Spatial analysis of COVID-19 spread in Iran: Insights into geographical and structural transmission determinants at a province level

R Ramírez-Aldana, JC Gomez-Verjan… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The Islamic Republic of Iran reported its first COVID-19 cases by 19th February 2020, since
then it has become one of the most affected countries, with more than 73,000 cases and …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic surveillance for monitoring the impact of drug use on Plasmodium falciparum populations

YD Ndiaye, DL Hartl, D McGregor, A Badiane… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of antimalarial drugs is an effective strategy in the fight against malaria. However,
selection of drug resistant parasites is a constant threat to the continued use of this …

The epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

NF Brazeau, CL Mitchell, AP Morgan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Reports of P. vivax infections among Duffy-negative hosts have accumulated throughout sub-
Saharan Africa. Despite this growing body of evidence, no nationally representative …

Evaluating malaria prevalence and land cover across varying transmission intensity in Tanzania using a cross-sectional survey of school-aged children

CL Mitchell, B Ngasala, MM Janko, F Chacky… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Transmission of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa has become increasingly
stratified following decades of malaria control interventions. The extent to which …

Under the Radar: Epidemiology of Plasmodium ovale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

CL Mitchell, NF Brazeau, C Keeler… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Plasmodium ovale is an understudied malaria species prevalent throughout
much of sub-Saharan Africa. Little is known about the distribution of ovale malaria and risk …

Malaria infection among adults residing in a highly endemic region from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

NK Kayiba, Y Nitahara, E Tshibangu-Kabamba… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Adults infected with Plasmodium spp. in endemic areas need to be re-
evaluated in light of global malaria elimination goals. They potentially undermine malaria …

Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum malaria prevalence among adolescents and adults in Malawi, 2015–2016

HM Topazian, A Gumbo, S Puerto-Meredith, R Njiko… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Malawi, with an estimated
18–19% prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in children 2–10 years in 2015–2016. While …

The impact of the private sector co-payment mechanism (PSCM) on the private market for ACT in Nigeria: results of the 2018 cross-sectional outlet and household …

HM Edwards, R Sarwar, P Mahmud, S Emmanuel… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background The private sector plays a large role in malaria treatment provision in Nigeria.
To improve access to, and affordability of, quality-assured artemisinin-based combination …

A systematic review of sample size estimation accuracy on power in malaria cluster randomised trials measuring epidemiological outcomes

JR Biggs, JD Challenger, J Hellewell, TS Churcher… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are the gold standard for measuring the
community-wide impacts of malaria control tools. CRTs rely on well-defined sample size …

Impact of extractive industries on malaria prevalence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study

CL Mitchell, MM Janko, MK Mwandagalirwa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Extraction of natural resources through mining and logging activities provides revenue and
employment across sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the highest burden of malaria …