Antigens released at schizont burst stimulate <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-specific CD4+ T cells from non-exposed donors: potential for... (Publications)
individuals can be stimulated by malaria parasites. Here, we show that nine from 11 blood samples, naturally infected with malaria parasites, could stimulate proliferation of a malaria-specific T cell clone derived [...] the T cell response of naive donors to malaria parasites, processing of parasite antigens is blocked by chloroquine and monensin, and activation of 36 of 41 malaria-specific clones tested was restricted [...] activation of cross-reactive memory T cells by malaria parasites...
Antigens released at schizont burst stimulate <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-specific CD4+ T cells from non-exposed donors: potential for... (Publications)
individuals can be stimulated by malaria parasites. Here, we show that nine from 11 blood samples, naturally infected with malaria parasites, could stimulate proliferation of a malaria-specific T cell clone derived [...] the T cell response of naive donors to malaria parasites, processing of parasite antigens is blocked by chloroquine and monensin, and activation of 36 of 41 malaria-specific clones tested was restricted [...] activation of cross-reactive memory T cells by malaria parasites...
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Surveillance and Health Systems for Malaria Recording when and where malaria occurs is essential for assessing disease trends and planning interventions. Where malaria is epidemic, a system that combines [...] health systems around the world. Malaria Antimalarial Drug Development Malaria Elimination Mosquito Biology and Control Project Highlights Improving Access to Malaria Care and Services for Children Under [...] Health supports Cameroon's National Malaria Control Programme in achieving...
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endemic countries of tropical Africa. Malaria Basic Malaria Research Malaria Vaccines Project Highlights Drug Discovery for Malaria The NGBS programme in malaria drug discovery is a collaboration between [...] part of the Medicines for Malaria Venture portfolio. Link to Project Shaping Next-Generation Interventions for Malaria Prevention Despite progress to reduce malaria burden, malaria parasites are becoming [...] Treating malaria is a global challenge. Resistance against artemisinin-based...
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MaMod PhD Training School Malaria Indicator Survey in Papua New Guinea Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS) provide essential data on malaria infection prevalence and coverage with malaria interventions in the community [...] and Training for Malaria Control and Elimination . Groups Analytics and Intervention Modelling Malaria Epidemiology and Control Project Highlights TEMT: Towards Eliminating Malaria in Tanzania Since 2002 [...] of SMC were simulated using OpenMalaria. Read more about Analytics...
Effects of age, gender and soil-transmitted helminth infection on prevalence of <em>Plasmodium </em>infection among population living in Bata... (Publications)
bed nets. Malaria infections were detected in 34.8% of the participants, while 50% of malaria infections were reported in children aged 10-17 years. Females had a lower prevalence of malaria (28.8%) compared [...] health impact of STH and malaria co-infection is inconclusive. The current study aimed to report the malaria and STH infection epidemiology in the continental region of Equatorial Guinea. METHODS: We performed [...] infected with T. trichiura had malaria parasites compared with those...
Effects of age, gender and soil-transmitted helminth infection on prevalence of <em>Plasmodium </em>infection among population living in Bata... (Publications)
bed nets. Malaria infections were detected in 34.8% of the participants, while 50% of malaria infections were reported in children aged 10-17 years. Females had a lower prevalence of malaria (28.8%) compared [...] health impact of STH and malaria co-infection is inconclusive. The current study aimed to report the malaria and STH infection epidemiology in the continental region of Equatorial Guinea. METHODS: We performed [...] infected with T. trichiura had malaria parasites compared with those...
Introducing insecticide-treated nets in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: the relevance of local knowledge and practice for an information, education... (Publications)
practice relating to malaria. The findings show that the biomedical concept of malaria overlaps with several local illness concepts, one of which is called malaria and refers to mild malaria. Most respondents [...] linked malaria to mosquitoes (76%) and already used mosquito nets (52%). But local understandings of severe malaria differed from the biomedical concept and were not linked to mosquitoes or malaria. A social [...] Since 1997 the WHO has been recommending an integrative strategy to...
Profile: the rusinga health and demographic surveillance system, western Kenya (Publications)
2012 to facilitate a malaria intervention trial: the SolarMal project. The project aims to eliminate malaria from Rusinga Island using the nationwide adopted strategy for malaria control (insecticide-treated [...] surveillance is to measure the effectiveness of the trial on clinical malaria incidence, and to monitor demographic, environmental and malaria-related data variables. At the end of 2014, the 44 km2 island had [...] surveyed for clinical malaria. Following each round of surveillance, a...
Profile: the rusinga health and demographic surveillance system, western Kenya (Publications)
2012 to facilitate a malaria intervention trial: the SolarMal project. The project aims to eliminate malaria from Rusinga Island using the nationwide adopted strategy for malaria control (insecticide-treated [...] surveillance is to measure the effectiveness of the trial on clinical malaria incidence, and to monitor demographic, environmental and malaria-related data variables. At the end of 2014, the 44 km2 island had [...] surveyed for clinical malaria. Following each round of surveillance, a...