Current Status of Malaria Control and Elimination in Africa: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Progress and Challenges

J Li, HJ Docile, D Fisher, K Pronyuk, L Zhao - Journal of Epidemiology and …, 2024 - Springer
The African continent carries the greatest malaria burden in the world. Falciparum malaria
especially has long been the leading cause of death in Africa. Climate, economic factors …

Assessing the Implementation Determinants of Pilot Malaria Vaccination Programs in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi through a Complexity Lens: A Rapid Review Using a …

AA Adamu, RI Jalo, D Ndwandwe, CS Wiysonge - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
In 2019, national immunization programs in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi commenced the
implementation of RTS, S/AS01 vaccination in large-scale pilot schemes. Understanding the …

Policy uptake and implementation of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine in sub-Saharan African countries: status 2 years following the WHO recommendation

CB Osoro, E Ochodo, TK Kwambai, JA Otieno… - BMJ Global …, 2024 - gh.bmj.com
In October 2021, the WHO recommended the world's first malaria vaccine—RTS, S/AS01—
to prevent malaria in children living in areas with moderate-to-high transmission in sub …

[HTML][HTML] A phase IIa, randomized, double-blind, safety, immunogenicity and efficacy trial of Plasmodium falciparum vaccine antigens merozoite surface protein 1 and …

JF Cummings, ME Polhemus, KE Kester… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background To improve the efficacy of Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine RTS,
S/AS02, we conducted a study in 2001 in healthy, malaria-naïve adults administered RTS …

Previous Malaria Exposures and Immune Dysregulation: Developing Strategies To Improve Malaria Vaccine Efficacy in Young Children.

KR Dobbs, HE Atieli, C Valim… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - europepmc.org
After several decades in development, two malaria vaccines based on the same antigen and
with very similar constructs and adjuvants, RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S) and R21/Matrix-M (R21) …

Genetic variation of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in parasite isolates from Homabay County in Kenya

M Maina, S Musundi, J Kuja, H Waweru… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein (PfCSP) has been used in
developing the RTS, S, and R21 malaria vaccines. However, genetic polymorphisms within …

Safety and efficacy of R21/Matrix-M vaccine against and eradicate malaria infection

PV Rahaded, F Herawati - Science Midwifery, 2024 - midwifery.iocspublisher.org
Malaria continues to be a substantial health concern, characterised by elevated rates of
illness and death. The development of resistance to existing treatments poses unique …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria Vaccines: Another Step Closer to Beating Malaria

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Over the next two years, nearly 18 million more live-saving doses of RTS, S/AS01–the first-
ever malaria vaccine–will be distributed throughout Africa. While the issues that have …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria vaccination in Africa: A mini-review of challenges and opportunities

DB Olawade, OZ Wada, CN Ezeagu, N Aderinto… - Medicine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Malaria remains an endemic public health concern in Africa, significantly contributing to
morbidity and mortality rates. The inadequacies of traditional prevention measures, like …