Recognition of the need for evidence-based interventions to help to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian responses has been increasing. However, little …

Physiological resistance and behavioral responses of mosquito vectors to insecticides are
critical aspects of the chemical-based disease control equation. The complex interaction …

Vivax malaria was historically described as 'benign tertian malaria'because individual
clinical episodes were less likely to cause severe illness than Plasmodium falciparum …

Pregnant women have a higher risk of malaria compared to non-pregnant women. This
review provides an update on knowledge acquired since 2000 on P. falciparum and P. vivax …

Malaria is an infectious disease that mainly affects children and pregnant women from
tropical countries. The mortality rate of people infected with malaria per year is enormous …

Background: The need for a stronger scientific evidence base for responses to humanitarian
crises has been identified by various public health actors. To this end, the UK Department for …

Background Most evidence on the association between malaria in pregnancy and adverse
pregnancy outcomes focuses on falciparum malaria detected at birth. We assessed the …

Background Lack of data in marginalized populations on knowledge, attitudes and practices
(KAP) hampers efforts to improve modern contraceptive practice. A mixed methods study to …

Background Artemisinins, the most effective antimalarials available, are not recommended
for falciparum malaria during the first trimester of pregnancy because of safety concerns …

Summary Background Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections are
important causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Asia-Pacific region. We …