Malaria and casual sex: what travelers know and how they behave (Publications)
Results: Compliance with chemosuppressive regimen for malaria was 87%. Well-informed travelers did not protect themselves more efficiently against malaria. The efficacy of a given intervention was found to [...] Background: Travelers to the tropics have been reported to comply poorly with recommendations regarding malaria and AIDS. This study addresses the problem of influencing travelers' behavior through different [...] implications of "sex tourism" and the possibility of participating in a...
Malaria vaccines: from the laboratory to the field (Publications)
cure of malaria patients with passive transfer of specific immunoglobulins, and iii) protection conferred by vaccination with sporozoites attenuated by radiation, justifies the search for a malaria vaccine [...] include recombinant proteins, synthetic peptides and DNA vaccines, the relevant genes encoding malaria antigens being inserted into a plasmid or a live vector such as vaccinia or poxvirus. A number of [...] Combination B) had an efficacy of 62% in reducing parasite density in Papua New...
A <em>var</em> gene promoter controls allelic exclusion of virulence genes in <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria (Publications)
proteins. In the apicomplexan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, responsible for the severe form of malaria in humans, this is exemplified by antigenic variation of the highly polymorphic P. falciparum erythrocyte
The economic payoffs of integrated malaria control in the Zambian copperbelt between 1930 and 1950 (Publications)
suggested that malaria is delaying the economic development of countries that are most severely affected by the disease. Several studies have documented the economic consequences of malaria at the household [...] economic impact of malaria on the industrial and service sectors that will probably become the backbone of many developing economies. We estimate the economic effects of integrated malaria control implemented [...] 284 malaria attacks and 942,347 work shift losses were averted. Overall,...
The Internet: a valuable tool for Roll Back Malaria (Publications)
Roll Back Malaria (RBM) will face a tremendous challenge in halving the current malaria burden by 2010. Thus, the initiative needs to explore novel and innovative approaches. The potential of the Internet [...] build a virtual community and to facilitate the training of a new generation of skilled personel for malaria diagnosis is discussed here. We also argue that investment in information technology is crucial to
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of environmental management for malaria control (Publications)
implementation, the programme had averted an estimated 4173 deaths and 161,205 malaria attacks. The estimated costs per death and malaria attack averted were US$ 858 and US$ 22.20, respectively. Over the initial [...] Roll back malaria (RBM) aims at halving the current burden of the disease by the year 2010. The focus is on sub-Saharan Africa, and it is proposed to implement efficacious and cost-effective control strategies [...] of the potential of environmental management. We reviewed the...
<em>Falciparum </em>malaria presenting with pruritic rashes (Publications)
Rash is not generally believed to be a symptom of malaria. Two cases of acute falciparum malaria in non-immune residents of Mozambique who presented with pruritic rashes are reported. One case exhibited [...] Review of the literature reveals cases of malaria from India, East Africa, France, and the USA presenting with urticaria or a pruritic rash. Previous exposure to malaria may be a factor in these presentations [...] ns. Physicians should not discount the diagnosis of malaria in patients with...
