Low incidence of COVID-19 case severity and mortality in Africa; Could malaria co-infection provide the missing link?

SA Osei, RP Biney, AS Anning, LN Nortey… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite reports of malaria and coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) co-
infection, malaria-endemic regions have so far recorded fewer cases of COVID-19 and …

Public health-relevant consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

AK Heuschen, G Lu, O Razum, A Abdul-Mumin… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges to health
systems worldwide, including the control of non-COVID-19 diseases. Malaria cases and …

Malaria diagnostic methods with the elimination goal in view

OO Oyegoke, L Maharaj, OP Akoniyon, I Kwoji… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Malaria control measures have been in use for years but have not completely curbed the
spread of infection. Ultimately, global elimination is the goal. A major playmaker in the …

Factors affecting the performance of HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests

X Martiáñez-Vendrell, M Skjefte, R Sikka… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted global malaria elimination
programs, resulting in a sharp increase in malaria morbidity and mortality. To reduce this …

Barriers against and strategies for malaria control during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

J Park, S Kang, D Seok, YJ Baek, SY An, J Lee, A Jun… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted malaria control activities globally.
Notably, high levels of excess malaria morbidity and mortality in low-and middle-income …

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient service utilization and patient outcomes in Uganda

I Andia-Biraro, JB Baluku, R Olum, F Bongomin… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
COVID-19 has had devastating effects on health systems but reports from sub-Saharan
Africa are few. We compared inpatient admissions, diagnostic tests performed, clinical …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on a Malaria dominated region: A mathematical analysis and simulations

MM Ojo, EFD Goufo - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
One of society's major concerns that have continued for a long time is infectious diseases. It
has been demonstrated that certain disease infections, in particular multiple disease …

Comparative analysis of the kinomes of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax and their host Homo sapiens

J Adderley, C Doerig - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Novel antimalarials should be effective across all species of malaria parasites
that infect humans, especially the two species that bear the most impact, Plasmodium …

Malaria in Afghanistan: challenges, efforts and recommendations

JA Siddiqui, H Aamar, A Siddiqui… - Annals of Medicine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Malaria, a vector borne disease that can quickly become life-threatening, has become
endemic to many countries, in particular Afghanistan. Ranking third for world's highest …

Performance evaluation of RDT, light microscopy, and PET-PCR for detecting Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in the 2018 Zambia National Malaria …

MC Mwenda, AA Fola, II Ciubotariu, C Mulube… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Zambia continues to advance on the path to elimination with significant
reductions in malaria morbidity and mortality. Crucial components that have contributed to …