The use of remotely sensed environmental data in the study of malaria (Publications)
against malaria, a disease causing an estimated one million deaths each year. Approximately half the world's population is at risk and it is of prime importance to evaluate the burden of malaria at the [...] and burden of the disease are described followed by a discussion of special issues such as urban malaria, human population mapping and the detection of changes at the temporal scale. Risk maps at appropriate [...] presentation of ecological, meteorological and climatologic data which rule...
Impact of artemisinin-based combination therapy and insecticide-treated nets on malaria burden in Zanzibar (Publications)
The Roll Back Malaria strategy recommends a combination of interventions for malaria control. Zanzibar implemented artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for uncomplicated malaria in late 2003 and [...] all malaria patients, while LLINs are distributed free to children under age 5 y ("under five") and pregnant women. We investigated temporal trends in Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and malaria-related [...] y) mortality decreased by 52%, 33%, and 71%, respectively. Similarly, malaria-rel...
Strategic roles for behaviour change communication in a changing malaria landscape (Publications)
quality strategic behaviour change communication (BCC) can improve malaria prevention and treatment behaviours. As progress is made towards malaria elimination, BCC becomes an even more important tool. BCC can [...] infections and their compliance with treatment, 3) to inform communities of the optimal timing of malaria control interventions, and 4) to explain changing diagnostic concerns (e.g. increasing false negatives [...] this commentary is to highlight the benefits and value for money that...
Malaria seasonality and rainfall seasonality in Sri Lanka are correlated in space (Publications)
seasonality of malaria and seasonality of rainfall was studied in Sri Lanka. A simple seasonality index was developed by making use of the bimodal seasonality of both malaria and rainfall. The malaria seasonality [...] rainfall seasonality index in explaining the malaria seasonality index was found to be significant. The results suggest that rainfall is an important driver of malaria seasonality
Mapping and predicting malaria transmission in the People's Republic of China, using integrated biology-driven and statistical models (Publications)
humidity, which thus determines the extent of malaria transmission. However, in regions with relative humidity > 60%, temperature is the major driver of malaria transmission intensity. By integrating bio [...] The purpose of this study was to deepen our understanding of Plasmodium vivax malaria transmission patterns in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China). An integrated modeling approach was employed [...] and statistical models. A Delphi approach was used to determine environmental...
Malaria: une espèce en voie de disparition? (Publications)
drastic reduction of the burden of malaria in all continents. The considerable investment of international agencies to support local governments in the fight against malaria allows hoping to achieve the millennium [...] millennium goals for malaria and child mortality in several countries. Malaria elimination, and even eradication becomes a realistic objective, especially so because a vaccine may be soon available to
