BACKGROUND Access to a safe, adequate blood supply has proven challenging in sub‐
Saharan Africa, where systemic deficiencies spanning policy, collections, testing, and …

Introduction: Historically, the global community has focused on the control of symptomatic
malaria. However, interest in asymptomatic malaria has been growing, particularly in the …

Background Malaria transmission through blood transfusion is an accidental but preventable
cause of malaria infection and is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for blood …

The World Health Organization's policy on laboratory test of all suspected malaria cases
before treatment has not yielded significant effects in several rural areas of Sub‐Saharan …

Background Kohat district is one of the medium intensity malaria transmission areas in
Pakistan where asymptomatic carriers are likely to form a reservoir of infection. This study …

Background: The accurate diagnosis of etiologic agents of diseases, including Plasmodium
species, is a major challenge to effective control programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria …

Abstract Background African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a significant reservoir host for many
zoonotic and parasitic infections in Africa. These include a range of viruses and pathogenic …

Background Young children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly those from resource-
limited settings, are heavily burdened by anemia and malaria. While malaria infected …

Delays in malaria diagnosis increase treatment failures and deaths. In endemic regions,
standard diagnostic methods are microscopy and malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) …

Malaria which is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium is a devastating parasitic
disease of major public health challenge worldwide, particularly Nigeria. This study was …