria, such as multiple, prolonged or focal seizures, is not known. Thus, our objective was to investigate the long-term developmental outcome of CM and malaria with complicated seizures [...] OBJECTIVE: Neurological deficits are reported in children after cerebral malaria (CM) but little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of persisting neurocognitive consequences. The prevalence [...] y increases the risk of cognitive and behavioural problems in...
Effect of the malaria vaccine combination B on merozoite surface antigen 2 diversity (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum surface antigens. This poses a considerable obstacle to the development of a malaria vaccine. In order to assess possible effects of a polymorphic vaccine, we have analyzed the genetic
Prevalence and risk factors for malaria in pregnancy in Vanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
(DRC) is the second most malarious country in the world, but little information is available on malaria control measures in pregnancy. We conducted a longitudinal study among 395 women pregnant with singletons [...] Vanga Health Zone, Kwilu Province. We recruited 406 pregnant women between April and October 2019. Malaria prevalence at recruitment was 18.8% in Vanga and 30.1% in Mayoko (difference p
Transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) reduces human landing rate (HLR) of pyrethroid resistant and susceptible malaria vectors in... (Publications)
of transfluthrin eave-positioned targeted insecticide (EPTI) depends on the resistance status of malaria vectors. METHODS: Ribbons treated with 5.25 g transfluthrin or untreated controls were used around
