Towards a comprehensive simulation model of malaria epidemiology and control (Publications)
SUMMARYPlanning of the control of Plasmodium falciparum malaria leads to a need for models of malaria epidemiology that provide realistic quantitative prediction of likely epidemiological outcomes of a [...] dynamics, limit the applicability of conventional deterministic malaria models. We use individual-based stochastic simulations of malaria epidemiology to predict the impacts of interventions on infection
Prospective risk of morbidity in relation to malaria infection in an area of high endemicity of multiple species of <em>Plasmodium</em> (Publications)
Plasmodium malariae (13.8%), cross-sectional analysis found P. falciparum infection to be independent of the other species despite heterogeneities in transmission. Plasmodium vivax and P. malariae infections [...] health-center morbidity supported the idea that P. malariae infection protects against disease, but indicated greater protection against non-malaria than P. falciparum- associated fevers. Plasmodium vivax [...] infections were negatively correlated. Plasmodium malariae infection was...
The economic cost to households of childhood malaria in Papua New Guinea: a focus on intra-country variation (Publications)
BACKGROUND We compare direct and indirect household costs associated with malaria treatment for children
Estimating malaria transmission through mathematical models (Publications)
Evaluating the effectiveness of malaria control interventions on the basis of their impact on transmission is increasingly important as countries move from malaria control to pre-elimination programs. [...] Mathematical modeling can examine relationships between malaria indicators, allowing translation of easily measured data into measures of transmission, and addressing key concerns with traditional methods [...] Simulations show these indicators are statistically correlated, allowing direct...
High throughput multiplex assay for species identification of Papua New Guinea malaria vectors: members of the <em>Anopheles punctulatus</em>... (Publications)
Malaria and filariasis are transmitted in the Southwest Pacific region by Anopheles punctulatus sibling species including An. punctulatus, An. koliensis, the An. farauti complex 1-8 (includes An. hinesorum
A molecular marker of artemisinin-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin derivatives in southeast Asia threatens malaria control and elimination activities worldwide. To monitor the spread of artemisinin resistance, a molecular
Malaria and soil-transmitted intestinal helminth co-infection and its effect on anemia: a meta-analysis (Publications)
effect of malaria and STH on anemia. A subgroup analysis showed a higher risk of malaria infection in the primigravidae (summary OR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.3-1.99; I(2): 0%). In conclusion, the malaria-STH co-infection [...] evidence on the extent of malaria and soil-transmitted intestinal helminth (STH) co-infections in people living in endemic countries and to explore the effect of interactions between malaria and STHs on anemia [...] of the association between anemia and the combined malaria and STH...
