Clinical trials in low-resource settings: the perspectives of caregivers of paediatric participants from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya (Publications)
study investigates the experience of caregivers consenting on behalf of paediatric participants in a malaria vaccine clinical trial where participation enables access to free, high-quality medical care. METHODS: [...] interviewed a total of 78 caregivers of paediatric participants previously enrolled in a phase II or III malaria vaccine clinical trial in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Interviews were qualitative and analysed using
Detection of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infected <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> using near‑infrared spectroscopy (Publications)
demonstrates proof-of-concept that NIRS is capable of rapidly identifying laboratory strains of human malaria infection in African mosquito vectors. CONCLUSIONS: Accurate, low-cost, reagent-free screening of [...] by NIRS could revolutionize surveillance and elimination strategies for the most important human malaria parasite in its primary African vector species. Further research is needed to evaluate how the method
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin, synriam, synriam-praziquantel <em>versus</em> praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S.... (Publications)
analysis or three urine samples (S. haematobium trial) for urine filtration and one finger prick for malaria screening at baseline and follow-up. Participants were randomly assigned to either moxidectin, Synriam [...] hence an ancillary benefit is not expected when these drugs are used for treating onchocerciasis and malaria in co-endemic settings. Further studies are needed to corroborate our findings that moxidectin and
Inhibitors of Plasmepsin II-potential antimalarial agents (Publications)
In order to overcome the problem of drug resistance in malaria, it appears wise to concentrate drug discovery efforts toward new structural classes and new mechanisms of action. We report our results,
Synthesis and evaluation of beta-carbolinium cations as new antimalarial agents based on pi-delocalized lipophilic cation (DLC) hypothesis (Publications)
efficacy. beta-Carbolinium compounds exhibit medium suppressive activity in vivo against rodent malaria
Antiprotozoal activities of epimeric aminobicycles (Publications)
sleeping sickness, and Plasmodium falciparum K-1, a multiresistant protozoan parasite which causes Malaria tropica. The results are compared to the activities of their formerly synthesized stereoisomers and
Synthesis of novel diazabicycles and their antiprotozoal activities (Publications)
potencies against Plasmodium falciparum K-1 and Trypanosoma b. rhodesiense, the causative organisms of malaria tropica and the East African form of sleeping sickness
Long-lasting and fast-acting<em> in vivo</em> efficacious antiplasmodial azepanylcarbazole amino alcohol (Publications)
With approximately 429,000 deaths in 2016, malaria remains a major infectious disease where the need to treat the fever symptoms, but also to provide relevant post-treatment prophylaxis, is of major importance
Antiprotozoal effect of <em>Artemisia indica</em> extracts and essential oil (Publications)
All solvent extracts and the volatile oil showed in vitro antimalarial activity, plus a potential malaria prophylactic effect by inhibiting at least two recombinant plasmodial fatty acid biosynthesis (PfFAS-II) [...] detailed study investigating both artemisinin and polymethoxyflavonoid content as well as in vitro malaria prophylactic and detailed antiprotozoal potential of A. indica extracts against a panel of protozoan
Evaluation of Olyset trade mark insecticide-treated nets distributed seven years previously in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets represent currently a key malaria control strategy, but low insecticide re-treatment rates remain problematic. Olyset trade mark nets are currently one of two long-lasting [...] polyester nets. Hence, Olyset trade mark nets are one of the best choices for ITN programmes in rural malaria-endemic areas