Abstract Background Although Colombia has witnessed an important decrease in malaria
transmission, the disease remains a public health problem with an estimated~ 10 million …

Background Data on sociological and behavioural aspects of malaria, which is essential for
an evidence-based design of prevention and control programmes, is lacking in Bangladesh …

Background Malaria is endemic in 13 eastern districts where the overall infection prevalence
is 3.97%. In 2006, Bangladesh received US $36.9 million from the Global Fund to Fight …

Plasmodium falciparum parasites have been endemic to Haiti for> 40 years without
evidence of chloroquine (CQ) resistance. In 2006 and 2007, we obtained blood smears for …

Background Traditional medicine is readily available in Tanzania, and local terms like
degedege is widely used for malaria-like illnesses, often associated with supernatural …

Towards the goal of malaria elimination on Hispaniola, the National Malaria Control
Program of Haiti and its international partner organisations are conducting a campaign of …

Antibodies against arthropod saliva have shown to be a good marker of bite exposure.
Because Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann (Diptera: Culicidae) is the principal malaria …

Abstract Background Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the only two Caribbean countries
with endemic malaria transmission, are committed to eliminating malaria. With a …

Introduction.“Health for All” still eludes public health experts despite many approaches to
prevent disease and promote health among urban poor. Several key illness factors lie …

Background Construction sites are potential breeding places for some species of
mosquitoes. Construction workers usually stay at the construction sites, thus being extremely …