Malaria chemoprevention and drug resistance: a review of the literature and policy implications
CV Plowe - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Chemoprevention strategies reduce malaria disease and death, but the efficacy of anti-
malarial drugs used for chemoprevention is perennially threatened by drug resistance. This …
malarial drugs used for chemoprevention is perennially threatened by drug resistance. This …
Global health and development in early childhood
FE Aboud, AK Yousafzai - Annual review of psychology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Health and nutritional risks co-occur in the lives of children under the age of 2 years who live
in developing countries. We review evidence showing how these risks, in addition to …
in developing countries. We review evidence showing how these risks, in addition to …
Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention at scale in west and central Africa: an observational study
E Baba, P Hamade, H Kivumbi, M Marasciulo… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) aims to prevent malaria in children
during the high malaria transmission season. The Achieving Catalytic Expansion of SMC in …
during the high malaria transmission season. The Achieving Catalytic Expansion of SMC in …
Mosquito-borne diseases
MA Tolle - Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health …, 2009 - Elsevier
Despite centuries of control efforts, mosquito-borne diseases are flourishing worldwide. With
a disproportionate effect on children and adolescents, these conditions are responsible for …
a disproportionate effect on children and adolescents, these conditions are responsible for …
Age-patterns of malaria vary with severity, transmission intensity and seasonality in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and pooled analysis
I Carneiro, A Roca-Feltrer, JT Griffin, L Smith… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background There is evidence that the age-pattern of Plasmodium falciparum malaria varies
with transmission intensity. A better understanding of how this varies with the severity of …
with transmission intensity. A better understanding of how this varies with the severity of …
Return of chloroquine antimalarial efficacy in Malawi
MK Laufer, PC Thesing, ND Eddington… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In 1993, Malawi became the first country in Africa to replace chloroquine with
the combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine for the treatment of malaria. At that time …
the combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine for the treatment of malaria. At that time …
[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Plasmodium-helminth co-infection in Africa: populations at risk, potential impact on anemia and prospects for combining control
Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is ubiquitous throughout
Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many …
Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many …
Effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in children under ten years of age in Senegal: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial
Background Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
(SP) plus amodiaquine (AQ), given each month during the transmission season, is …
(SP) plus amodiaquine (AQ), given each month during the transmission season, is …
Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo …
JJ Aponte, D Schellenberg, A Egan, A Breckenridge… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is a promising strategy for malaria control
in infants. We undertook a pooled analysis of the safety and efficacy of IPT in infants (IPTi) …
in infants. We undertook a pooled analysis of the safety and efficacy of IPT in infants (IPTi) …
Mass drug administration for malaria
E Poirot, J Skarbinski, D Sinclair… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Mass drug administration (MDA), defined as the empiric administration of a
therapeutic antimalarial regimen to an entire population at the same time, has been a …
therapeutic antimalarial regimen to an entire population at the same time, has been a …