malERA: an updated research agenda for malaria elimination and eradication

RN Rabinovich, C Drakeley, AA Djimde, BF Hall… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as
overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting …

Current and emerging strategies to combat antimalarial resistance

C Rasmussen, P Alonso, P Ringwald - Expert Review of Anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Since the spread of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in the
1960s, recommendations have been made on how to respond to antimalarial resistance …

Transmission-blocking vaccines: harnessing herd immunity for malaria elimination

PE Duffy - Expert Review of Vaccines, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBV) prevent community spread of malaria by
targeting mosquito sexual stage parasites, a life-cycle bottleneck, and will be used in …

Detection of malaria parasites in dried human blood spots using mid-infrared spectroscopy and logistic regression analysis

EP Mwanga, EG Minja, E Mrimi, MG Jiménez, JK Swai… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Epidemiological surveys of malaria currently rely on microscopy, polymerase
chain reaction assays (PCR) or rapid diagnostic test kits for Plasmodium infections (RDTs) …

Housing gaps, mosquitoes and public viewpoints: a mixed methods assessment of relationships between house characteristics, malaria vector biting risk and …

EW Kaindoa, M Finda, J Kiplagat, G Mkandawile… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background House improvement and environmental management can significantly improve
malaria transmission control in endemic communities. This study assessed the influence of …

Key considerations, target product profiles, and research gaps in the application of infrared spectroscopy and artificial intelligence for malaria surveillance and …

IH Mshani, DJ Siria, EP Mwanga, BBD Sow, R Sanou… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Studies on the applications of infrared (IR) spectroscopy and machine learning (ML) in
public health have increased greatly in recent years. These technologies show enormous …

Dramatic decreases of malaria transmission intensities in Ifakara, south-eastern Tanzania since early 2000s

MF Finda, AJ Limwagu, HS Ngowo, NS Matowo… - Malaria Journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Ongoing epidemiological transitions across Africa are particularly evident in fast-
growing towns, such as Ifakara in the Kilombero valley, south-eastern Tanzania. This town …

Targeting cattle for malaria elimination: marked reduction of Anopheles arabiensis survival for over six months using a slow-release ivermectin implant formulation

CJ Chaccour, K Ngha'bi, G Abizanda… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes that feed on animals can survive and mediate residual transmission
of malaria even after most humans have been protected with insecticidal bednets or indoor …

Recombinase polymerase amplification and lateral flow assay for ultrasensitive detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infection from controlled human …

A Lalremruata, TT Nguyen, MBB McCall… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are the main diagnostic tools for malaria but
fail to detect low-density parasitemias that are important for maintaining malaria …

Predicting the impact of outdoor vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity from semi-field studies

A Denz, MM Njoroge, MM Tambwe, C Champagne… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Semi-field experiments with human landing catch (HLC) measure as the
outcome are an important step in the development of novel vector control interventions …