OpenMalaria Workflow and OpenMalariaUtilities R Packages (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/openmalaria-workflow-and-openmalariautilities-r-packages
Swiss TPH GitHub . OpenMalariaUtilities R Package At the core of our OpenMalaria Workflow is the OpenMalariaUtilities R package which is developed to allow the use of OpenMalaria directly from R. The package [...] OpenMalaria Workflow R Package The work of the Analytics and Intervention Modelling Group is based on OpenMalaria : an open-source C++ program for simulating malaria epidemiology and the impacts on that [...] TPH GitHub. The OpenMalaria Workflow R Package together with the OpenMalariaU...
Child Health and Infection with Low Density (CHILD) Malaria, a randomized controlled trial to assess the long-term health and socioeconomic impact of... (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/child-health-and-infection-with-low-density-child-malaria-a-randomized-controlled-trial-to-assess-the-long-term-health-and-socioeconomic-impact-of-interventions-targeting-low-density-malaria-infection-lmi-among-children-in-tanzania
As malaria transmission declines, an increasing proportion of infections persist in the body at low levels. Low-density malaria infection (LMI) are often chronic and represent a high proportion of infections [...] they may provide protective immunity again future malaria illness. There is a growing body evidence to suggest that LMI are associated with recurrent malaria, chronic anemia, poor growth, co-infection with [...] for malaria (using RDT and qPCR) three times annually, with AL...
Simulating the council-specific impact of anti-malaria interventions: a tool to support malaria strategic planning in Tanzania (Publications)
specific expected targets. METHODS: The OpenMalaria model of malaria dynamics was calibrated for all 184 councils in mainland Tanzania using data from malaria indicator surveys, school parasitaemia surveys [...] decision-making process for malaria control and elimination strategies has become more challenging. Interventions need to be targeted at council level to allow for changing malaria epidemiology and an increase [...] for the historical trend (2003-2016) (95%CI: 0.87-0.93) The current...
The Equatoguinean Malaria Vaccine Initiative: from the launching of a clinical research platform to malaria elimination planning in Central West... (Publications)
development of a malaria vaccine. We assessed the unique public-private partnership that has had such a significant impact on malaria on Bioko Island and now added a major effort on malaria vaccine development [...] Fifteen years of investment in malaria control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (EG), dramatically reduced malaria-associated morbidity and mortality, but the impact has plateaued. To progress toward [...] in Equatoguinean history. The Equatoguinean Malaria Vaccine Initiative has...
Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in... (Publications)
percentile), and placental malaria (defined as deposition of malaria pigment in the placenta with or without parasites) after different treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria were assessed by mixed-effects [...] and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including placental malaria, accompanied with the gestational age at diagnosis of uncomplicated falciparum malaria infection. METHODS: A systematic review and one-stage [...] quinine-based treatments for patent microscopic uncomplicated falciparum...
There is no excuse for the world to still have malaria (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/there-is-no-excuse-for-the-world-to-still-have-malaria/blog-id/13
years, much has been invested in malaria prevention and treatment, resulting in the prevention of over 7.6 million malaria deaths. The progress made in the fight against malaria is one of the greatest success [...] Mosquitoes infect millions of people with malaria - a disease that kills a child every two minutes. Most of these deaths occur in the poorest countries with the weakest health systems. Over the past 20
World Malaria Day 2021: In the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/world-malaria-day-2021-in-the-shadows-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/blog-id/14
A world without malaria is within reach. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens progress in the fight against malaria. This year's World Malaria Day on 25 April 2021 will draw attention to the [...] the fact that further efforts are needed to achieve the goal of a malaria-free world.
There is no excuse for the world to still have malaria (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/there-is-no-excuse-for-the-world-to-still-have-malaria
Carine Weiss talks to Professor Christian Lengeler about his passion for malaria research and how the current pandemic is affecting malaria prevention and treatment. Listen to the podcast now. Professor Christian [...] of tropical diseases, with a strong focus on malaria. Among other things, he worked on the development of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) as a means of malaria control and has been involved in the establishment [...] the Swiss Malaria Group , which brings together research...
Malaria eradication requires more than magic bullets (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/malaria-eradication-requires-more-than-magic-bullets
From 2000-2021, 1.5 billion malaria cases and 7.6 million malaria deaths have been averted. This should be a strong motivator to up our collective game. The road ahead for malaria elimination was well summarized [...] However, malaria transmission remains intense and devastating in some parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. "Clearly, a change is required to reach the ultimate goal of malaria eradication [...] the impressive successes of malaria control from 2000-2015 in endemic...
