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
The acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) delivered through the expanded programme of immunization in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) reduces the incidence of clinical malaria. However, before making decisions about implementation, it is essential to ensure that [...] attitudes or adherence to the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) or treatment seeking or existing malaria prevention. CONCLUSION: In order to improve adherence to both EPI and IPTi local priorities should
Estimating the numbers of malaria infections in blood samples using high-resolution genotyping data (Publications)
People living in endemic areas often habour several malaria infections at once. High-resolution genotyping can distinguish between infections by detecting the presence of different alleles at a polymorphic
Ensemble modeling of the likely public health impact of a pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccine (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The RTS,S malaria vaccine may soon be licensed. Models of impact of such vaccines have mainly considered deployment via the World Health Organization's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)
Malaria knowledge and long-lasting insecticidal net use in rural communities of central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To improve effectiveness of malaria control interventions, it is essential to deepen the knowledge of contextual factors that govern people's practice for preventive and curative measures. [...] N'Dakonankro and Yoho) located in central Cote d'Ivoire. Indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP), malaria knowledge and practice, placing special emphasis on LLINs, were investigated during a cross-sectional [...] were used, as appropriate. RESULTS: Significant differences were found...
Reduced risk of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> malaria in Papua New Guinean children with Southeast Asian ovalocytosis in two cohorts and a case-control... (Publications)
protection against P. vivax malaria by a mechanism that is independent of the Duffy antigen. P. vivax malaria may have contributed to shaping the unique host genetic adaptations to malaria in Asian and Oceanic [...] a 27-base pair deletion in the erythrocyte band 3 gene, SLC4A1Delta27) protects against cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum; however, it is unknown whether this polymorphism also protects against
Determinants of the cost-effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants and children (Publications)
seasonality, proportions of malaria fevers treated and drug characteristics. METHODS: We use a dynamic, individual-based simulation model of Plasmodium falciparum malaria epidemiology, antimalarial drug [...] preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) and children (IPTc) have shown promising results in reducing malaria episodes but with varying efficacy and cost-effectiveness. The effects of different intervention [...] g and more expensive drugs, high frequencies of drug resistance and high levels...
Safety of falciparum malaria diagnostic strategy based on rapid diagnostic tests in returning travellers and migrants: a retrospective study (Publications)
developed severe malaria while 6/137 of both RDT and BS positive did so. The use of RDT allowed a reduction of a median of 2.1 hours to get a first malaria test result.CONCLUSIONS: A malaria diagnostic strategy [...] tests for malaria (RDT) allow accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment. Validation of their usefulness in travellers with fever was needed. The safety of a strategy to diagnose falciparum malaria based on [...] those, 2/2028 (0.1%) developed uncomplicated malaria with both RDT and BS...