[HTML][HTML] Mass testing and treatment to accelerate malaria elimination: A systematic review and meta-analysis
B Bhamani, EM Coma-Cros, M Tusell… - The American Journal …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In regions where malaria transmission persists, the implementation of approaches aimed at
eliminating parasites from the population can effectively decrease both burden of disease …
eliminating parasites from the population can effectively decrease both burden of disease …
Health care provider practices in diagnosis and treatment of malaria in rural communities in Kisumu County, Kenya
Background Accurate malaria diagnosis and appropriate treatment at local health facilities
are critical to reducing morbidity and human reservoir of infectious gametocytes. The current …
are critical to reducing morbidity and human reservoir of infectious gametocytes. The current …
Community engagement approaches for malaria prevention, control and elimination: a scoping review
Introduction Globally malaria programmes have adopted approaches to community
engagement (ACE) to design and deliver malaria interventions. This scoping review aimed …
engagement (ACE) to design and deliver malaria interventions. This scoping review aimed …
Diagnostic performance of loop-mediated isothermal amplification and ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic tests for malaria screening among pregnant women in Kenya
AM Samuels, O Towett, B Seda… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Screen-and-treat strategies with sensitive diagnostic tests may reduce malaria-
associated adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a diagnostic accuracy study to …
associated adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a diagnostic accuracy study to …
Assessment of molecular markers of anti-malarial drug resistance among children participating in a therapeutic efficacy study in western Kenya
W Chebore, Z Zhou, N Westercamp, K Otieno, YP Shi… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Anti-malarial drug resistance remains a major threat to global malaria control
efforts. In Africa, Plasmodium falciparum remains susceptible to artemisinin-based …
efforts. In Africa, Plasmodium falciparum remains susceptible to artemisinin-based …
Evaluating the gap in rapid diagnostic testing: insights from subnational Kenyan routine health data
Background Understanding diagnostic capacities is essential to addressing healthcare
provision and inequity, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. This study …
provision and inequity, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. This study …
Implementation of community case management of malaria in malaria endemic counties of western Kenya: are community health volunteers up to the task in …
Background Community case management of malaria (CCMm) is an equity-focused strategy
that complements and extends the reach of health services by providing timely and effective …
that complements and extends the reach of health services by providing timely and effective …
Novel application of one-step pooled molecular testing and maximum likelihood approaches to estimate the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia among rapid …
MP Shah, W Chebore, RH Lyles, K Otieno, Z Zhou… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Detection of malaria parasitaemia in samples that are negative by rapid
diagnostic tests (RDTs) requires resource-intensive molecular tools. While pooled testing …
diagnostic tests (RDTs) requires resource-intensive molecular tools. While pooled testing …
Self-diagnosis and self-treatment of Plasmodium spp. infection by travellers (1989–2019): A systematic review and meta-analysis
KS Utzinger, U Held, T Hanscheid, N Gültekin… - Travel medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Standby emergency self-treatment (SBET) is often recommended as an anti-
malaria strategy for travellers to low-risk endemic areas. This self-treatment enables …
malaria strategy for travellers to low-risk endemic areas. This self-treatment enables …