Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of <em>falciparum</em> <em>malaria</em> in European patients: observations from... (Publications)
Previous studies have indicated that age is a risk factor for severe falciparum malaria in nonimmune patients. The objectives of this study were to reevaluate previous findings with a larger sample and [...] younger patients. Results of adjusted analyses indicated that the risks of death due to falciparum malaria, of experiencing cerebral or severe disease in general, and of hospitalization increased significantly [...] susceptible to cerebral complications than were men. Our study provides...
Synthesis and biological properties of a rhodacyanine derivative, Ssj-127, having high efficacy against malaria protozoa (Publications)
One of rhodacyanine derivatives, SSJ-127 (1), showed a complete cure of a mouse model infected with Plasmodium berghei by subcutaneous administration. The synthesis, in vitro activities against severa
An algorithm for the clinical differentiation of malaria and typhoid: a preliminary communication (Publications)
and malaria are most helpful in distinguishing the two diseases among Papua New Guinean highlanders. In a study of 35 patients with culture-positive typhoid and 49 with blood-slide-positive malaria (Group [...] evaluated in a further group of 34 typhoid patients and 41 malaria patients (Group 2). The sensitivity of the algorithm in diagnosing malaria was 91% in Group 1 and 71% in Group 2, with specificities of
The safety and efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine, and their combination in the treatment of uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
assessed in 351 Tanzanian children (age range, 6-59 months) with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. This open, randomized study followed the 28-day World Health Organization (WHO) protocol and evaluated
Genotyping Group | Malaria Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
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National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs) and research institutes in malaria endemic countries to implement those new assays in routine surveillance, and provide critical evidence for malaria monitoring [...] Evaluation of the Community-based Malaria Surveillance and Response in Rwanda Malaria incidence has considerably reduced in Rwanda in the last 5 years through combined malaria control interventions. Further [...] interventions approach through reactive Community-based Malaria Surveillance...
Malaria Epidemiology and Control | Swiss TPH Research Groups (Page)
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Group | Malaria Epidemiology and Control Health Interventions Analytics and Intervention Modelling Malaria Epidemiology and Control In the Malaria Epidemiology and Control group we focus on generating [...] and evidence-based malaria control efforts at national and decentralized level, enhance multi-sectoral action in malaria control, and develop a knowledge management strategy for malaria control in Tanzania [...] Watch here how visualizing malaria case numbers may be useful to target malaria...
