Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses

LM Cohee, C Opondo, SE Clarke… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged
children aged 5–15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of …

Malaria hotspots: is there epidemiological evidence for fine-scale spatial targeting of interventions?

G Stresman, T Bousema, J Cook - Trends in parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
As data at progressively granular spatial scales become available, the temptation is to target
interventions to areas with higher malaria transmission–so-called hotspots–with the aim of …

Plasmodium falciparum infection in humans and mosquitoes influence natural Anopheline biting behavior and transmission

CF Markwalter, Z Lapp, L Abel, E Kimachas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human infectious reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum is governed by transmission
efficiency during vector-human contact and mosquito biting preferences. Understanding …

A novel CRISPR-based malaria diagnostic capable of Plasmodium detection, species differentiation, and drug-resistance genoty**

CH Cunningham, CM Hennelly, JT Lin, R Ubalee… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background CRISPR-based diagnostics are a new class of highly sensitive and specific
assays with multiple applications in infectious disease diagnosis. SHERLOCK, or Specific …

Epidemiology of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp. in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

R Sendor, K Banek, MM Kashamuka, N Mvuama… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Reports suggest non-falciparum species are an underappreciated cause of malaria in sub-
Saharan Africa but their epidemiology is ill-defined, particularly in highly malaria-endemic …

Population genomics of Plasmodium ovale species in sub-Saharan Africa

K Carey-Ewend, ZR Popkin-Hall, A Simkin… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Plasmodium ovale curtisi (Poc) and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri (Pow) are relapsing malaria
parasites endemic to Africa and Asia that were previously thought to represent a single …

Time for malaria control in school-age children.

LM Cohee, JI Nankabirwa… - The Lancet Child …, 2021 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
School-age children bear an under-appreciated burden of malaria. Across sub-Saharan
Africa, the prevalence of infection peaks in this age-group, and an estimated 200 million …

Barriers to accessing malaria treatment amongst school-age children in rural Malawi

P Mhango, MP Malata, E Chipeta, A Sixpence… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Over the last two decades, many countries have moved from malaria control
toward malaria elimination. However, some sub-Saharan African countries, like Malawi …

Environmental and sociodemographic factors associated with household malaria burden in the Congo

NR Ngatu, S Kanbara, A Renzaho, R Wumba… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria is one of the most severe public health issues that result in massive
morbidity and mortality in most countries of the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed …

Individual, household and neighborhood risk factors for malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo support new approaches to programmatic intervention

M Carrel, S Kim, MK Mwandagalirwa, N Mvuama… - Health & place, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains one of the
countries most impacted by malaria despite decades of control efforts, including multiple …