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 …

Phylogeography of var gene repertoires reveals fine‐scale geospatial clustering of Plasmodium falciparum populations in a highly endemic area

SK Tessema, SL Monk, MB Schultz, L Tavul… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major global health problem that is being targeted for
progressive elimination. Knowledge of local disease transmission patterns in endemic …

Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital

RH Soliman, P Garcia-Aranda, SM Elzagawy… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seeking malaria eradication. Malaria
transmission has been very low over the last few years. Discovered cases of Plasmodium …

High Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and temporal stability despite control efforts in high transmission settings along the international border between …

JC Pringle, A Wesolowski, S Berube, T Kobayashi… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background While the utility of parasite genotyping for malaria elimination has been
extensively documented in low to moderate transmission settings, it has been less well …

Entomological aspects and the role of human behaviour in malaria transmission in a highland region of the Republic of Yemen

SMA Al-Eryani, L Kelly-Hope, RE Harbach, AG Briscoe… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Republic of Yemen has the highest incidence of malaria in the
Arabian Peninsula, yet little is known of its vectors or transmission dynamics. Methods A 24 …

Influx of diverse, drug resistant and transmissible Plasmodium falciparum into a malaria-free setting in Qatar

A Al-Rumhi, Z Al-Hashami, S Al-Hamidhi… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Successful control programs have impeded local malaria transmission in
almost all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the …

Plasmodium falciparum population structure in Sudan post artemisinin-based combination therapy

AMA Bakhiet, AMA Abdel-Muhsin, SEG Elzaki… - Acta Tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, Sudan has stepped up malaria control backed by WHO, and this has
resulted in significant reduction in parasite rate, malaria morbidity and mortality. The present …

Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Haiti: Insights from Microsatellite Markers

TE Carter, H Malloy, A Existe, G Memnon, Y St. Victor… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Hispaniola, comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, has been identified as a
candidate for malaria elimination. However, incomplete surveillance data in Haiti hamper …

[PDF][PDF] Review of malaria in Saudi Arabia, current status and future prospects

NA Al-Zanbagi - J Int Acad Res Multidiscip, 2014 - academia.edu
Malaria is a timeworn illness as the mankind itself. Malariosis is caused by Plasmodium spp,
a protozoan parasite which makes it is responsible for over one million people death …

The Implications of Human Population Movement for Malaria Elimination in Southwest Border of Saudi Arabia

SA Abdalal - 2021 - search.proquest.com
These studies explore malaria on the southern border of Saudi Arabia, a region where
malaria cases are resurging, and elimination efforts are stalled. Malaria is a major public …