An affordable, quality-assured community-based system for high-resolution entomological surveillance of vector mosquitoes that reflects human malaria... (Publications)
Y: An intensive and extensive CB system for routine, longitudinal, programmatic surveillance of malaria vectors and other mosquitoes using the Ifakara Tent Trap (ITT-C) was developed in Urban Dar es Salaam [...] surveys using either ITT-C or human landing catches (HLC), as well as a cross-sectional survey of malaria parasite prevalence in the same housing compounds. RESULTS: Community-based ITT-C had much lower
Treatment of chloroquine-resistant malaria using pyrimethamine in combination with berberine, tetracycline or cotrimoxazole (Publications)
Two hundred and fifteen patients with chloroquine-resistant malaria were randomised into three groups. The first group of 82 patients were given pyrimethamine and berberine (berberine group), the second [...] the combination of pyrimethamine and berberine gives the best results for chloroquine resistant malaria
The malaria vaccine epidemiology and evaluation project of Papua New Guinea: rationale and baseline studies (Publications)
possible malaria vaccines, against different species of Plasmodium and various stages in the life cycle of the parasite in both human host and mosquito vector, is reviewed. The importance, in a malaria-endemic [...] The variety of immune responses to malaria is set out and linked to both human and plasmodial genetic factors. Host genetics may also modify susceptibility to malaria through mechanisms which are not i [...] epidemiological evaluation are specified. After this brief review of malaria...
<em>In vitro</em> antiplasmodial screening of ethnopharmacologically selected South African plant species used for the treatment of malaria (Publications)
treatment of malaria and associated symptoms. To evaluate the in vitro antiplasmodial efficacy and cytotoxic properties of indigenous medicinal plants used by Venda people against malaria. MATERIALS AND
Surveillance and response strategy in the malaria post-elimination stage: case study of Fujian province (Publications)
Malaria used to be a serious health problem in Fujian province in the past, but no local malaria transmission has been found since 2000. In order to eliminate the potential residual cases and prevent [...] re-introduction of malaria so as to achieve the final goal of malaria elimination in Fujian province, various strategy and intervention approaches were tailored to the local settings. For instance, the [...] respective. All other imported malaria cases were detected during post-elimination...
The epidemiology of malaria in the Wosera area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, in preparation for vaccine trials. II. Mortality and morbidity (Publications)
Malaria mortality and morbidity were studied in a rural population of 4000 in the Wosera area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Malaria accounted for 4.9% of the 162 deaths investigated by verbal [...] at the beginning of the wet season. The geographical distribution of malaria morbidity was not uniform. The measurement of malaria-related morbidity, the identification of significant seasonal and local [...] verbal autopsy and for 12.2% of the 49 deaths assessed through medical records. Mal...