[HTML][HTML] Rethinking detection of pre-existing and intervening Plasmodium infections in malaria clinical trials

TJ Owalla, DEB Hergott, AM Seilie, W Staubus… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pre-existing and intervening low-density Plasmodium infections complicate the conduct of
malaria clinical trials. These infections confound infection detection endpoints, and their …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of diagnostic performance between conventional and ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of malaria: A systematic review and meta …

Y Yimam, M Mohebali, MJ Abbaszadeh Afshar - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Successful malaria treatment, control and elimination programs require
accurate, affordable, and field-deployable diagnostic tests. A number of studies have directly …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and utility of more highly sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic tests

HC Slater, XC Ding, S Knudson, DJ Bridges… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background A new more highly sensitive rapid diagnostic test (HS-RDT) for Plasmodium
falciparum malaria (Alere™/Abbott Malaria Ag Pf RDT [05FK140], now called NxTek™ …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic performance of ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum infections in asymptomatic individuals in Kisangani …

M Lupaka, T Degefa, K Eba, A Zeynudin, D Yewhalaw - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test (usRDT) was recently developed to improve
the detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infections. However, its diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Differential pre-pandemic breast milk IgA reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 and circulating human coronaviruses in Ugandan and American mothers

TG Egwang, TJ Owalla, E Okurut, G Apungia… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Uganda has registered fewer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and
deaths per capita than Western countries. The lower numbers of cases and deaths might be …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic performance of NxTek Eliminate Malaria-Pf test for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum in school children with asymptomatic malaria

A Biruksew, A Demeke, Z Birhanu, E Kebede… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background One of the major roadblocks to the falciparum malaria elimination programme is
the presence of a portion of the population, such as school children, with asymptomatic …

The effect of non-genetic determinants of human milk oligosaccharide profiles in milk of Ugandan mothers

TJ Owalla, VI Mwangi, S Moukarzel, E Okurut… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) protect against infection and promote
growth and cognitive development in breastfeeding children. Non-genetic factors which …

Sex differences in the associations of human milk oligosaccharides with height and weight in breastfed Ugandan children

TJ Owalla, VI Mwangi, S Moukarzel, E Okurut… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background & Objective: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have been associated with
several child growth metrics, but there was no difference in the associations according to …

Optimising Surveillance and the Delivery of Targeted Interventions to Achieve Malaria Elimination in Eastern Myanmar

JDD Rae - 2024 - oro.open.ac.uk
Malaria elimination is possible with the existing tools, however, control efforts must be
accelerated while these tools remain effective due to the emergence and spread of …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative evaluation of rapid diagnostic test and real-time PCR in clinically suspected malaria

K Jatav, H Shah, L Singh, K Ramanath… - National Journal of …, 2023 - njppp.com
Background: India represents 3% related to the global malaria problem. Early diagnosis and
treatment that are complete alongside preventive measures are modalities essential to …