[HTML][HTML] Current status and the epidemiology of malaria in the Middle East Region and beyond

M Al-Awadhi, S Ahmad, J Iqbal - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vector-borne parasitic infectious diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality
globally. Malaria is one of the most common vector-borne parasitic infection and is caused …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria hotspots: is there epidemiological evidence for fine-scale spatial targeting of interventions?

G Stresman, T Bousema, J Cook - Trends in parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
As data at progressively granular spatial scales become available, the temptation is to target
interventions to areas with higher malaria transmission–so-called hotspots–with the aim of …

[HTML][HTML] Residual malaria in Jazan region, southwestern Saudi Arabia: the situation, challenges and climatic drivers of autochthonous malaria

HM Al-Mekhlafi, AM Madkhali, KY Ghailan… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Saudi Arabia and Yemen are the only two countries in the Arabian
Peninsula that are yet to achieve malaria elimination. Over the past two decades, the …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing South Africa's malaria elimination strategy (2012–2018): progress, challenges and priorities

J Raman, N Morris, J Frean, B Brooke, L Blumberg… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background With a sustained national malaria incidence of fewer than one case per 1000
population at risk, in 2012 South Africa officially transitioned from controlling malaria to the …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-border movement, economic development and malaria elimination in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

MH Al Zahrani, AI Omar, AMO Abdoon, AA Ibrahim… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Malaria at international borders presents particular challenges with regards to elimination.
International borders share common malaria ecologies, yet neighboring countries are often …

[HTML][HTML] An insight to better understanding cross border malaria in Saudi Arabia

SA Abdalal, J Yukich, K Andrinoplous, S Harakeh… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Border malaria is a major obstacle for the malaria elimination in Saudi Arabia.
Today, the southern border of Saudi Arabia is a region where malaria cases are resurging …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria prevalence in a low transmission area, Jazan district of southwestern Saudi Arabia

Y Hawash, K Ismail, K Alsharif… - The Korean journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Detailed description of malaria in low transmission areas is crucial for elimination. The
current study aimed to provide a comprehensive description for malaria transmission in …

[HTML][HTML] Decreasing trend of imported malaria cases but increasing influx of mixed P. falciparum and P. vivax infections in malaria-free Kuwait

J Iqbal, M Al-Awadhi, S Ahmad - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Malaria still continues to be the most important parasitic disease worldwide, affecting 228
million people and causing 405,000 deaths each year. In this retrospective study during …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) during the malaria elimination phase: A household-based cross-sectional survey

SI Abdelwahab, IM Elhassan, O Albasheer, MME Taha… - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Malaria is a major health problem in Southwestern Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to
measure the level of community understanding of malaria transmission, protection, and …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria control and prevention towards elimination: data from an eleven-year surveillance in Shandong Province, China

X Kong, X Liu, H Tu, Y Xu, J Niu, Y Wang, C Zhao… - Malaria Journal, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Shandong Province experienced a declining malaria trend of local-
acquired transmission, but the increasing imported malaria remains a challenge. Therefore …