Background Genome wide sequence analyses of malaria parasites from widely separated
areas of the world have identified contrasting population structures and signatures of …

Background The duration of untreated Plasmodium falciparum infections is a defining
characteristic of the parasite's biology. It is not clear whether naturally acquired immunity …

It is often difficult to define the relationship and the influence of climate on the occurrence
and distribution of disease. To examine this issue, the effects of climate indices on the …

Background Malaria remains a significant public health problem in Guinea-Bissau, West
Africa. Government control measures include bed net distribution campaigns, however, local …

Malaria remains a public health problem in Ghana, with Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles
funestus as the predominant vectors. While much information exists on the species …

Background Anti-malarial drug resistance remains a key concern for the global fight against
malaria. In Ghana sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is used for intermittent preventive …

Background Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Infants (IPTi) has been shown to
give effective and safe protection against malaria. It has been suggested that IPTi might …

Anaemia is often an adverse outcome of severe parasitic infections during pregnancy in
developing countries. This study examined the association between anaemia and …

Background Approximately 300 million clinical episodes of malaria occur globally, out of
which an estimated 1 million persons die every year. Ninety per cent of these malaria deaths …

The abundance of Anopheline mosquito species is the most common entomological
measurement to determine the relationship between vectors and malaria incidence. We …