Development of WHO recommendations for the final phase of elimination and prevention of re-establishment of malaria (Publications)
that all affected countries work toward the elimination of malaria, even those still experiencing a high burden of disease. However, malaria programs in the final phase of elimination or those working [...] and quality-controlled malaria guidelines. The WHO convened an external guideline development group to formulate recommendations for interventions to reduce or prevent malaria transmission in areas with [...] with very low- to low-transmission levels and those that have eliminated malaria....
Delayed cerebellar ataxia induced by <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria: a rare complication (Publications)
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: In endemic areas, malaria-induced cerebellar ataxia should be suspected in patients presenting with neurological disorders including slurred speech, tremors, and a sense of imbalance [...] ions, investigations, and outcomes of a patient developed delayed cerebellar ataxia following a malaria infection: an unusual complication of the disease. This report highlights the diagnostic challenges
Assessing caregivers' perceptions of treatment-seeking for suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major public health issue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), accounting for 44% deaths among outpatient visits in children
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and the spread of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>quintuple-mutant parasites resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine prevents millions of clinical malaria cases in children younger than 5 years in Africa's Sahel region [...] of quintuple-mutant parasites and the clinical consequences. METHODS: We used an individual-based malaria transmission model with explicit parasite dynamics and drug pharmacological models to identify and [...] deployment strategies. We estimated the impact of this spread on SMC...
Entomological survey of sibling species in the <em>Anopheles funestus</em> group in Tanzania confirms the role of <em>Anopheles parensis</em> as a... (Publications)
better understand the ecology and vectorial capacity of this and other secondary malaria vectors in the region to improve malaria control. [...] BACKGROUND: Malaria transmission in Tanzania is driven by mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex and Anopheles funestus group. The latter includes An. funestus s.s., an anthropophilic vector, which [...] provides the initial results of a cross-country study of the species composition, distribution and malaria transmission potential of members of...
