Emerging roles for platelets as immune and inflammatory cells

CN Morrell, AA Aggrey, LM Chapman… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Despite their small size and anucleate status, platelets have diverse roles in vascular
biology. Not only are platelets the cellular mediator of thrombosis, but platelets are also …

Malaria medicines: a glass half full?

TNC Wells, RH Van Huijsduijnen… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Despite substantial scientific progress over the past two decades, malaria remains a
worldwide burden that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. New, affordable …

Changes in malaria epidemiology in Africa and new challenges for elimination

IN Nkumama, WP O'meara, FHA Osier - Trends in parasitology, 2017 - cell.com
Although the burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is gradually declining in many parts
of Africa, it is characterized by spatial and temporal variability that presents new and …

The economic burden of malaria: a systematic review

MV Andrade, K Noronha, BPC Diniz, G Guedes… - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Quantifying disease costs is critical for policymakers to set priorities, allocate
resources, select control and prevention strategies, and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of …

Hydrogel-forming microarray patches with cyclodextrin drug reservoirs for long-acting delivery of poorly soluble cabotegravir sodium for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

F Volpe-Zanutto, LK Vora, IA Tekko… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogel-forming microarray patches (HF-MAPs) offer minimally invasive, pain-free and
prolonged drug delivery. These devices are designed to be self-administered and self …

Interventions that effectively target Anopheles funestus mosquitoes could significantly improve control of persistent malaria transmission in south–eastern Tanzania

EW Kaindoa, NS Matowo, HS Ngowo, G Mkandawile… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Malaria is transmitted by many Anopheles species whose proportionate contributions vary
across settings. We re-assessed the roles of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus …

The economic burden of malaria on households and the health system in a high transmission district of Mozambique

S Alonso, CJ Chaccour, E Elobolobo, A Nacima… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Mozambique.
Increased investments in malaria control have reduced the burden, but few studies have …

Community based integrated vector management for malaria control: lessons from three years' experience (2016–2018) in Botor-Tolay district, southwestern Ethiopia

A Asale, D Kussa, M Girma, C Mbogo, CM Mutero - BMC public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Integrated vector management (IVM) remains a key strategy in the fight against
vector-borne diseases including malaria. However, impacts of the strategy should be …

Economic burden of malaria on businesses in Ghana: a case for private sector investment in malaria control

J Nonvignon, GC Aryeetey, KL Malm, SA Agyemang… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Despite the significant gains made globally in reducing the burden of malaria,
the disease remains a major public health challenge, especially in sub-Saharan Africa …

[PDF][PDF] Potential impact of integrating the sterile insect technique into the fight against disease-transmitting mosquitoes

RS Lees, DO Carvalho, J Bouyer - Sterile Insect Technique, 2021 - library.oapen.org
More than three thousand million people live with the risk of malaria. Due to the widespread
resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides and of parasites to chemotherapies, previous gains …