Global malaria eradication and the importance of Plasmodium falciparum epidemiology in Africa

RW Snow - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
The global agenda for malaria has, once again, embraced the possibility of eradication. As
history has shown, there will be no single magic bullet that can be applied to every …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships between the outcome of Plasmodium falciparum infection and the intensity of transmission in Africa

T Smith, G Killeen, C Lengeler… - … to Volume 71 (2) of the …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Establishing the relationship between transmission intensity and health outcomes is crucial
for the planning of long-term malaria control programs. Unfortunately this is fraught with …

[PDF][PDF] Variation in malaria transmission intensity in seven sites throughout Uganda

PE Okello, WIM Van Bortel, AM Byaruhanga… - American Journal of …, 2006 - academia.edu
Knowledge of the baseline malaria transmission in a given environment is important to
guide malaria control interventions. However, in Uganda, recent information on malaria …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria infections are randomly distributed in diverse holoendemic areas of Papua New Guinea

RK Mehlotra, LJ Kasehagen, M Baisor… - The American journal …, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malaria is holoendemic in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), and interactions
among Plasmodium species may influence prevalence of mixed infections. Previously, field …

Lessons learned from applied field research activities in Africa during the malaria eradication era

LJ Bruce-Chwatt - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1984 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Malaria Conference in Equatorial Africa, convened by the World Health
Organization in 1950 in Kampala, Uganda, was a milestone in the history of modern malaria …

Malaria indicator surveys demonstrate a markedly lower prevalence of malaria in large cities of sub-Saharan Africa

BS Pond - Malaria journal, 2013 - Springer
Background One in eight sub-Saharan Africans now lives in a city with a population greater
than 750,000. Decision makers require additional evidence regarding the burden of malaria …

Towards the elimination of malaria in South Africa: a review of surveillance data in Mutale Municipality, Limpopo Province, 2005 to 2010

E Khosa, LR Kuonza, P Kruger, E Maimela - Malaria journal, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa has targeted to eliminate malaria by the year 2018.
Constant monitoring of malaria morbidity and mortality trends in affected subpopulations is …

[PDF][PDF] Halting the toll of malaria in Africa

CC Campbell - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008 - Citeseer
A renaissance in commitment to malaria control is transforming the perspectives and
aspirations of the global community, prompting a consideration of goals for confronting a …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of decline in childhood malaria, Malawi, 2001–2010

A Roca-Feltrer, CJ Kwizombe… - Emerging infectious …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In some areas of Africa, health facility data have indicated declines in malaria that might
have resulted from increasingly effective control programs. Most such reports have been …

Trends in multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infections among asymptomatic residents in the middle belt of Ghana

A Agyeman-Budu, C Brown, G Adjei, M Adams… - Malaria journal, 2013 - Springer
Background Malaria is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in children living
in the Kintampo districts in the middle part of Ghana. This study has investigated the …