Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance

T Bousema, L Okell, I Felger, C Drakeley - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
Most Plasmodium falciparum infections that are detected in community surveys are
characterized by low-density parasitaemia and the absence of clinical symptoms. Molecular …

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 …

Tools and strategies for malaria control and elimination: what do we need to achieve a grand convergence in malaria?

J Hemingway, R Shretta, TNC Wells, D Bell… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Progress made in malaria control during the past decade has prompted increasing global
dialogue on malaria elimination and eradication. The product development pipeline for …

Challenges for malaria elimination in Brazil

MU Ferreira, MC Castro - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Brazil currently contributes 42% of all malaria cases reported in the Latin America and the
Caribbean, a region where major progress towards malaria elimination has been achieved …

Communicating and monitoring surveillance and response activities for malaria elimination: China's “1-3-7” strategy

J Cao, HJW Sturrock, C Cotter, S Zhou, H Zhou… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Communicating and Monitoring Surveillance and Response Activities for Malaria
Elimination: China's “1-3-7” Strategy | PLOS Medicine Skip to main content Advertisement …

The role of submicroscopic parasitemia in malaria transmission: what is the evidence?

JT Lin, DL Saunders, SR Meshnick - Trends in parasitology, 2014 - cell.com
Achieving malaria elimination requires targeting the human reservoir of infection, including
those with asymptomatic infection. Smear-positive asymptomatic infections detectable by …

Artemisinin-resistant malaria

NJ White, K Chotivanich - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The artemisinin antimalarials are the cornerstone of current malaria treatment. The
development of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum poses a major threat to …

Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Plasmodium falciparum by Amplification of Multi-Copy Subtelomeric Targets

N Hofmann, F Mwingira, S Shekalaghe… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Planning and evaluating malaria control strategies relies on accurate definition
of parasite prevalence in the population. A large proportion of asymptomatic parasite …

Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure for individuals and communities

DA Helb, KKA Tetteh, PL Felgner… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Tools to reliably measure Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) exposure in individuals and
communities are needed to guide and evaluate malaria control interventions. Serologic …

Fuzzy logic approach for infectious disease diagnosis: A methodical evaluation, literature and classification

G Arji, H Ahmadi, M Nilashi, TA Rashid… - Biocybernetics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a systematic review of the literature and the classification of fuzzy logic
application in an infectious disease. Although the emergence of infectious diseases and …