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1. Mass screening and treatment on the basis of results of a <em>Plasmodium</em> <em>falciparum</em>-specific rapid diagnostic test did not reduce... (Publications)

   Mass screening and treatment on the basis of results of a <em>Plasmodium</em> <em>falciparum</em>-specific rapid diagnostic test did not reduce malaria incidence in Zanzibar

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   reaction (PCR) analyses. Data on confirmed malaria infections from health facilities in intervention and hotspot control areas were monitored as proxy for malaria transmission. RESULTS: Approximately 64% [...] carriers) did not reduce subsequent malaria incidence compared with control areas. CONCLUSIONS: Highly sensitive point-of-care diagnostic tools for detection of all human malaria species are needed to make MSAT [...] BACKGROUND: Seasonal increases in malaria continue in hotspots in...

2. Acquisition of antibodies against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoites and malaria immunity in young children: influence of age, force of... (Publications)

   Acquisition of antibodies against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoites and malaria immunity in young children: influence of age, force of infection, and magnitude of response

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   levels were not associated with protection from malaria; in contrast, they were typically associated with an increased risk of malaria. Adjustment for malaria exposure, using a novel molecular measure of [...] subclasses) to merozoite antigens and their relationship to the prospective risk of malaria in children aged 1-4yrs in a malaria endemic region of Papua New Guinea. IgG, IgG1 and IgG3 responses generally increased [...] required for protection from malaria. Our results suggest that in...

3. The effect of malaria transmission intensity on neonatal mortality in endemic areas (Publications)

   The effect of malaria transmission intensity on neonatal mortality in endemic areas

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4. Comparison of axillary, rectal and tympanic temperature measurements in children admitted with malaria (Publications)

   Comparison of axillary, rectal and tympanic temperature measurements in children admitted with malaria

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   We compared axillary, rectal and tympanic temperatures in children admitted with severe malaria. The axillary temperatures were 0.74 degrees C (95% limits of agreement -0.85 to 2.33 degrees C) less than

5. The effects of untreated bednets on malaria infection and morbidity on the Kenyan coast (Publications)

   The effects of untreated bednets on malaria infection and morbidity on the Kenyan coast

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   protected against both malaria infection and clinical disease compared with children not sleeping under bednets. The study was conducted in Kilifi District, Kenya, during the malaria season (June-August, [...] P = 0.47). When these same children were followed-up during the malaria season, there was evidence of a lower rate of clinical malaria among those that used untreated nets in good condition (adjusted [...] or = 10 years. Data collected from a cross-sectional survey showed evidence of...

6. Peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with acute <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria (Publications)

   Peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with acute <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria

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   children suffering from acute malaria in Kilifi, Kenya. Comparable percentages of CD83(+) DCs were found in peripheral blood of healthy children and children with malaria. However, the percentage of HLA-DR(+) [...] qualitative and quantitative analysis of these cells in various human diseases. Plasmodium falciparum malaria is characterized by the poor induction of long-lasting protective immune responses. This study, therefore [...] HLA-DR(+) peripheral blood DCs was significantly reduced in...

7. Infectiousness of malaria-endemic human populations to vectors (Publications)

   Infectiousness of malaria-endemic human populations to vectors

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8. Pregnant women and infants as sentinel populations to monitor prevalence of malaria parasitemia and track impact of intervention scale-up (Publications)

   Pregnant women and infants as sentinel populations to monitor prevalence of malaria parasitemia and track impact of intervention scale-up

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9. Epidemiology and control of malaria transmission by residual house spraying with DDT and Lambdacyhalothrin in two populations of the <em>Anopheles... (Publications)

   Epidemiology and control of malaria transmission by residual house spraying with DDT and Lambdacyhalothrin in two populations of the <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> complex in Tanga region, Tanzania

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10. Accuracy of malaria diagnosis by microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and PCR methods and evidence of antimalarial overprescription in non-severe... (Publications)

    Accuracy of malaria diagnosis by microscopy, rapid diagnostic test, and PCR methods and evidence of antimalarial overprescription in non-severe febrile patients in two Tanzanian hospitals

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    The study was aimed to evaluate the malaria over/underdiagnosis and over/underprescription of antimalarial drugs. Between February and March 2007 blood samples were collected from 336 non-severe febrile [...] Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani (INMI), Rome, Italy. As a result of PCR, we identified 26 malaria cases out of 336 (7.7%) patients. Microscopy and RDT accuracies were 93.5% and 97.6%, respectively [...] were 29.3% and 30.8%, respectively. On-field training, clinical management of...