Current Status of Malaria Control and Elimination in Africa: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Progress and Challenges

J Li, HJ Docile, D Fisher, K Pronyuk, L Zhao - Journal of Epidemiology and …, 2024 - Springer
The African continent carries the greatest malaria burden in the world. Falciparum malaria
especially has long been the leading cause of death in Africa. Climate, economic factors …

Mapping malaria seasonality in Madagascar using health facility data

M Nguyen, RE Howes, TCD Lucas, KE Battle… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Many malaria-endemic areas experience seasonal fluctuations in case
incidence as Anopheles mosquito and Plasmodium parasite life cycles respond to changing …

Statistical modelling of the effects of weather factors on malaria occurrence in Abuja, Nigeria

OE Segun, S Shohaimi, M Nallapan… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: despite the increase in malaria control and elimination efforts, weather patterns
and ecological factors continue to serve as important drivers of malaria transmission …

Comparative analysis of tick-borne relapsing fever spirochaetes from Ethiopia and Nigeria

AA Bankole, B Kumsa, G Mamo, NI Ogo, N Elelu… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite increasing reports of tick-borne diseases in Africa, remarkably, reports of tick-borne
relapsing fever (TBRF) in Nigeria are lacking. Ornithodoros savignyi from Nigeria have been …

The synergistic effect of climatic factors on malaria transmission: a predictive approach for northeastern states of India

N Yaladanda, R Mopuri, H Vavilala, KR Bhimala… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The northeast region of India is highlighted as the most vulnerable region for malaria. This
study attempts to explore the epidemiological profile and quantify the climate-induced …

Diagnosing malaria from some symptoms: a machine learning approach and public health implications

HI Okagbue, PE Oguntunde, ECM Obasi… - Health and …, 2021 - Springer
Malaria is a leading cause of death in Nigeria and remains a public health concern because
of the increasing resistance of the disease to antimalarial drugs. Pregnant women and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of sickle cell disease among children attending plateau specialist hospital, Jos, Nigeria

N Stephen, N Nden, NJ Gusen, PR Kumzhi… - Acta Medica …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: An estimate of 250,000 children are born annually with sickle cell disease
(SCD) worldwide and 75%–85% of the affected children are born in Africa; where mortality …

[PDF][PDF] Predictors of malaria incidence in rural eastern Indonesia

M Ipa, AD Laksono, EP Astuti… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
In Indonesia, the largest number of malaria cases was contributed to by Eastern Indonesia.
The study aimed to analyze the predictors of malaria incidence in rural Eastern Indonesia …

Do socio-demographic factors modify the effect of weather on malaria in Kanungu District, Uganda?

K Ost, L Berrang-Ford, K Bishop-Williams, M Charette… - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Background There is concern in the international community regarding the influence of
climate change on weather variables and seasonality that, in part, determine the rates of …

Agent-Based Modelling of Malaria Transmission Dynamics

B Modu, N Polovina, S Konur - arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.06477, 2020 - arxiv.org
Recent statistics of malaria shows that over 200 million cases and estimated deaths of
nearly half a million occur globally. Africa alone accounts for almost 90% of the cases …