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Malaria Journal

Ausgabe 1/2020

Inhalt (437 Artikel)

Open Access Research

An in vitro toolbox to accelerate anti-malarial drug discovery and development

Susan A. Charman, Alice Andreu, Helena Barker, Scott Blundell, Anna Campbell, Michael Campbell, Gong Chen, Francis C. K. Chiu, Elly Crighton, Kasiram Katneni, Julia Morizzi, Rahul Patil, Thao Pham, Eileen Ryan, Jessica Saunders, David M. Shackleford, Karen L. White, Lisa Almond, Maurice Dickins, Dennis A. Smith, Joerg J. Moehrle, Jeremy N. Burrows, Nada Abla

Open Access Research

Adherence to malaria rapid diagnostic test result among healthcare workers in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria

Aliyu Mamman Na’uzo, Dahiru Tukur, Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan, Adebowale Ayo Stephen, IkeOluwapo Ajayi, Eniola Bamgboye, Abdulrazaq Abdullahi Gobir, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Zainab Abdullahi, Olufemi Ajumobi

Open Access Research

Upsurge of malaria transmission after indoor residual spraying withdrawal in Atacora region in Benin, West Africa

Rock Yves Aïkpon, Gil Padonou, Fortuné Dagnon, Razaki Ossè, Aurore Ogouyemi Hounto, Filémon Tokponon, Gorgias Aïkpon, Laurent Lyikirenga, Martin Akogbéto

Open Access Research

Childhood malaria case incidence in Malawi between 2004 and 2017: spatio-temporal modelling of climate and non-climate factors

James Chirombo, Pietro Ceccato, Rachel Lowe, Dianne J Terlouw, Madeleine C Thomson, Austin Gumbo, Peter J Diggle, Jonathan M Read

Open Access Research

Genetic polymorphisms in malaria vaccine candidate Plasmodium falciparum reticulocyte-binding protein homologue-5 among populations in Lagos, Nigeria

Olusola Ajibaye, Akinniyi A. Osuntoki, Emmanuel O. Balogun, Yetunde A. Olukosi, Bamidele A. Iwalokun, Kolapo M. Oyebola, Kenji Hikosaka, Yoh-ichi Watanabe, Godwin U. Ebiloma, Kiyoshi Kita, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

Open Access Research

In vivo/ex vivo efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and artesunate–amodiaquine as first-line treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children: an open label randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso

Moussa Lingani, Léa Nadège Bonkian, Isidore Yerbanga, Adama Kazienga, Innocent Valéa, Hermann Sorgho, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Petronella Francisca Mens, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Raffaella Ravinetto, Umberto d’Alessandro, Halidou Tinto

Open Access Research

The impact of transfluthrin on the spatial repellency of the primary malaria mosquito vectors in Vietnam: Anopheles dirus and Anopheles minimus

Nicholas J. Martin, Vu S. Nam, Andrew A. Lover, Tran V. Phong, Tran C. Tu, Ian H. Mendenhall

Open Access Research

Identification of Plasmodium falciparum proteoforms from liver stage models

Benjamin Winer, Kimberly A. Edgel, Xiaoyan Zou, Julie Sellau, Sri Hadiwidjojo, Lindsey S. Garver, Christin E. McDonough, Neil L. Kelleher, Paul M. Thomas, Eileen Villasante, Alexander Ploss, Vincent R. Gerbasi

Open Access Research

Indoor use of attractive toxic sugar bait in combination with long-lasting insecticidal net against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae: an experimental hut trial in Mbé, central Côte d’Ivoire

Joanna E. C. Furnival-Adams, Soromane Camara, Mark Rowland, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Welbeck A. Oumbouke, Raphael N’Guessan

Open Access Methodology

Quantification of malaria antigens PfHRP2 and pLDH by quantitative suspension array technology in whole blood, dried blood spot and plasma

Xavier Martiáñez-Vendrell, Alfons Jiménez, Ana Vásquez, Ana Campillo, Sandra Incardona, Raquel González, Dionicia Gamboa, Katherine Torres, Wellington Oyibo, Babacar Faye, Eusebio Macete, Clara Menéndez, Xavier C. Ding, Alfredo Mayor

Open Access Update

Update to: A stakeholder workshop about modelled maps of key malaria indicator survey indicators in Madagascar

Rosalind E. Howes, Kaleem Hawa, Voahangy Fanomezana Andriamamonjy, Thierry Franchard, Raharizo Miarimbola, Sedera Aurélien Mioramalala, Jean Florent Rafamatanantsoa, Mirana Ando Mbolatiana Rahantamalala, Solo Harimalala Rajaobary, Hariniaina David Gaël Rajaonera, Andrianiaina Parfait Rakotonindrainy, Clairaut Rakotoson Andrianjatonavalona, Dina Ny Aina Liantsoa Randriamiarinjatovo, Faratiana Michèle Randrianasolo, Rado Malalatiana Ramasy Razafindratovo, Masiarivony Ravaoarimanga, Maurice Ye, Peter W. Gething, Cameron A. Taylor

Open Access Research

Willingness-to-pay for long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets: a discrete choice experiment with real payment in Ghana

Y. Natalia Alfonso, Matthew Lynch, Elorm Mensah, Danielle Piccinini, David Bishai

Open Access Research

A systematic review of factors affecting adherence to malaria chemoprophylaxis amongst travellers from non-endemic countries

Julian Ahluwalia, Samantha K. Brooks, John Weinman, G. James Rubin

Open Access Research

Unlicensed medical practitioners in tribal dominated rural areas of central India: bottleneck in malaria elimination

Mrigendra Pal Singh, Sunil Kumar Chand, Kalyan Brata Saha, Neetiraj Singh, Ramesh C. Dhiman, Lora L. Sabin

Open Access Research

The use of spatial and genetic tools to assess Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Lusaka, Zambia between 2011 and 2015

Daniel J. Bridges, Sandra Chishimba, Mulenga Mwenda, Anna M. Winters, Erik Slawsky, Brenda Mambwe, Conceptor Mulube, Kelly M. Searle, Aves Hakalima, Roy Mwenechanya, David A. Larsen

Open Access Research

Associations between red blood cell variants and malaria among children and adults from three areas of Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Elijah Kakande, Bryan Greenhouse, Francis Bajunirwe, Chris Drakeley, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Andrew Walakira, Samuel L. Nsobya, Agaba Katureebe, John Rek, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Philip J. Rosenthal, Moses R. Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer

Open Access Research

Preferred resting surfaces of dominant malaria vectors inside different house types in rural south-eastern Tanzania

Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Halfan S. Ngowo, Japhet M. Kihonda, Najat F. Kahamba, Dickson S. Msaky, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Patrick K. Tungu, Fredros O. Okumu

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of older insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to prevent malaria infection in an area of moderate pyrethroid resistance: results from a cohort study in Malawi

Monica P. Shah, Laura C. Steinhardt, Dyson Mwandama, Themba Mzilahowa, John E. Gimnig, Andy Bauleni, Jacklyn Wong, Ryan Wiegand, Don P. Mathanga, Kim A. Lindblade

Open Access Research

Exploring association between MBL2 gene polymorphisms and the occurrence of clinical blackwater fever through a case–control study in Congolese children

Joseph M. Bodi, Célestin N. Nsibu, Roland L. Longenge, Michel N. Aloni, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Patrick K. Kayembe, Ahmeddin H. Omar, Jan Verhaegen, Pierre M. Tshibassu, Prosper T. Lukusa, Aimé Lumaka, Kenji Hirayama

Open Access Research

Resistance status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. to insecticides following the 2011 mass distribution campaign of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in the Plateau Department, south-eastern Benin

Arthur Sovi, Renaud Govoétchan, Razaki Ossé, Come Z. Koukpo, Albert S. Salako, Thomas Syme, Rodrigue Anagonou, Augustin Fongnikin, Udoka C. Nwangwu, Frédéric Oké-Agbo, Filémon Tokponnon, Gil Germain Padonou, Martin Codjo Akogbeto

Open Access Research

A survey of Anopheles species composition and insecticide resistance on the island of Bubaque, Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau

Thomas Ant, Erin Foley, Scott Tytheridge, Colin Johnston, Adriana Goncalves, Sainey Ceesay, Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Muna Affara, Julien Martinez, Elizabeth Pretorius, Chris Grundy, Amabelia Rodrigues, Paulo Djata, Umberto d’Alessandro, Robin Bailey, David Mabey, Anna Last, James G. Logan

Open Access Research

Use of a highly-sensitive rapid diagnostic test to screen for malaria in pregnancy in Indonesia

Vera T. Unwin, Rukhsana Ahmed, Rintis Noviyanti, Agatha M. Puspitasari, Retno A. S. Utami, Leily Trianty, Theda Lukito, Din Syafruddin, Jeanne R. Poespoprodjo, Maria A. Santana-Morales, Feiko O. Ter Kuile, Emily R. Adams

Open Access Research

Molecular characteristics of odorant-binding protein 1 in Anopheles maculipennis

Mohammad Bagher Ghavami, Sakineh Khoeini, Navid Dinparast Djadid

Open Access Methodology

A panel of recombinant proteins from human-infective Plasmodium species for serological surveillance

Nicole Müller-Sienerth, Jarrod Shilts, Khamisah Abdul Kadir, Victor Yman, Manijeh Vafa Homann, Muhammad Asghar, Billy Ngasala, Balbir Singh, Anna Färnert, Gavin J. Wright

Open Access Research

Clustering of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection and the effectiveness of targeted malaria control measures

Jeffrey G. Shaffer, Mahamoudou B. Touré, Nafomon Sogoba, Seydou O. Doumbia, Jules F. Gomis, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Daouda Ndiaye, Ayouba Diarra, Ismaela Abubakar, Abdullahi Ahmad, Muna Affara, Davis Nwakanma, Mary Lukowski, James C. Welty, Frances J. Mather, Joseph Keating, Donald J. Krogstad

Open Access Research

Optimal timing of primaquine to reduce Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage when co-administered with artemether–lumefantrine

Seif Shekalaghe, Dominic Mosha, Ali Hamad, Thabit A. Mbaga, Michael Mihayo, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley, Salim Abdulla

Open Access Case report

Vivax malaria in pregnancy and lactation: a long way to health equity

Tobias Brummaier, Mary Ellen Gilder, Gornpan Gornsawun, Cindy S. Chu, Germana Bancone, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Kesinee Chotivanich, François Nosten, Rose McGready

Open Access Research

Health gains and financial risk protection afforded by public financing of selected malaria interventions in Ethiopia: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis

Lelisa Fekadu Assebe, Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete, Dan Wang, Lingrui Liu, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Abdulrahman Jbaily, Stéphane Verguet, Kjell Arne Johansson, Mieraf Taddesse Tolla

Open Access Research

IgG antibody response against Anopheles salivary gland proteins in asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in Narino, Colombia

Jehidys Montiel, Luisa F. Carbal, Alberto Tobón-Castaño, Gissella M. Vásquez, Michael L. Fisher, Berlin Londono-Rentería

Open Access Research

Evaluation of DawaPlus 3.0 and DawaPlus 4.0, deltamethrin–PBO combination nets against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles culicifacies in experimental huts in India

Kasinathan Gunasekaran, Sudhansu Sekhar Sahu, Tharmalingam Vijayakumar, Swaminathan Subramanian, Manju Rahi, Purushothaman Jambulingam

Open Access Research

A rapid quality control test to foster the development of the sterile insect technique against Anopheles arabiensis

Nicole J. Culbert, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Maiga Hamidou, Dieudonné Diloma Soma, Silvana Caravantes, Thomas Wallner, Mamai Wadaka, Hanano Yamada, Jérémy Bouyer

Open Access Research

Lessons learned, challenges and outlooks for decision-making after a decade of experience monitoring the impact of indoor residual spraying in Benin, West Africa

Martin C. Akogbéto, Fortuné Dagnon, Rock Aïkpon, Razaki Ossé, Albert S. Salako, Idelphonse Ahogni, Bruno Akinro, André Sominahouin, Aboubakar Sidick, Filémon Tokponnon, Germain G. Padonou

Open Access Research

Falciparum malaria from coastal Tanzania and Zanzibar remains highly connected despite effective control efforts on the archipelago

Andrew P. Morgan, Nicholas F. Brazeau, Billy Ngasala, Lwidiko E. Mhamilawa, Madeline Denton, Mwinyi Msellem, Ulrika Morris, Dayne L. Filer, Ozkan Aydemir, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jonathan B. Parr, Andreas Mårtensson, Anders Bjorkman, Jonathan J. Juliano

Open Access Methodology

Polymorphic markers for identification of parasite population in Plasmodium malariae

Vivek Bhakta Mathema, Supatchara Nakeesathit, Watcharee Pagornrat, Frank Smithuis, Nicholas J. White, Arjen M. Dondorp, Mallika Imwong

Open Access Research

Vaccination accelerates hepatic erythroblastosis induced by blood-stage malaria

Denis Delic, Frank Wunderlich, Saleh Al-Quraishy, Abdel-Azeem S. Abdel-Baki, Mohamed A. Dkhil, Marcos J. Araúzo-Bravo

Open Access Research

Molecular methods for tracking residual Plasmodium falciparum transmission in a close-to-elimination setting in Zanzibar

Benjamin Grossenbacher, Aurel Holzschuh, Natalie E. Hofmann, Kali Abdullah Omar, Logan Stuck, Bakar Shariff Fakih, Abdullah Ali, Joshua Yukich, Manuel W. Hetzel, Ingrid Felger

Open Access Research

Effect of group versus individual antenatal care on uptake of intermittent prophylactic treatment of malaria in pregnancy and related malaria outcomes in Nigeria and Kenya: analysis of data from a pragmatic cluster randomized trial

Lisa Noguchi, Lindsay Grenier, Mark Kabue, Emmanuel Ugwa, Jaiyeola Oyetunji, Stephanie Suhowatsky, Brenda Onguti, Bright Orji, Lillian Whiting-Collins, Oniyire Adetiloye

Open Access Research

A zooprophylaxis strategy using l-lactic acid (Abate) to divert host-seeking malaria vectors from human host to treated non-host animals

Elison E. Kemibala, Agenor Mafra-Neto, Teun Dekker, Jesse Saroli, Rodrigo Silva, Anitha Philbert, Kija Nghabi, Leonard E. G. Mboera

Open Access Research

Influence of house characteristics on mosquito distribution and malaria transmission in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Carmene S. Ngadjeu, Patricia Doumbe-Belisse, Abdou Talipouo, Landre Djamouko-Djonkam, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Sevilor Kekeunou, Wilson Toussile, Charles S. Wondji, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio

Open Access Methodology

The extended recovery ring-stage survival assay provides a superior association with patient clearance half-life and increases throughput

Sage Z. Davis, Puspendra P. Singh, Katelyn M. Vendrely, Douglas A. Shoue, Lisa A. Checkley, Marina McDew-White, Katrina A. Button-Simons, Zione Cassady, Mackenzie A. C. Sievert, Gabriel J. Foster, François H. Nosten, Timothy J. C. Anderson, Michael T. Ferdig

Open Access Research

Updates on malaria incidence and profile in Malaysia from 2013 to 2017

Narwani Hussin, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim, Pik Pin Goh, Timothy William, Jenarun Jelip, Rose Nani Mudin

Open Access Review

Plasmodium falciparum pre-erythrocytic stage vaccine development

Jessica Molina-Franky, Laura Cuy-Chaparro, Anny Camargo, César Reyes, Marcela Gómez, David Ricardo Salamanca, Manuel Alfonso Patarroyo, Manuel Elkin Patarroyo

Open Access Research

Sexual forms obtained in a continuous in vitro cultured Colombian strain of Plasmodium falciparum (FCB2)

Monica Ararat-Sarria, Cesar Camilo Prado, Milena Camargo, Laura Tatiana Ospina, Paola Andrea Camargo, Hernando Curtidor, Manuel Alfonso Patarroyo

Open Access Research

Physical integrity and survivorship of long-lasting insecticidal nets distributed to households of the same socio-cultural community in Benin, West Africa

Idelphonse B. Ahogni, Albert S. Salako, Bruno Akinro, Arthur Sovi, Virgile Gnanguenon, Roseric Azondekon, Jean F. Dagnon, Pamela Akogbeto, Filémon Tokponon, Martin C. Akogbeto

Open Access Research

Molecular surveillance of Pfcrt and k13 propeller polymorphisms of imported Plasmodium falciparum cases to Zhejiang Province, China between 2016 and 2018

Xiaoxiao Wang, Wei Ruan, Shuisen Zhou, Fang Huang, Qiaoyi Lu, Xinyu Feng, He Yan

Open Access Research

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenases in Myanmar isolates

Jinyoung Lee, Tae Im Kim, Hương Giang Lê, Won Gi Yoo, Jung-Mi Kang, Seong-Kyu Ahn, Moe Kyaw Myint, Khin Lin, Tong-Soo Kim, Byoung-Kuk Na

Open Access Research

Moringa oleifera treatment increases Tbet expression in CD4+ T cells and remediates immune defects of malnutrition in Plasmodium chabaudi-infected mice

Jennifer Pilotos, Kadra Abdu Ibrahim, Chishimba Nathan Mowa, Michael Makokha Opata

Open Access Research

Healthcare professionals’ perspective can guide post-marketing surveillance of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Uganda

Helen Byomire Ndagije, Ronald Kiguba, Leonard Manirakiza, Elijah Kirabira, Allan Sserwanga, Leah Nabirye, Jackson Mukonzo, Sten Olsson, Anne Spinewine, William D’Hoore, Niko Speybroeck

Open Access Research

Stage-specific Plasmodium falciparum immune responses in afebrile adults and children living in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Festus K. Acquah, Aminata C. Lo, Kwadwo Akyea-Mensah, Hamza B. Abagna, Babacar Faye, Michael Theisen, Ben A. Gyan, Linda E. Amoah

Open Access Research

Usefulness of day 7 lumefantrine plasma concentration as a predictor of malaria treatment outcome in under-fives children treated with artemether-lumefantrine in Tanzania

Manase Kilonzi, Omary Minzi, Ritah Mutagonda, Vito Baraka, Philip Sasi, Eleni Aklillu, Appolinary Kamuhabwa

Open Access Research

Asymptomatic malaria infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in malaria endemic areas of North-Shoa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Daniel Getacher Feleke, Aderaw Adamu, Angesom Gebreweld, Melkam Tesfaye, Wondmagegn Demisiss, Genet Molla

Open Access Opinion

Rapid phenotyping towards personalized malaria medicine

Maria Isabel Veiga, Weng Kung Peng

Open Access Research

Haemosporidioses in wild Eurasian blackbirds (Turdus merula) and song thrushes (T. philomelos): an in situ hybridization study with emphasis on exo-erythrocytic parasite burden

Tanja Himmel, Josef Harl, Simone Pfanner, Nora Nedorost, Norbert Nowotny, Herbert Weissenböck

Open Access Research

Large-scale field trial of attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) for the control of malaria vector mosquitoes in Mali, West Africa

Mohamad M. Traore, Amy Junnila, Sekou F. Traore, Seydou Doumbia, Edita E. Revay, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Yosef Schlein, Kristopher L. Arheart, Petrányi Gergely, Rui-De Xue, Axel Hausmann, Robert Beck, Alex Prozorov, Rabiatou A. Diarra, Aboubakr S. Kone, Silas Majambere, John Bradley, John Vontas, John C. Beier, Günter C. Müller

Open Access Research

A simple monochromatic flow cytometric assay for assessment of intraerythrocytic development of Plasmodium falciparum

Kasem Kulkeaw, Nutpakal Ketprasit, Anchalee Tungtrongchitr, Duangdao Palasuwan

Open Access Methodology

Evaluating malaria programmes in moderate- and low-transmission settings: practical ways to generate robust evidence

Ruth A. Ashton, Debra Prosnitz, Andrew Andrada, Samantha Herrera, Yazoumé Yé

Open Access Research

Recovery and stable persistence of chloroquine sensitivity in Plasmodium falciparum parasites after its discontinued use in Northern Uganda

Betty Balikagala, Miki Sakurai-Yatsushiro, Shin-Ichiro Tachibana, Mie Ikeda, Masato Yamauchi, Osbert T. Katuro, Edward H. Ntege, Makoto Sekihara, Naoyuki Fukuda, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shouki Yatsushiro, Toshiyuki Mori, Makoto Hirai, Walter Opio, Paul S. Obwoya, Denis A. Anywar, Mary A. Auma, Nirianne M. Q. Palacpac, Takafumi Tsuboi, Emmanuel I. Odongo-Aginya, Eisaku Kimura, Martin Ogwang, Toshihiro Horii, Toshihiro Mita

Open Access Research

Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance molecular markers from the Blue Nile State, Southeast Sudan

Abdelrahim O. Mohamed, Maazza Hussien, Amal Mohamed, Abdelmaroof Suliman, Nuha S. Elkando, Hanadi Abdelbagi, Elfatih M. Malik, Mohammed H. Abdelraheem, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid

Open Access Research

Extensive genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax dbp-II in Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest and Brazilian Amazon Basin: evidence of positive selection

Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira, Lidiane Lima-Cury, Rebecca de Abreu-Fernandes, Aline de Rosa Lavigne, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Daiana de Souza Perce-da-Silva, Marcos Catanho, Patrícia Brasil, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz

Open Access Research

Use of real-time multiplex PCR, malaria rapid diagnostic test and microscopy to investigate the prevalence of Plasmodium species among febrile hospital patients in Sierra Leone

Tomasz A. Leski, Chris Rowe Taitt, Abdulai G. Swaray, Umaru Bangura, Nathanael D. Reynolds, Andrew Holtz, Chadwick Yasuda, Joseph Lahai, Joseph M. Lamin, Victoria Baio, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Rashid Ansumana, David A. Stenger

Open Access Research

Pattern of antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in individuals differentially exposed to Anopheles bites

Kakou G. Aka, Dipomin F. Traoré, André B. Sagna, Dounin D. Zoh, Serge B. Assi, Bertin N’cho Tchiekoi, Akré M. Adja, Franck Remoue, Anne Poinsignon

Open Access Research

Member species of the Anopheles gambiae complex can be misidentified as Anopheles leesoni

Yael Dahan-Moss, Allison Hendershot, Minishca Dhoogra, Henry Julius, Jacek Zawada, Maria Kaiser, Neil F. Lobo, Basil D. Brooke, Lizette L. Koekemoer

Open Access Research

Analysis of trends of malaria from 2010 to 2017 in Boricha District, Southern Ethiopia

Desalegn Dabaro, Zewdie Birhanu, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

Open Access Research

Evaluation of a capacity building intervention on malaria treatment for under-fives in rural health facilities in Niger State, Nigeria

Ayodele Jegede, Barbara Willey, Prudence Hamade, Fredrick Oshiname, Daniel Chandramohan, IkeOluwa Ajayi, Catherine Falade, Ebenezer Baba, Jayne Webster

Open Access Research

Epidemiology of malaria and chloroquine resistance in Mizoram, northeastern India, a malaria-endemic region bordering Myanmar

Rita Zomuanpuii, Christopher L. Hmar, Khawlhring Lallawmzuala, Lal Hlimpuia, Praveen Balabaskaran Nina, Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar

Open Access Research

Relationship between placenta malaria and mother to child transmission of HIV infection in pregnant women in South East Nigeria

Ikechukwu I. Mbachu, Samson D. Ejikunle, Frederick Anolue, Chioma N. Mbachu, Ephraim Dike, Eke Ejikem, Chijioke Okeudo

Open Access Methodology

Modified PCR-based assay for the differentiation of members of Anopheles fluviatilis complex in consequence of the discovery of a new cryptic species (species V)

Om P. Singh, Nutan Nanda, Dinesh Chandra, Deepa Jha, Tridibes Adak, Virendra K. Dua, Sarala K. Subbarao

Open Access Research

Metabolic alterations in the erythrocyte during blood-stage development of the malaria parasite

Shivendra G. Tewari, Russell P. Swift, Jaques Reifman, Sean T. Prigge, Anders Wallqvist

Open Access Research

First evidence of the deletion in the pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes in Plasmodium falciparum from Equatorial Guinea

Pedro Berzosa, Vicenta González, Laura Taravillo, Alfredo Mayor, María Romay-Barja, Luz García, Policarpo Ncogo, Matilde Riloha, Agustín Benito

Open Access Research

Coverage and effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) on adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Mount Cameroon area, South West Cameroon

Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Laken N. Kalaji, Harry F. Mbacham, Godlove B. Wepnje, Tobias O. Apinjoh, Irene U. Ngole Sumbele, Jodie Dionne-Odom, Alan T. N. Tita, Eric A. Achidi

Open Access Case study

Applied mathematical modelling to inform national malaria policies, strategies and operations in Tanzania

Manuela Runge, Fabrizio Molteni, Renata Mandike, Robert W. Snow, Christian Lengeler, Ally Mohamed, Emilie Pothin

Open Access Research

Impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention on hospital admissions and mortality in children under 5 years of age in Ouelessebougou, Mali

Djibrilla Issiaka, Amadou Barry, Tiangoua Traore, Boubacar Diarra, David Cook, Mohamed Keita, Issaka Sagara, Patrick Duffy, Michal Fried, Alassane Dicko

Open Access Research

From malaria control to elimination within a decade: lessons learned from Timor Leste, a newly independent country

A. M. G. Manel Yapabandara, Maria do Rosario de Fatima Mota, Raul Sarmento, Johanes don Bosco, Rajitha Wickremasinghe

Open Access Research

Costs of insecticide-treated bed net distribution systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Sara S. Scates, Timothy P. Finn, Janna Wisniewski, David Dadi, Renata Mandike, Mwinyi Khamis, George Greer, Naomi Serbantez, Sylvester Segbaya, Prince Owusu, Jules Mihigo, Lilia Gerberg, Angela Acosta, Hannah Koenker, Joshua Yukich

Open Access Research

Assessment of subpatent Plasmodium infection in northwestern Ethiopia

Ashenafi Assefa, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Wakgari Deressa, G. Glenn Wilson, Amha Kebede, Hussein Mohammed, Maruon Sassine, Mebrahtom Haile, Dereje Dilu, Hiwot Teka, Matthew W. Murphy, Sheila Sergent, Eric Rogier, Zhou Zhiyong, Brian S. Wakeman, Chris Drakeley, Ya Ping Shi, Lorenz Von Seidlein, Jimee Hwang

Open Access Research

Molecular characterization of Plasmodium falciparum antifolate resistance markers in Thailand between 2008 and 2016

Rungniran Sugaram, Kanokon Suwannasin, Chanon Kunasol, Vivek Bhakta Mathema, Nicholas P. J. Day, Prayuth Sudathip, Preecha Prempree, Arjen M. Dondorp, Mallika Imwong

Open Access Research

Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfluthrin-treated chairs and ribbons

John P. Masalu, Marceline Finda, Gerry F. Killeen, Halfan S. Ngowo, Polius G. Pinda, Fredros O. Okumu

Open Access Research

Long-lasting insecticidal nets retain bio-efficacy after 5 years of storage: implications for malaria control programmes

Jeremiah J. Musa, Sarah J. Moore, Jason Moore, Emmanuel Mbuba, Edgar Mbeyela, Dickson Kobe, Johnson K. Swai, Olukayode G. Odufuwa

Open Access Review

Neurological and psychiatric safety of tafenoquine in Plasmodium vivax relapse prevention: a review

Stephan Duparc, Stephan Chalon, Scott Miller, Naomi Richardson, Stephen Toovey

Open Access Research

Characterization of two in vivo challenge models to measure functional activity of monoclonal antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein

Rama Raghunandan, Bryan T. Mayer, Yevel Flores-Garcia, Monica W. Gerber, Raphael Gottardo, Hugo Jhun, Sonia M. Herrera, Daniel W. Perez-Ramos, Emily Locke, C. Richter King, Fidel Zavala

Open Access Research

Malaria situation in a clear area of Iran: an approach for the better understanding of the health service providers’ readiness and challenges for malaria elimination in clear areas

Hosein Azizi, Elham Davtalab-Esmaeili, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Maryam Zeinolabedini, Yagoub Mirzaei, Mohammad Mirzapour

Open Access Research

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum and genetic profile in children affected by uncomplicated malaria in Cameroon

Theresia Njuabe Metoh, Jun-Hu Chen, Philip Fon-Gah, Xia Zhou, Roger Moyou-Somo, Xiao-Nong Zhou

Open Access Research

Re-introduction of vivax malaria in a temperate area (Moscow region, Russia): a geographic investigation

Varvara A. Mironova, Natalia V. Shartova, Andrei E. Beljaev, Mikhail I. Varentsov, Fedor I. Korennoy, Mikhail Y. Grishchenko

Open Access Research

Practical example of multiple antibody screening for evaluation of malaria control strategies

Marie-Louise Varela, David Koffi, Michael White, Makhtar Niang, Babacar Mbengue, Fatoumata Diene Sarr, André Offianan Touré, Ronald Perraut

Open Access Research

Longitudinal analysis of the capacities of community health workers mobilized for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso

Abel Bicaba, Luc Serme, Gaël Chetaille, Gountante Kombate, Alice Bila, Slim Haddad

Open Access Research

Effect of pre-consultation testing on clinicians’ adherence to malaria test results and waiting time among children under 5 years in the Northern Zone of Volta Region of Ghana

Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami, Asiwome Ameko, Saviour Selase Ahiafe, Samuel Adolf Bosoka, Margaret Kweku, Evelyn Korkor Ansah

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Systematic review of statistical methods for safety data in malaria chemoprevention in pregnancy trials

Noel Patson, Mavuto Mukaka, Kennedy N. Otwombe, Lawrence Kazembe, Don P. Mathanga, Victor Mwapasa, Alinune N. Kabaghe, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans, Miriam K. Laufer, Tobias Chirwa

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Molecular surveillance of anti-malarial drug resistance in Democratic Republic of Congo: high variability of chloroquinoresistance and lack of amodiaquinoresistance

Doudou M. Yobi, Nadine K. Kayiba, Dieudonné M. Mvumbi, Raphael Boreux, Pius Z. Kabututu, Hippolyte N. T. Situakibanza, Joris L. Likwela, Patrick De Mol, Emile W. Okitolonda, Niko Speybroeck, Georges L. Mvumbi, Marie-Pierre Hayette

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Correction to: Enhanced uptake, high selective and microtubule disrupting activity of carbohydrate fused pyrano-pyranones derived from natural coumarins attributes to its anti-malarial potential

Sonal Gupta, Juveria Khan, Priti Kumari, Chintam Narayana, R. Ayana, Malabika Chakrabarti, Ram Sagar, Shailja Singh

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Molecular detection and quantification of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes carriage in used RDTs in malaria elimination settings in northern Senegal

Kiswendsida Thierry Guiguemde, Yakou Dieye, Aminata Collé Lô, Magatte Ndiaye, Aminata Lam, Isaac Akhénaton Manga, Gnagna Dieng Sow, Moussa Diop, Tamba Souané, Marie Pièrre Diouf, Roger Clément Kouly Tine, Babacar Faye

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Monitoring the physical and insecticidal durability of the long-lasting insecticidal net DawaPlus® 2.0 in three States in Nigeria

Emmanuel Obi, Festus Okoh, Sean Blaufuss, Bolanle Olapeju, Joel Akilah, Okefu Oyale Okoko, Abidemi Okechukwu, Mark Maire, Kehinda Popoola, Muhammad Abdullahi Yahaya, Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Samson Awolola, Olivier Pigeon, Stella Babalola, Hannah Koenker, Albert Kilian

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District-level approach for tailoring and targeting interventions: a new path for malaria control and elimination

Roly Gosling, John Chimumbwa, Petrina Uusiku, Sara Rossi, Henry Ntuku, Kelly Harvard, Chris White, Allison Tatarsky, Daniel Chandramohan, Ingrid Chen

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Insect repellents mediate species-specific olfactory behaviours in mosquitoes

Ali Afify, Christopher J. Potter

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Immunogenicity analysis of conserved fragments in Plasmodium ovale species merozoite surface protein 4

Juliette Uwase, Ruilin Chu, Kokouvi Kassegne, Yao Lei, Feihu Shen, Haitian Fu, Yifan Sun, Yinghua Xuan, Jun Cao, Yang Cheng

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WHO malaria nucleic acid amplification test external quality assessment scheme: results of distribution programmes one to three

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Rapid shifts in the age-specific burden of malaria following successful control interventions in four regions of Uganda

Simon P. Kigozi, Ruth N. Kigozi, Adrienne Epstein, Arthur Mpimbaza, Asadu Sserwanga, Adoke Yeka, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Katherine Halliday, Rachel L. Pullan, Damian Rutazaana, Catherine M. Sebuguzi, Jimmy Opigo, Moses R. Kamya, Sarah G. Staedke, Grant Dorsey, Bryan Greenhouse, Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer

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Screening for malaria antigen and anti-malarial IgG antibody in forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals: Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, 2018

Austin Lu, Olivia Cote, Silvia D. Dimitrova, Gretchen Cooley, A. Alamgir, M. Salim Uzzaman, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Yulia Widiati, Mohammad Saifuddin Akhtar, Maya Vandenent, Daniel C. Ehlman, Sarah D. Bennett, Leora R. Feldstein, Eric Rogier

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Immunization with virus-like particles conjugated to CIDRα1 domain of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 induces inhibitory antibodies

Charlotte Harmsen, Louise Turner, Susan Thrane, Adam F. Sander, Thor G. Theander, Thomas Lavstsen

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Distribution of malaria patients seeking care in different types of health facilities during the implementation of National Malaria Elimination Programme

Gang Li, Donglan Zhang, Zhuo Chen, Da Feng, Xiaoyu Chen, Shangfeng Tang, Heejung Son, Zhenhua Wang, Yuanhang Xi, Zhanchun Feng

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Amplicon deep sequencing of kelch13 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Senegal

Amy Gaye, Mouhamad Sy, Tolla Ndiaye, Katherine J. Siddle, Daniel J. Park, Awa B. Deme, Aminata Mbaye, Baba Dieye, Yaye Die Ndiaye, Daniel E. Neafsey, Angela Early, Timothy Farrell, Mamadou Samb Yade, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Khadim Diongue, Amy Bei, Ibrahima Mbaye Ndiaye, Sarah K. Volkman, Aida Sadikh Badiane, Daouda Ndiaye

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“We have this, with my husband, we live in harmony”: exploring the gendered decision-making matrix for malaria prevention and treatment in Nampula Province, Mozambique

Zoe Jane-Lara Hildon, Maria Escorcio-Ymayo, Rose Zulliger, Rosario Arias de Aramburú, Nan Lewicky, Hunter Harig, Jose Braz Chidassicua, Carol Underwood, Liliana Pinto, Maria Elena Figueroa

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Optimization of parasite DNA enrichment approaches to generate whole genome sequencing data for Plasmodium falciparum from low parasitaemia samples

Zalak Shah, Matthew Adams, Kara A. Moser, Biraj Shrestha, Emily M. Stucke, Miriam K. Laufer, David Serre, Joana C. Silva, Shannon Takala-Harrison

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Classification of induced malaria case in an elimination setting: investigation of transfusion-transmitted malaria cases

Mei-hua Zhang, Sui Xu, Ya-ping Gu, Yao-bao Liu, Hong Lin, Chao-yong Xie, Yue-e Chen, Jian-feng Chen, Hua-yun Zhou, Leonard Ortega, Guo-ding Zhu, Jun Cao

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Effect of routine seasonal malaria chemoprevention on malaria trends in children under 5 years in Dangassa, Mali

Drissa Konaté, Sory I. Diawara, Mahamoudou Touré, Seidina A. S. Diakité, Agnès Guindo, Karim Traoré, Ayouba Diarra, Bourama Keita, Sibe Thiam, Moussa Keita, Ibrahim Sissoko, Nafomon Sogoba, Sékou F. Traoré, Donald J. Krogtad, Seydou Doumbia, Mahamadou Diakité

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Individual and contextual correlates of mosquito net use among women in Nigeria

Sulaimon T. Adedokun, Olalekan A. Uthman

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Development of a dissolution method for lumefantrine and artemether in immediate release fixed dose artemether/lumefantrine tablets

Sileshi Belew, Sultan Suleman, Markos Duguma, Henok Teshome, Evelien Wynendaele, Luc Duchateau, Bart De Spiegeleer

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Quantifying late-stage host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles gambiae at the insecticidal net interface using a baited-box bioassay

Angela Hughes, Geraldine M. Foster, Amy Guy, Agnes Matope, Mayumi Abe, David Towers, Philip J. McCall

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Maitreyi Sahu, Fabrizio Tediosi, Abdisalan M. Noor, John J. Aponte, Günther Fink

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Trend of declining bed net utilization among pregnant women in Ethiopia: new data from the Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System, 2010–2016

Teklemariam Gultie, Gistane Ayele, Befikadu Tariku, Mekdes Kondale, Zerihun Zerdo, Behailu Merdekiyos, Tsegaye Tsalla, Mesfin Kote, Alemayehu Bekele, Mulugeta Shigaz, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Feleke Gebremeskel, Alazar Baharu

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Assessment of platelet indices and platelet activation markers in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Renate Asare, Clement Opoku-Okrah, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Ohene Opare-Sem, Otchere Addai-Mensah, Daniel Gyamfi, Francis Agyei Amponsah, Edward Y. Afriyie, Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, David Ntiamoah Ofosu, Michael Frimpong

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First trimester use of artemisinin-based combination therapy and the risk of low birth weight and small for gestational age

Orvalho Augusto, Andy Stergachis, Stephanie Dellicour, Halidou Tinto, Anifa Valá, Maria Ruperez, Eusébio Macete, Seydou Nakanabo-Diallo, Adama Kazienga, Innocent Valéa, Umberto d’Alessandro, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Gregory S. Calip, Peter Ouma, Meghna Desai, Esperança Sevene

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Dynamics of Plasmodium vivax populations in border areas of the Greater Mekong sub-region during malaria elimination

Yuling Li, Yubing Hu, Yan Zhao, Qinghui Wang, Huguette Gaelle Ngassa Mbenda, Veerayuth Kittichai, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Lynette Menezes, Xiaoming Liu, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao

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Evaluation of personal protection afforded by repellent-treated sandals against mosquito bites in south-eastern Tanzania

Onyango P. Sangoro, Tegemeo Gavana, Marceline Finda, Winfrida Mponzi, Emmanuel Hape, Alex Limwagu, Nicodem J. Govella, Prosper Chaki, Fredros O. Okumu

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Indoor residual spraying for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa 1997 to 2017: an adjusted retrospective analysis

Julie-Anne A. Tangena, Chantal M. J. Hendriks, Maria Devine, Meghan Tammaro, Anna E. Trett, Ignatius Williams, Adilson José DePina, Achamylesh Sisay, Ramandimbiarijaona Herizo, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Elizabeth Chizema, Allan Were, Jennifer Rozier, Michael Coleman, Catherine L. Moyes

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Tools to accelerate falciparum malaria elimination in Cambodia: a meeting report

Dysoley Lek, James J. Callery, Chea Nguon, Mark Debackere, Siv Sovannaroth, Rupam Tripura, Marius Wojnarski, Patrice Piola, Soy Ty Khean, Kylie Manion, Sokomar Nguon, Amber Kunkel, Lieven Vernaeve, Thomas J. Peto, Emily Dantzer, Chan Davoeung, William Etienne, Arjen M. Dondorp, Luciano Tuseo, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jean-Olivier Guintran

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High levels of imported asymptomatic malaria but limited local transmission in KwaZulu-Natal, a South African malaria-endemic province nearing malaria elimination

Jaishree Raman, Laura Gast, Ryleen Balawanth, Sofonias Tessema, Basil Brooke, Rajendra Maharaj, Givemore Munhenga, Power Tshikae, Vishan Lakan, Tshiama Mwamba, Hazel Makowa, Lindi Sangweni, Moses Mkhabela, Nompumelelo Zondo, Ernest Mohulatsi, Zuziwe Nyawo, Sifiso Ngxongo, Sipho Msimang, Nicole Dagata, Bryan Greenhouse, Lyn-Marie Birkholtz, George Shirreff, Rebecca Graffy, Bheki Qwabe, Devanand Moonasar

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Correlates of uptake of optimal doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for prevention of malaria during pregnancy in East-Central Uganda

Mbonye K. Martin, Kirwana B. Venantius, Ndugga Patricia, Kikaire Bernard, Baleeta Keith, Kabagenyi Allen, Asiimwe Godfrey, Twesigye Rogers, Kadengye T. Damazo, Byonanebye M. Dathan

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Malaria knowledge and experiences with community health workers among recently pregnant women in Malawi

Ashley Malpass, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Elizabeth Davlantes, John Munthali, Katherine Wright, Kathryn Ramsey, Peter Troell, Michael Kayange, Fannie Kachale, Don P. Mathanga, Dziko Chatata, Julie R. Gutman

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The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in red blood cells selectively takes up serum proteins that affect host pathogenicity

Takahiro Tougan, Jyotheeswara R. Edula, Masayuki Morita, Eizo Takashima, Hajime Honma, Takafumi Tsuboi, Toshihiro Horii

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Surveillance based estimation of burden of malaria in India, 2015–2016

Ashwani Kumar, Himanshu K. Chaturvedi, Ajeet Kumar Mohanty, Surya Kant Sharma, Mantoshkumar S. Malhotra, Arvind Pandey

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Microscopic and submicroscopic Plasmodium infections in indigenous and non-indigenous communities in Colombia

Jehidys Montiel, Lina M. Zuluaga, Daniel C. Aguirre, Cesar Segura, Alberto Tobon-Castaño, Ana M. Vásquez

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Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net programme in Tanzania

Joshua Yukich, Logan Stuck, Sara Scates, Janna Wisniewski, Frank Chacky, Charles Festo, George Kabulika, Kanuth Dimoso, Renata Mandike, George Greer, Naomi Serbantez, Ester Elisaria, Waziri Nyoni, David Dadi, Ikupa Akim, Christian Lengeler, Nick Brown, Hannah Koenker

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Comparison of ELISA with electro-chemiluminescence technology for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of serological responses to vaccination

Jessica S. Bolton, Sidhartha Chaudhury, Sheetij Dutta, Scott Gregory, Emily Locke, Tony Pierson, Elke S. Bergmann-Leitner

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Effect of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine doses for prevention of malaria during pregnancy in hypoendemic area in Tanzania

Wigilya P. Mikomangwa, Omary Minzi, Ritah Mutagonda, Vito Baraka, Eulambius M. Mlugu, Eleni Aklillu, Appolinary A. R. Kamuhabwa

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Economic costs analysis of uncomplicated malaria case management in the Peruvian Amazon

Diamantina Moreno-Gutierrez, Angel Rosas-Aguirre, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Joke Bilcke, José Luis Barboza, Marie-Pierre Hayette, Juan Contreras-Mancilla, Kristhian Aguirre, Dionicia Gamboa, Hugo Rodriguez, Niko Speybroeck, Philippe Beutels

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Spatiotemporal analysis of insecticide-treated net use for children under 5 in relation to socioeconomic gradients in Central and East Africa

Hana Kim, F. DeWolfe Miller, Andres Hernandez, Frank Tanser, Polycarp Mogeni, Diego F. Cuadros

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Opinions of key stakeholders on alternative interventions for malaria control and elimination in Tanzania

Marceline F. Finda, Nicola Christofides, Javier Lezaun, Brian Tarimo, Prosper Chaki, Ann H. Kelly, Ntuli Kapologwe, Paul Kazyoba, Basiliana Emidi, Fredros O. Okumu

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Sickle cell disease and malaria: decreased exposure and asplenia can modulate the risk from Plasmodium falciparum

Richard O. Mwaiswelo, William Mawala, Per O. Iversen, Mariane de Montalembert, Lucio Luzzatto, Julie Makani

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Proactive community case management in Senegal 2014–2016: a case study in maximizing the impact of community case management of malaria

Seynabou Gaye, Janelle Kibler, Jean Louis Ndiaye, Mame Birame Diouf, Annē Linn, Alioune Badara Gueye, Fatou Ba Fall, Médoune Ndiop, Ibrahima Diallo, Moustapha Cisse, Mady Ba, Julie Thwing

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Depleted circulatory complement-lysis inhibitor (CLI) in childhood cerebral malaria returns to normal with convalescence

Samuel Eneọjọ Abah, Florence Burté, Steven A. Howell, Ikeoluwa Lagunju, Wuraola A. Shokunbi, Mats Wahlgren, Olugbemiro Sodeinde, Biobele J. Brown, Anthony A. Holder, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes

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The role of complement immune response on artemisinin-based combination therapy in a population from malaria endemic region of Western Kenya

Christine N. L. Wanjala, Elke Bergmann-Leitner, Hoseah M. Akala, Geoffrey Odhiambo, Bernhards R. Ogutu, Ben Andagalu, Edwin Kamau, Daniel Ochiel

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Intensity of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae before and after a mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Kinshasa and in 11 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Francis Wat’senga, Fiacre Agossa, Emile Z. Manzambi, Gillon Illombe, Tania Mapangulu, Tamfum Muyembe, Tiffany Clark, Mame Niang, Ferdinand Ntoya, Aboubacar Sadou, Mateusz Plucinski, Yikun Li, Louisa A. Messenger, Christen Fornadel, Richard M. Oxborough, Seth R. Irish

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Shifting transmission risk for malaria in Africa with climate change: a framework for planning and intervention

Sadie J. Ryan, Catherine A. Lippi, Fernanda Zermoglio

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Measuring antibody avidity to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens using a multiplex immunoassay approach

Diane Wallace Taylor, Naveen Bobbili, Alex Kayatani, Samuel Tassi Yunga, Winifrida Kidima, Rose F. G. Leke

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The effect of improved housing on indoor mosquito density and exposure to malaria in the rural community of Minkoameyos, Centre Region of Cameroon

Rachel L. Nguela, Jude D. Bigoga, Tedjou N. Armel, Tallah Esther, Dongmo Line, Njeambosay A. Boris, Tchouine Frederic, Riksum Kazi, Peter Williams, Wilfred F. Mbacham, Rose G. F. Leke

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Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions

Charles Nignan, Abdoulaye Niang, Hamidou Maïga, Simon Péguédwindé Sawadogo, Bèwadéyir Serge Poda, Olivier Gnankine, Kounbobr Roch Dabiré, Frédéric Tripet, Abdoulaye Diabaté

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Evaluation of human-baited double net trap and human-odour-baited CDC light trap for outdoor host-seeking malaria vector surveillance in Kenya and Ethiopia

Teshome Degefa, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Guofa Zhou, Harrysone Atieli, Andrew K. Githeko, Guiyun Yan

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Improving the efficiency of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in southern Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Fiona R. P. Bhondoekhan, Kelly M. Searle, Harry Hamapumbu, Mukuma Lubinda, Japhet Matoba, Michael Musonda, Ben Katowa, Timothy M. Shields, Tamaki Kobayashi, Douglas E. Norris, Frank C. Curriero, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Philip E. Thuma, William J. Moss

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Malaria in Venezuela: changes in the complexity of infection reflects the increment in transmission intensity

M. Andreína Pacheco, David A. Forero-Peña, Kristan A. Schneider, Melynar Chavero, Angel Gamardo, Luisamy Figuera, Esha R. Kadakia, María E. Grillet, Joseli Oliveira-Ferreira, Ananias A. Escalante

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Sub-national stratification of malaria risk in mainland Tanzania: a simplified assembly of survey and routine data

Sumaiyya G. Thawer, Frank Chacky, Manuela Runge, Erik Reaves, Renata Mandike, Samwel Lazaro, Sigsbert Mkude, Susan F. Rumisha, Claud Kumalija, Christian Lengeler, Ally Mohamed, Emilie Pothin, Robert W. Snow, Fabrizio Molteni

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Molecular surveillance of the Pfmdr1 N86Y allele among Congolese pregnant women with asymptomatic malaria

Louis Regis Dossou-Yovo, Francine Ntoumi, Felix Koukouikila-Koussounda, Jeannhey Christevy Vouvoungui, Ayodele Adedoja, David Nderu, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Arsène Lenga

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Rapid diagnostic tests failing to detect infections by Plasmodium falciparum encoding pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes in a non-endemic setting

Grégoire Pasquier, Vincent Azoury, Milène Sasso, Laëtitia Laroche, Emmanuelle Varlet-Marie, Sandrine Houzé, Laurence Lachaud, Patrick Bastien, Yvon Sterkers, Maude F. Leveque

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Insecticide resistance in Anopheles stephensi in Somali Region, eastern Ethiopia

Solomon Yared, Araya Gebressielasie, Lambodhar Damodaran, Victoria Bonnell, Karen Lopez, Daniel Janies, Tamar E. Carter

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Development of copy number assays for detection and surveillance of piperaquine resistance associated plasmepsin 2/3 copy number variation in Plasmodium falciparum

Megan R. Ansbro, Christopher G. Jacob, Roberto Amato, Mihir Kekre, Chanaki Amaratunga, Sokunthea Sreng, Seila Suon, Olivo Miotto, Rick M. Fairhurst, Thomas E. Wellems, Dominic P. Kwiatkowski

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M1 macrophage features in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients with pulmonary oedema

Aekkarin Klinkhamhom, Supattra Glaharn, Charit Srisook, Sumate Ampawong, Srivicha Krudsood, Stephen A. Ward, Parnpen Viriyavejakul

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The potential of anti-malarial compounds derived from African medicinal plants: a review of pharmacological evaluations from 2013 to 2019

Boris D. Bekono, Fidele Ntie-Kang, Pascal Amoa Onguéné, Lydia L. Lifongo, Wolfgang Sippl, Karin Fester, Luc C. O. Owono

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Genetic polymorphism of merozoite surface protein-3 in Myanmar Plasmodium falciparum field isolates

Hương Giang Lê, Thị Lam Thái, Jung-Mi Kang, Jinyoung Lee, Mya Moe, Tuấn Cường Võ, Haung Naw, Moe Kyaw Myint, Zaw Than Htun, Tong-Soo Kim, Ho-Joon Shin, Byoung-Kuk Na

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Scaling up malaria elimination management and leadership: a pilot in three provinces in Zimbabwe, 2016–2018

Amanda Marr Chung, Peter Case, Jonathan Gosling, Roland Gosling, Munashe Madinga, Rudo Chikodzore, Macdonald Hove, Greyling Viljoen, Precious Chitapi, Matsiliso Gumbi, Peliwe Mnguni, Joseph Murungu, Busisani Dube, Patience Dhliwayo, Joseph Mberikunashe

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Evaluation of bio-efficacy and durability of long-lasting insecticidal nets distributed by malaria elimination programme in Eastern India

Sudhansu Sekhar Sahu, Amol Vasantrao Keshaowar, Sonia Thankachy, Dilip Kumar Panigrahi, Premalata Acharya, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan, Ashwani Kumar

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Monitoring the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets Olyset® and PermaNet® 2.0 in similar use environments in Zanzibar

Khamis Ameir Haji, Bakari Omar Khatib, Emmanuel Obi, Kanuth Dimoso, Hannah Koenker, Stella Babalola, George Greer, Naomi Serbantez, Faiza Abbas, Abdullah Ali, Sean Blaufuss, Bolanle Olapeju, Albert Kilian

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Prevalence and clinical impact of malaria infections detected with a highly sensitive HRP2 rapid diagnostic test in Beninese pregnant women

Valérie Briand, Gilles Cottrell, Nicaise Tuike Ndam, Xavier Martiáñez-Vendrell, Bertin Vianou, Atika Mama, Bienvenue Kouwaye, Sandrine Houzé, Justine Bailly, Erasme Gbaguidi, Darius Sossou, Achille Massougbodji, Manfred Accrombessi, Alfredo Mayor, Xavier C. Ding, Nadine Fievet

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Comparing the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets DawaPlus® 2.0 and DuraNet© in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo

Paul Mansiangi, Solange Umesumbu, Irène Etewa, Jacques Zandibeni, Nissi Bafwa, Sean Blaufuss, Bolanle Olapeju, Ferdinand Ntoya, Aboubacar Sadou, Seth Irish, Eric Mukomena, Lydie Kalindula, Francis Watsenga, Martin Akogbeto, Stella Babalola, Hannah Koenker, Albert Kilian

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Prevalence of pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations in Plasmodium falciparum associated with drug resistance among pregnant women receiving IPTp-SP at Msambweni County Referral Hospital, Kwale County, Kenya

Stella Wanjiku Gikunju, Eric L. Agola, Raphael Omusebe Ondondo, Johnson Kinyua, Francis Kimani, Angelle Desiree LaBeaud, Indu Malhotra, Charles King, Kelvin Thiong’o, Francis Mutuku

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Molecular assessment of kelch13 non-synonymous mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Central African Republic (2017–2019)

Romaric Nzoumbou-Boko, Chris-Boris Gildas Panté-Wockama, Carine Ngoagoni, Nathalie Petiot, Eric Legrand, Ulrich Vickos, Jean-Chrysostome Gody, Alexandre Manirakiza, Christophe Ndoua, Jean-Pierre Lombart, Didier Ménard

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Purification and production of Plasmodium falciparum zygotes from in vitro culture using magnetic column and Percoll density gradient

Yaxian Zhou, Alexis M. Grieser, Julie Do, Leslie S. Itsara, Ashley M. Vaughan, Anil K. Ghosh

Open Access Methodology

Utility of Plasmodium falciparum DNA from rapid diagnostic test kits for molecular analysis and whole genome amplification

Suttipat Srisutham, Kanokon Suwannasin, Vivek Bhakta Mathema, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Frank M. Smithuis, Francois Nosten, Nicholas J. White, Arjen M. Dondorp, Mallika Imwong

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Identification of a conserved var gene in different Plasmodium falciparum strains

Sandra Dimonte, Ellen I. Bruske, Corinna Enderes, Thomas D. Otto, Louise Turner, Peter Kremsner, Matthias Frank

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Community factors affecting participation in larval source management for malaria control in Chikwawa District, Southern Malawi

Steven Gowelo, Robert S. McCann, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Willem Takken, Henk van den Berg, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

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Malaria outbreak investigation in a rural area south of Zimbabwe: a case–control study

Paddington T. Mundagowa, Pugie T. Chimberengwa

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Estimating the risk of declining funding for malaria in Ghana: the case for continued investment in the malaria response

Rima Shretta, Sheetal P. Silal, Keziah Malm, Wahjib Mohammed, Joel Narh, Danielle Piccinini, Kathryn Bertram, Jessica Rockwood, Matt Lynch

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The epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, pre- and post-implementation of national malaria control efforts

Johanna H. Kattenberg, Dulcie L. Gumal, Maria Ome-Kaius, Benson Kiniboro, Matthew Philip, Shadrach Jally, Bernadine Kasian, Naomi Sambale, Peter M. Siba, Stephan Karl, Alyssa E. Barry, Ingrid Felger, James W. Kazura, Ivo Mueller, Leanne J. Robinson

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Motivations and expectations driving community participation in entomological research projects: Target Malaria as a case study in Bana, Western Burkina Faso

Nourou Barry, Patrice Toé, Lea Pare Toe, Javier Lezaun, Mouhamed Drabo, Roch K. Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabate

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Comparative analysis of asexual and sexual stage Plasmodium falciparum development in different red blood cell types

Linda E. Amoah, Festus K. Acquah, Prince B. Nyarko, Elizabeth Cudjoe, Dickson Donu, Ruth Ayanful-Torgby, Fredericka Sey, Kim C. Williamson, Gordon A. Awandare

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Prevalence of mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter, PfCRT, and association with ex vivo susceptibility to common anti-malarial drugs against African Plasmodium falciparum isolates

Francis Tsombeng Foguim, Hervé Bogreau, Mathieu Gendrot, Joel Mosnier, Isabelle Fonta, Nicolas Benoit, Rémy Amalvict, Marylin Madamet, Sharon Wein, Bruno Pradines, V. Augis, P. Bastien, F. Benoit-Vical, A. Berry, P. Brouqui, P. Chauvin, M. Cividin, F. Courtier, P. Delaunay, L. Delhaes, M. Drancourt, N. Dubosc, T. Gaillard, A. Genin, E. Garnotel, E. Javelle, C. L’Ollivier, J. C. Lagier, E. Ledault, M. Leveque, D. Malvy, P. Marty, G. Ménard, E. Menu, P Millet, P Minodier, P. Parola, S Picot, C. Pomares-Estran, S. Ranque, M. C. Receveur, A. Robin, E. Sappa, H. Savini, J. Sevestre, F. Simon, Y. Sterkers, C. Surcouf, E. Varlet, A. Wolff

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The thermostability of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine can be increased by co-lyophilizing RTS,S and AS01

Juliette Fortpied, Sylvie Collignon, Nicolas Moniotte, Frédéric Renaud, Babak Bayat, Dominique Lemoine

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Genetic diversity and genotype multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in patients with uncomplicated malaria in Chewaka district, Ethiopia

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Duah Dwomoh, Bright Adu, Daniel Dodoo, Michael Theisen, Samuel Iddi, Thomas A. Gerds

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New insights into malaria vector bionomics in Lao PDR: a nationwide entomology survey

Sébastien Marcombe, Santi Maithaviphet, Julie Bobichon, Nothasin Phommavan, Simone Nambanya, Vincent Corbel, Paul T. Brey

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Kelch 13-propeller polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum from Jazan region, southwest Saudi Arabia

Ommer Mohammed Dafalla, Mohammed Alzahrani, Ahmed Sahli, Mohammed Abdulla Al Helal, Mohammad Mohammad Alhazmi, Elsiddig Mohammed Noureldin, Waheed Sideeg Mohamed, Tajeldin Bashir Hamid, Aymen Awad Abdelhaleem, Yahya Ali Hobani, Ommar Ali Arif, Ibrahim Munagi Bokar, Abdulazai Mohammed Hakami, Zaki Manawar Eisa

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Tenebenal: a meta-diamide with potential for use as a novel mode of action insecticide for public health

Rosemary Susan Lees, Pauline Ambrose, Jessica Williams, John Morgan, Giorgio Praulins, Victoria A. Ingham, Chris T. Williams, Rhiannon Agnes Ellis Logan, Hanafy M. Ismail, David Malone

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Prevalence and factors associated with carriage of Pfmdr1 polymorphisms among pregnant women receiving intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and artemether-lumefantrine for malaria treatment in Burkina Faso

Hamtandi Magloire Natama, Rouamba Toussaint, Djamina Line Cerine Bazié, Sékou Samadoulougou, Maminata Coulibaly-Traoré, Halidou Tinto, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou

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Reactive Case Detection (RACD) and foci investigation strategies in malaria control and elimination: a review

Ruwanthi Perera, Amandhi Caldera, A. Rajitha Wickremasinghe

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Efficacy evaluation of Veeralin LN, a PBO-incorporated alpha-cypermethrin long-lasting insecticidal net against Anopheles culicifacies in experimental huts in Odisha State

Gunasekaran Kasinathan, Sudhansu Sekhar Sahu, Nallan Krishnamoorthy, Mohammed Mustafa Baig, Sonia Thankachy, Smrutidhara Dash, Swaminathan Subramanian, Purushothaman Jambulingam

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Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum by multiplexed amplicon deep sequencing in Senegal

Tolla Ndiaye, Mouhamad Sy, Amy Gaye, Katherine J. Siddle, Daniel J. Park, Amy K. Bei, Awa B. Deme, Aminata Mbaye, Baba Dieye, Yaye Die Ndiaye, Ibrahima Mbaye Ndiaye, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Khadim Diongue, Sarah K. Volkman, Aida Sadikh Badiane, Daouda Ndiaye

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Measuring the contribution of human mobility to malaria persistence

Marcelo F. C. Gomes, Cláudia T Codeço, Leonardo S. Bastos, Raquel M. Lana

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Association between recent overnight travel and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study in Tororo

Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Paul Krezanoski, John Rek, Victor Kamya, Adrienne Epstein, Philip J. Rosenthal, Chris Drakeley, Moses R. Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Sarah G. Staedke

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Trends in health workers’ compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines across malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya, 2010–2016

Beatrice Amboko, Kasia Stepniewska, Peter M. Macharia, Beatrice Machini, Philip Bejon, Robert W. Snow, Dejan Zurovac

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Rural–urban variation in insecticide-treated net utilization among pregnant women: evidence from 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde, Shadrach Dare, Sanni Yaya

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Comparative assessment of insecticide resistance phenotypes in two major malaria vectors, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in south-eastern Tanzania

Polius G. Pinda, Claudia Eichenberger, Halfan S. Ngowo, Dickson S. Msaky, Said Abbasi, Japhet Kihonda, Hamis Bwanaly, Fredros O. Okumu

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Analysis of initial laboratory diagnosis of malaria and its accuracy compared with re-testing from 2013 to 2018 in Yunnan Province, China

Ying Dong, Yan Deng, Yanchun Xu, Mengni Chen, Chun Wei, Canglin Zhang, Xianghua Mao, Jingbo Xue

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Study design and operational framework for a community-based Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP) in 1233 villages of district Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Harsh Rajvanshi, Praveen K. Bharti, Sekh Nisar, Yashpal Jain, Himanshu Jayswar, Ashok K. Mishra, Ravendra K. Sharma, Kalyan B. Saha, Man Mohan Shukla, Aparup Das, Harpreet Kaur, Suman L. Wattal, Neeru Singh, Altaf A. Lal

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A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding malaria and bed nets on Bubaque Island, Guinea-Bissau

Harry Hutchins, Grace Power, Thomas Ant, Eunice Teixeira da Silva, Adriana Goncalves, Amabelia Rodrigues, James Logan, David Mabey, Anna Last

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Forest malaria in Cambodia: the occupational and spatial clustering of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection risk in a cross-sectional survey in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia

Mirco Sandfort, Amélie Vantaux, Saorin Kim, Thomas Obadia, Anaïs Pepey, Soazic Gardais, Nimol Khim, Dysoley Lek, Michael White, Leanne J. Robinson, Benoit Witkowski, Ivo Mueller

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Evaluation of in vivo anti-malarial potential of omidun obtained from fermented maize in Ibadan, Nigeria

Favour O. Omeiza, George O. Ademowo, Funmilola A. Ayeni

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Changing malaria fever test positivity among paediatric admissions to Tororo district hospital, Uganda 2012–2019

Arthur Mpimbaza, Asadu Sserwanga, Damian Rutazaana, James Kapisi, Richard Walemwa, Laurissa Suiyanka, David Kyalo, Moses Kamya, Jimmy Opigo, Robert W. Snow

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Molecular forms of Anopheles subpictus and Anopheles sundaicus in the Indian subcontinent

Ankita Sindhania, Manoj K. Das, Gunjan Sharma, Sinnathamby N. Surendran, B. R. Kaushal, Himanshu P. Lohani, Om P. Singh

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Reduced human-biting preferences of the African malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae in an urban context: controlled, competitive host-preference experiments in Tanzania

Yeromin P. Mlacha, Prosper P. Chaki, Athuman Muhili, Dennis J. Massue, Marcel Tanner, Silas Majambere, Gerry F. Killen, Nicodem J. Govella

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Clinical presentation and immunological features of Post-Malaria Neurologic Syndrome: a case report and review of literature

Nadia Castaldo, Carlo Tascini, Paola Della Siega, Maddalena Peghin, Davide Pecori

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Are we interconnected? A qualitative study on the role and perception of different actors on malaria social behaviour change interventions in rural Mozambique

Liliana de Sousa Pinto da Fonseca, Jorge A. H. Arroz, Maria do Rosário O Martins, Zulmira Hartz

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Building momentum for malaria vaccine research and development: key considerations

Chetan E. Chitnis, David Schellenberg, Johan Vekemans, Edwin J. Asturias, Philip Bejon, Katharine A. Collins, Brendan S. Crabb, Socrates Herrera, Miriam Laufer, N. Regina Rabinovich, Meta Roestenberg, Adelaide Shearley, Halidou Tinto, Marian Wentworth, Kate O’Brien, Pedro Alonso

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Capacity of National Malaria Control Programmes to implement vector surveillance: a global analysis

Tanya L. Russell, Robert Farlow, Myo Min, Effie Espino, Abraham Mnzava, Thomas R. Burkot

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Identification of main malaria vectors and their insecticide resistance profile in internally displaced and indigenous communities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Jeanine A. C. M. Loonen, Dominic B. Dery, Bertin Z. Musaka, Janvier B. Bandibabone, Teun Bousema, Marit van Lenthe, Biserka Pop-Stefanija, Jean-François Fesselet, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt

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Definition of constitutive and stage-enriched promoters in the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium yoelii

Laura M. Bowman, Logan E. Finger, Kevin J. Hart, Scott E. Lindner

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Prevalence of sickle cell disorders and malaria infection in children aged 1–12 years in the Volta Region, Ghana: a community-based study

Mavis Oppong, Helena Lamptey, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Belinda Aculley, Ebenezer Addo Ofori, Bernard Tornyigah, Margaret Kweku, Michael F. Ofori

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Effect of bed net colour and shape preferences on bed net usage: a secondary data analysis of the 2017 Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey

Donnie Mategula, Latif Ndeketa, Judy Gichuki, Boston Zimba, Wilson Ching’ani, Michael Give Chipeta

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From Plasmodium vivax outbreak to elimination: lessons learnt from a retrospective analysis of data from Guantang

Guo-Jing Yang, Ying Liu, Le-Yuan Shang, Hong-Wei Zhang, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Melissa A. Penny, Thomas A. Smith

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Digitalized mass distribution campaign of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in the particular context of Covid-19 pandemic in Benin: challenges and lessons learned

Rock Aïkpon, Cyriaque Affoukou, Benjamin Hounpkatin, Dieu-Donné Eclou, Yves Cyaka, Elijah Egwu, Narcisse Agbessi, Filémon Tokponnon, Sahidou Salifou, Lamidhi Salami, Aurore Ogouyemi Hounto

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Nextgen Vector Surveillance Tools: sensitive, specific, cost-effective and epidemiologically relevant

Robert Farlow, Tanya L. Russell, Thomas R. Burkot

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Haptoglobin gene diversity and incidence of uncomplicated malaria among children in Iganga, Uganda

Catherine N. Lwanira, Fred Kironde, Göte Swedberg

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Efficacy of extended release formulations of Natular™ (spinosad) against larvae and adults of Anopheles mosquitoes in western Kenya

John E. Gimnig, Maurice Ombok, Nabie Bayoh, Derrick Mathias, Eric Ochomo, William Jany, Edward D. Walker

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Population genetic analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein in two distinct ecological regions in Ghana

Elikplim A. Amegashie, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Courage Adobor, Peter Ogoti, Kevin Mbogo, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Anita Ghansah

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Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance gene-1 polymorphisms in Northern Nigeria: implications for the continued use of artemether-lumefantrine in the region

Auwal Adamu, Mahmoud Suleiman Jada, Hauwa Mohammed Sani Haruna, Bassa Obed Yakubu, Mohammed Auwal Ibrahim, Emmanuel Oluwadare Balogun, Takaya Sakura, Daniel Ken Inaoka, Kiyoshi Kita, Kenji Hirayama, Richard Culleton, Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu

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Evaluation of a single screen and treat strategy to detect asymptomatic malaria among pregnant women from selected health facilities in Lindi region, Tanzania

Chonge Kitojo, Frank Chacky, Emmanuel S. Kigadye, Joseph P. Mugasa, Abdallah Lusasi, Ally Mohamed, Patrick Walker, Erik J. Reaves, Julie R. Gutman, Deus S. Ishengoma

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Cryptic Plasmodium chronic infections: was Maurizio Ascoli right?

Wuelton Monteiro, José Diego Brito-Sousa, Aleix Elizalde-Torrent, Camila Bôtto-Menezes, Gisely Cardoso Melo, Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, Marcus Lacerda, Hernando A. del Portillo

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Defining malaria risks among forest workers in Aceh, Indonesia: a formative assessment

Lenny L. Ekawati, Kelly C. Johnson, Jerry O. Jacobson, Carmen A. Cueto, Iska Zarlinda, Iqbal R. F. Elyazar, Abdul Fatah, Maria E. Sumiwi, Rintis Noviyanti, Chris Cotter, Jennifer L. Smith, Farah N. Coutrier, Adam Bennett

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Characterisation of plasmodial transketolases and identification of potential inhibitors: an in silico study

Rita Afriyie Boateng, Özlem Tastan Bishop, Thommas Mutemi Musyoka

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Mass testing and treatment for malaria followed by weekly fever screening, testing and treatment in Northern Senegal: feasibility, cost and impact

Ruben O. Conner, Yakou Dieye, Michael Hainsworth, Adama Tall, Badara Cissé, Farba Faye, Mame Demba Sy, Amadou Ba, Doudou Sene, Souleymane Ba, Elhadji Doucouré, Tidiane Thiam, Moussa Diop, Kammerle Schneider, Moustapha Cissé, Mady Ba, Callie A. Scott, Ritu Kumar, Elias Asfaw, Duncan Earle, Philippe Guinot, Richard W. Steketee, Caterina Guinovart

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The Gini coefficient as a useful measure of malaria inequality among populations

Jonathan Abeles, David J. Conway

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Estimating malaria incidence from routine health facility-based surveillance data in Uganda

Adrienne Epstein, Jane Frances Namuganga, Emmanuel Victor Kamya, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Samir Bhatt, Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer, Sarah G. Staedke, Moses R. Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Bryan Greenhouse

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Increased prevalence of pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations associated with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Jazan Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia: important implications for malaria treatment policy

Aymen M. Madkhali, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Wahib M. Atroosh, Ahmad Hassn Ghzwani, Khalid Ammash Zain, Ahmed A. Abdulhaq, Khalid Y. Ghailan, Alkhansa A. Anwar, Zaki M. Eisa

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A study of malaria vector surveillance as part of the Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Ashok K. Mishra, Praveen K. Bharti, Anup Vishwakarma, Sekh Nisar, Harsh Rajvanshi, Ravendra K. Sharma, Kalyan B. Saha, Man Mohan Shukla, Himanshu Jayswar, Aparup Das, Harpreet Kaur, Suman L. Wattal, Altaf A. Lal

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Infant sex modifies associations between placental malaria and risk of malaria in infancy

Abel Kakuru, Michelle E. Roh, Richard Kajubi, Teddy Ochieng, John Ategeka, Harriet Ochokoru, Miriam Nakalembe, Tamara D. Clark, Theodore Ruel, Sarah G. Staedke, Daniel Chandramohan, Diane V. Havlir, Moses R. Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Prasanna Jagannathan

Open Access Research

Molecular surveillance of the Plasmodium vivax multidrug resistance 1 gene in Peru between 2006 and 2015

Fredy E. Villena, Jorge L. Maguiña, Meddly L. Santolalla, Edwar Pozo, Carola J. Salas, Julia S. Ampuero, Andres G. Lescano, Danett K. Bishop, Hugo O. Valdivia

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Field performance of ultrasensitive and conventional malaria rapid diagnostic tests in southern Mozambique

Beatriz Galatas, Alfredo Mayor, Himanshu Gupta, Núria Balanza, Ihn Kyung Jang, Lidia Nhamussua, Wilson Simone, Pau Cisteró, Arlindo Chidimatembue, Humberto Munguambe, Francisco Saúte, Pedro Aide, Quique Bassat

Open Access Review

Prevention of re-establishment of malaria: historical perspective and future prospects

S. M. Ibraheem Nasir, Sachini Amarasekara, Renu Wickremasinghe, Deepika Fernando, Preethi Udagama

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Susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae from Côte d’Ivoire to insecticides used on insecticide-treated nets: evaluating the additional entomological impact of piperonyl butoxide and chlorfenapyr

Bernard L. Kouassi, Constant Edi, Emmanuel Tia, Lucien Y. Konan, Maurice A. Akré, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Allassane F. Ouattara, Antoine Mea Tanoh, Pascal Zinzindohoue, Blaise Kouadio, McKenzie Andre, Seth R. Irish, Jennifer Armistead, Dereje Dengela, Ndombour G. Cissé, Cecilia Flatley, Joseph Chabi

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Use of long-lasting insecticidal nets among women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary hospital in Bayelsa State, Nigeria 2019

Maria Imaobong Ibegu, Khadeejah Liman Hamza, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Tamuno-Wari Numbere, Adolphe Ndoreraho, Tukur Dahiru

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Investigation of DDT resistance mechanisms in Anopheles funestus populations from northern and southern Benin reveals a key role of the GSTe2 gene

Genevieve M. Tchigossou, Seun M. Atoyebi, Romaric Akoton, Eric Tossou, Djegbe Innocent, Jacob Riveron, Helen Irving, Akadiri Yessoufou, Charles Wondji, Rousseau Djouaka

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Malaria and COVID-19: unmasking their ties

Mogahed Ismail Hassan Hussein, Ahmed Abdalazim Dafallah Albashir, Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, Anmar Homeida

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Molecular surveillance and temporal monitoring of malaria parasites in focal Vietnamese provinces

Bui Van Long, Genevieve Allen, Melanie Brauny, Le Thi Kieu Linh, Srinivas Reddy Pallerla, Tran Thi Thu Huyen, Hoang Van Tong, Nguyen Linh Toan, Do Quyet, Ho Anh Son, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan

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