Global trend of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp. malaria infections in the last two decades (2000–2020): a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Hawadak, RR Dongang Nana, V Singh - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Recent studies indicate that the prevalence of non-falciparum malaria,
including Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp., is increasing, with some …

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests: literary review and recommendation for a quality assurance, quality control algorithm

MJ Kavanaugh, SE Azzam, DM Rockabrand - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have had an enormous global impact which
contributed to the World Health Organization paradigm shift from empiric treatment to …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with asymptomatic malaria among school children: repeated cross-sectional surveys of school children in two ecological zones …

BA Mensah, JL Myers-Hansen, E Obeng Amoako… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections significantly drive malaria
transmission and impact control and elimination strategies, but are largely uncharacterized …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmodium falciparum infection and naturally acquired immunity to malaria antigens among Ghanaian children in Northern Ghana

Z Seidu, H Lamptey, M Lopez-Perez, NO Whittle… - Parasite epidemiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The surge in malaria cases and deaths in recent years, particularly in Africa,
despite the widespread implementation of malaria-control measures could be due to …

Diagnostic performance of an ultrasensitive HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test kit used in surveys of afebrile people living in Southern Ghana

FK Acquah, D Donu, EK Obboh, D Bredu, B Mawuli… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The Alere™ Malaria Ag Pf Ultra-sensitive RDT (UsmRDT) kit is an
HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) with enhanced sensitivity relative to the SD …

Epidemiological characteristics of Plasmodium malariae malaria in China: a malaria that should not be neglected post elimination

L Zhang, BY Yi, SS Zhou, ZG Xia… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2023 - mednexus.org
Background Plasmodium malariae was always neglected compared with P. falciparum and
P. vivax. In the present study, we aimed to describe the epidemiology of reported cases …

High prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infections in adults, Ashanti Region, Ghana, 2018

M Heinemann, RO Phillips, CD Vinnemeier, CC Rolling… - Malaria journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Ghana is among the high-burden countries for malaria infections and recently
reported a notable increase in malaria cases. While asymptomatic parasitaemia is …

Epidemiology of malaria, schistosomiasis, and geohelminthiasis amongst children 3–15 years of age during the dry season in Northern Cameroon

FN Nkemngo, L WG Raissa, DN Nebangwa… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The double burden of malaria and helminthiasis in children poses an obvious
public health challenge, particularly in terms of anemia morbidity. While both diseases …

[HTML][HTML] The pan African vivax and ovale network (PAVON): Refocusing on Plasmodium vivax, ovale and asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

IK Quaye, L Aleksenko, C Oeuvray, D Yewhalaw… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The recent World Malaria report shows that progress in malaria elimination has
stalled. Current data acquisition by NMCPs depend on passive case detection and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale Malaria: a rare case of co-infection

B Caglar, R Karaali, II Balkan, B Mete… - The Korean journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major health problem worldwide. Timely
diagnosis of co-infections mimicking COVID-19, such as malaria, might be challenging …