<em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>malaria disease manifestations in humans and transmission to<em> Anopheles gambiae</em>: a field study in Western Kenya (Publications)
Transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium is influenced by many different host, vector and parasite factors. Here we conducted a field study at Mbita, an area of endemic malaria in Western Kenya, to [...] to test whether parasite transmission to mosquitoes is influenced by the severity of malaria infection in its human host at the time when gametocytes, the transmission forms, are present in the peripheral [...] Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers to mosquitoes. Of these, 21 were...
An individual-based model of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria transmission on the coast of Kenya (Publications)
paper presents an object-oriented design for individual-based modelling of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission. Two kinds of objects, human and mosquito, that exhibit variability among individuals [...] intermediate and high transmission based on mean daily human-biting rates. Simulation results show that malaria transmission was stable even in low transmission areas where the human-biting rate is approximately [...] active case detection and drug treatment of infections. With this...
Prophylaxe und Therapie der Malaria in der Praxis (Publications)
resulting uncertainties by providing almost identical recommendations for malaria prevention and management.Many factors influence the malaria risk. Travel style, duration and season of travel, the transmitting [...] Malaria prophylaxis is often discussed among travelers. Different recommendations are confusing. This is partially due to the availability of drugs in different countries and to the fact that few evid [...] Plasmodia and resistance of the parasites against antimalarial drugs...
Synthesis and biological properties of a rhodacyanine derivative, Ssj-127, having high efficacy against malaria protozoa (Publications)
One of rhodacyanine derivatives, SSJ-127 (1), showed a complete cure of a mouse model infected with Plasmodium berghei by subcutaneous administration. The synthesis, in vitro activities against severa
An algorithm for the clinical differentiation of malaria and typhoid: a preliminary communication (Publications)
and malaria are most helpful in distinguishing the two diseases among Papua New Guinean highlanders. In a study of 35 patients with culture-positive typhoid and 49 with blood-slide-positive malaria (Group [...] evaluated in a further group of 34 typhoid patients and 41 malaria patients (Group 2). The sensitivity of the algorithm in diagnosing malaria was 91% in Group 1 and 71% in Group 2, with specificities of
Malaria websites (Publications)
return, 2) the essential on the parasite, the diagnosis and the treatment, 3) the malaria problem worldwide and 4) malaria maps [...] One click on google.com, key-word "Malaria", 24,900,000 entries. How to choose among this jungle of websites? Ten sites are proposed to meet the needs of the general practitioner They are categorized by