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 …

Current epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria, vector control status and malaria elimination prospects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

J Iqbal, S Ahmad, A Sher, M Al-Awadhi - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaria is the most common vector-borne parasitic infection causing significant human
morbidity and mortality in nearly 90 tropical/sub-tropical countries worldwide. Significant …

Antimalarial drug efficacy and resistance in malaria‐endemic countries in HANMAT‐PIAM_net countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2016–2020: Clinical …

M Adam, S Nahzat, Q Kakar, M Assada… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction The World Health Organization recommends regular monitoring of the
efficacy of nationally recommended antimalarial drugs. We present the results of studies on …

Exploring Genetic Silencing: RNAi and CRISPR-Cas Potential against Drug Resistance in Malaria

C Gaona-Lopez, G Rivera - Mini-Reviews in Medicinal …, 2025 - benthamdirect.com
Malaria has been one of the most lethal infectious diseases throughout history, claiming a
high number of human lives. The genomic plasticity of Plasmodium falciparum, the causative …

The return of chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Jazan region, southwestern Saudi Arabia over a decade after the adoption of artemisinin-based …

AM Madkhali, AA Abdulhaq, WM Atroosh… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
This study investigated the polymorphism in the P. falciparum chloroquine resistance
transporter (pfcrt) gene 11 years after chloroquine (CQ) cessation in Jazan region …

Genomic characterization of Plasmodium falciparum genes associated with anti-folate drug resistance and treatment outcomes in eastern India: A molecular …

S Das, S Tripathy, A Das, MK Sharma, A Nag… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction After being used vigorously for the previous two decades to treat P. falciparum,
chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine were replaced in 2009 with an artemisinin …

[HTML][HTML] Profile of molecular markers of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in individuals living in southern area of Brazzaville, Republic of …

JC Djontu, MT Baina, JDM Ntabi, A Lissom… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Although the seasonal and perennial malaria chemopreventions are not
implemented in the Republic of Congo, resistance to Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) …

Prevalence of Plasmodium species in Badr Governorate, Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia using microscopy and rapid diagnostic test

RAM Hassanein, MO Alkurbi, SH Alsobhi - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Malaria infection still represents a notable public health risk in Saudi Arabia. This cross-
sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of Plasmodium species among clinically …

Polymorphism analysis of pfmdr1 gene in Plasmodium falciparum isolates 11 years post-adoption of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Saudi Arabia

HM Al-Mekhlafi, AM Madkhali, AA Abdulhaq… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A total of 227 Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Jazan region, southwestern Saudi
Arabia were amplified for the P. falciparum multi-drug resistance 1 (pfmdr1) gene to detect …

Malaria during COVID-19 travel restrictions in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

S Melebari, A Hafiz, KH Alzabeedi… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Malaria is a parasitic infection that may result in an acute, life-threatening illness. It is a major
public health problem in the tropical world. The disease is caused by the parasites of the …