Malaria is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by the apicomplexan protozoan parasite
Plasmodium. Malaria is a significant health problem and the leading cause of …

Fast and effective detection of the causative agent of malaria in humans, protozoan
Plasmodium parasites, is of crucial importance for increasing the effectiveness of treatment …

Background Malaria remains a major public health concern around the world, particularly in
resource-constrained countries. Malaria still accounts for 40% of all Out-Patient Department …

Background Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is currently recommended for
children under five in areas where malaria transmission is highly seasonal. We explored …

Background Despite WHO guidelines for testing all suspected cases of malaria before
initiating treatment, presumptive malaria treatment remains common practice among some …

Background: Prompt and effective case detection and treatment are vital components of the
malaria case management strategy as malaria-endemic countries implement the testing …

Background Febrile children seen in malaria hypo-endemic settings, such as the Greater
Accra region (GAR) of Ghana are more likely to be suffering from a non-malarial febrile …

Microscopic blood smear examinations done in health centers of Angola demonstrated a
large overdiagnosis of malaria cases with an average rate of errors as high as 85%. Overall …

Introduction: it has been more than a decade since the World Health Organization (WHO)
recommended parasitological confirmation of malaria before treatment begins. Light …

Malaria is an infectious disease, highly prevalent in world regions with lacking healthcare
conditions. Nowadays, malaria diagnostic methods in these endemic regions are mainly …