Social and cultural aspects of 'malaria' and its control in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
behaviour is important for the effective control of malaria. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs of 'malaria' and its control in two rural communities of central [...] employing a household asset-based approach. RESULTS: Malaria was identified as djekouadjo, the local folk name of the disease. Although people were aware of malaria-related symptoms and their association with [...] central Cote d'Ivoire, and to examine associations between 'mala...
Low quality of routine microscopy for malaria at different levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam (Publications)
confirm malaria cases in Tanzania is low and presumptive treatment of malaria is being practiced widely. In malaria endemic areas WHO now recommends systematic laboratory testing when suspecting malaria. Currently [...] Currently, the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) is recommended for the diagnosis of malaria in lower level peripheral facilities, but not in health centres and hospitals. In this study, the following [...] quality of routine microscopy, and (2) the effects of RDT...
Low recovery rates stabilize malaria endemicity in areas of low transmission in coastal Kenya (Publications)
were commonplace and one of the major contributors for the stability of malaria in these sites. Using mechanistic models of malaria transmission, we found that the association of high prevalence and low [...] The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African communities can be high and stable even in areas of relatively low transmission where people expose to only a few infectious bites per year. We [...] low transmission could be due to low recovery rates. Therefore, significant...
Nonoperative treatment of splenic rupture in malaria tropica: review of literature and case report (Publications)
In many parts of the world malaria still is a major medical problem. Heavy international and transcontinental traveling carries malaria to non-endemic areas. Practicing physicians must be aware of the [...] the common, but also the rare and severe complications of malaria. During malaria changes in splenic structure can result in asymptomatic enlargement or complications such as hematoma formation, rupture, [...] threatening complication of Plasmodium vivax infection, but is rarely seen in...
Assessing the impact of malaria interventions on morbidity through a community-based surveillance system (Publications)
programme's impact on the community and health facility burden of malaria and to investigate the value of community-based reporting for routine malaria control programme monitoring. METHODS: This work was implemented [...] data on reported history of fever and severe malaria (convulsions) based on a 2-week recall. In parallel, we collected in-patient and out-patient fever and malaria diagnoses data from the 15 health facilities [...] l decline in the community burden of malaria morbidity between...