Malaria risk in Nigeria: Bayesian geostatistical modelling of 2010 malaria indicator survey data (Publications)
2010, the National Malaria Control Programme with the support of Roll Back Malaria partners implemented a nationally representative Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS), which assembled malaria burden and control [...] ic predictors of malaria risk. The population adjusted risk estimates ranges from 6.46% in Lagos state to 43.33% in Borno. Interventions appear to not have important effect on malaria risk. The odds of [...] and living in rural areas increases the odds of testing positive to malaria...
Disparities of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection, malaria-related morbidity and access to malaria prevention and treatment among school-aged... (Publications)
There is limited knowledge on the malaria burden of school-aged children in Cote d'Ivoire. The aim of this study was to assess Plasmodium falciparum infection, malaria-related morbidity, use of preventive [...] preventive measures and treatment against malaria, and physical access to health structures among school-aged children across Cote d'Ivoire. METHODS: A national, cross-sectional study was designed, consisting [...] were interviewed to determine household socioeconomic status,...
The effect of community-driven larval source management and house improvement on malaria transmission when added to the standard malaria control... (Publications)
sufficient for malaria elimination. The effects of community-based house improvement (HI) and larval source management (LSM) as supplementary interventions to the Malawi National Malaria Control Programme [...] tion indicated a promising reduction in malaria transmission for the area, but also limited the usefulness of this outcome for measuring differences in malaria transmission among the trial arms. Trial [...] bed net use, neither community-based HI, LSM, nor HI + LSM contributed to further...
Early whole blood transcriptional responses to radiation-attenuated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoite vaccination in malaria naive and malaria... (Publications)
radiation-attenuated P. falciparum sporozoites were analysed and compared across malaria-naive adult participants (IMRAS) and malaria-experienced adult participants (BSPZV1). Parasite dose and method of delivery [...] despite stark differences between the two studies, including route of vaccination and status of malaria exposure, responses were identified that were associated with protection after PfRAS vaccination