Mr AB Mapossa. PhD, Chemical Engineering. Thesis. Slow-release of mosquito repellents from microporous polyolefin strands. Prof WW Focke. Mr M Mpofu. PhD, Environmental Health. Thesis. Effectiveness of community larval source management (LSM) as an additional vector control intervention for malaria elimination.
PDF The epidemiology of malaria and challenges to elimination in a low
ii Dissertation Abstract Background: Recently, malaria has become a major global health priority.As a result there has been renewed interest in malaria control, elimination, and eradication. Zambia is one of the Elimination 8 countries and one of the President's Malaria Initiative focus
PDF Dissertation Tools and Techniques for The Study and Evaluation of
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE STUDY AND EVALUATION OF MALARIA CONTROL MEASURES IN WEST AFRICA Malarial disease caused by Plasmodium genus parasites remains as one of the most pressing public health matters of our time. Malaria still kills roughly 500,000 people a year, predominately children under 5 years of age, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa [1].
Full article: Malaria interventions and control programes in Sub
1. Introduction. Malaria remains a leading cause of death in the sub-Saharan Africa despite efforts to control it at vectoral and parasitic levels (World Health Organization [WHO], Citation 2016).The problems have been attributed to insecticide and drug resistance genes in the vector and in the parasite, which have proved very difficult to tackle over the years.
The protective effectiveness of control interventions for malaria
Introduction. During the 2000s, several malaria control interventions have been largely adopted and scaled up in endemic countries. These interventions mainly include long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN), indoor residual spraying (IRS), use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) to improve malaria diagnosis and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as first-line for the treatment of ...
Malaria Vector Control in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact and Economic
Results suggest that the larviciding intervention had a significant protective effect, decreasing by 21% the odds of being infected with malaria. Larviciding was found to be cost-effective for incidences as low as 40 infections per 1,000 individuals per year but the cost-effectiveness ratios were highly dependent on the assumed baseline malaria ...
PDF Impact of Integrated Community Case Management on Severe Malaria in A
A thesis submitted to Johns Hopkins University in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Baltimore, Maryland April 2020 . ii ... malaria cases to the nearest health center or hospital as part of a rollout of an integrated community case management program (iCCM). This thesis assessed the impact of iCCM in
Comparative effectiveness of malaria prevention measures: a systematic
Malaria imposes a great health and socio-economic burden on humanity, with an estimated 3.2 billion people at risk of being infected with malaria . In 2016, there were approximately 216 million cases with 445,000 deaths, most of which were in children aged under 5 years in Africa [ 1 ].
Evidence and strategies for malaria prevention and control: a
Public health strategies for malaria in endemic countries aim to prevent transmission of the disease and control the vector. This historical analysis considers the strategies for vector control developed during the first four decades of the twentieth century. In 1925, policies and technological advances were debated internationally for the first time after the outbreak of malaria in Europe ...
PDF Improved Malaria Case Management in Under-fives in The Era of ...
This is the typical picture of uncomplicated malaria; usually appears 10 to 15 days after a person is infected. The symptoms of malaria vary according to state of immunity, species of infecting parasites, and the epidemiology of malaria[27]. P. falciparum infections constitutes >90% of malaria cases in Tanzania[28].
The Relationship Between Malaria Status in Under-five Children ...
The Relationship Between Malaria Status in Under-five Children and Some Household Demographic, Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors Associated with the Disease in Sierra Leone ... thesis may be granted by the author or, in his/her absence, by the professor under whose direction it was written, or in his/her absence, by the Associate Dean ...
PDF Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the control of infectious diseases is substantial, undermining established programmes addressing HIV, tuberculosis and malaria and childhood vaccination. This opinion piece focuses on the threat COVID-19 poses to the control of malaria and the steps that can be taken to mitigate these impacts.
PDF 2020-07 Assessment of Malaria Prevalence and Associated Factors Among
Malaria is a common infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium that have four species to infect human's namely P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malaria. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of female anopheles mosquitoes that carry
National malaria vector control policy: an analysis of the decision to
Background. The scale-up of vector control has been critical to the reduction in malaria transmission seen over the past decade ( World Health Organization 2012b).Key tools for vector control include long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) ( World Health Organization 2013d).In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of households owning at least one ...
PDF Faculty of Health Sciences / Department of Community Medicine Public
the same time, malaria incidence mortality rates among the same population at risk decreased by 60%. There were an estimated 6.2 million malaria deaths prevented in 2001 (4, 5). Malaria is a severe public health problem and remains the leading cause of death in developing countries (4).
Eliminating malaria case-study 10: Successful elimination and
confirmed malaria − Suspected malaria case in which malaria parasites have been demonstrated in a patient's blood by microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test. presumed malaria − Suspected malaria case with no diagnostic test to confirm malaria but nevertheless treated presumptively as malaria.
Conclusions and Recommendations
The outlook for malaria control is grim. The disease, caused by mosquito-borne parasites, is present in 102 countries and is responsible for over 100 million clinical cases and 1 to 2 million deaths each year. Over the past two decades, efforts to control malaria have met with less and less success. In many regions where malaria transmission had been almost eliminated, the disease has made a ...
Intelligent diagnostic model for malaria parasite detection and
Malaria is an acute fever sickness caused by the Plasmodium parasite and spread by infected Anopheles female mosquitoes. It causes catastrophic illness if left untreated for an extended period ...
Medicinal plants used in traditional treatment of malaria in Ethiopia
Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites and it is one of the primary causes of death and morbidity in many undeveloped countries [].Malaria affects an estimated 3.3 billion people globally [], and it is a major public health issue in tropical and subtropical areas [].According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 229 million new cases of malaria were reported worldwide in 2019 ...
Malaria research
Each year there are more than 200 million new cases of malaria, a preventable and treatable disease. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) World malaria report 2019, there were no global gains in reducing new infections between 2014 and 2018, and nearly as many people died from malaria in 2018 as in the previous year. TDR's malaria research focuses on helping low- and middle ...
PDF Org. Review research on malaria*
This review ofprogress in malaria research over theperiods 1951-1970and1970-1973 indicates the results sofar achieved in research on theparasite, on the immune response ofthe host, andon the vector; refers to the means ofcontrolling or eradicating malaria that have been developed in recent years; andoutlines thepresent status ofthe malaria
PDF Malaria, including a proposal for establishment of World Malaria Day
Malaria contributes indirectly to many additional deaths, mainly of young children, through synergy with other infections and illnesses. It is a major cause of anaemia in children and pregnant women and of low birth weight, premature births and infant mortality. In endemic African countries, 25% to 35% of all outpatient visits, 20% to 45% of ...
Ethical considerations in malaria research proposal review: empirical
Malaria research studies conducted along the Thai borders generally involved minority populations in endemic areas. These populations are considered vulnerable, with poor/limited educational attainment and cross-border/migrant status. Therefore, it is not surprising to observe that all ethical issues (except study rationale) were raised for ...
New thesis explores cancer treatment that can prevent relapse
Madeleine Lehander from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis "Exploring T Cell Mediated Immunotherapy against Therapy Resistant ...
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Mr AB Mapossa. PhD, Chemical Engineering. Thesis. Slow-release of mosquito repellents from microporous polyolefin strands. Prof WW Focke. Mr M Mpofu. PhD, Environmental Health. Thesis. Effectiveness of community larval source management (LSM) as an additional vector control intervention for malaria elimination.
ii Dissertation Abstract Background: Recently, malaria has become a major global health priority.As a result there has been renewed interest in malaria control, elimination, and eradication. Zambia is one of the Elimination 8 countries and one of the President's Malaria Initiative focus
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE STUDY AND EVALUATION OF MALARIA CONTROL MEASURES IN WEST AFRICA Malarial disease caused by Plasmodium genus parasites remains as one of the most pressing public health matters of our time. Malaria still kills roughly 500,000 people a year, predominately children under 5 years of age, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa [1].
1. Introduction. Malaria remains a leading cause of death in the sub-Saharan Africa despite efforts to control it at vectoral and parasitic levels (World Health Organization [WHO], Citation 2016).The problems have been attributed to insecticide and drug resistance genes in the vector and in the parasite, which have proved very difficult to tackle over the years.
Introduction. During the 2000s, several malaria control interventions have been largely adopted and scaled up in endemic countries. These interventions mainly include long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN), indoor residual spraying (IRS), use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) to improve malaria diagnosis and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as first-line for the treatment of ...
Results suggest that the larviciding intervention had a significant protective effect, decreasing by 21% the odds of being infected with malaria. Larviciding was found to be cost-effective for incidences as low as 40 infections per 1,000 individuals per year but the cost-effectiveness ratios were highly dependent on the assumed baseline malaria ...
A thesis submitted to Johns Hopkins University in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Baltimore, Maryland April 2020 . ii ... malaria cases to the nearest health center or hospital as part of a rollout of an integrated community case management program (iCCM). This thesis assessed the impact of iCCM in
Malaria imposes a great health and socio-economic burden on humanity, with an estimated 3.2 billion people at risk of being infected with malaria . In 2016, there were approximately 216 million cases with 445,000 deaths, most of which were in children aged under 5 years in Africa [ 1 ].
Public health strategies for malaria in endemic countries aim to prevent transmission of the disease and control the vector. This historical analysis considers the strategies for vector control developed during the first four decades of the twentieth century. In 1925, policies and technological advances were debated internationally for the first time after the outbreak of malaria in Europe ...
This is the typical picture of uncomplicated malaria; usually appears 10 to 15 days after a person is infected. The symptoms of malaria vary according to state of immunity, species of infecting parasites, and the epidemiology of malaria[27]. P. falciparum infections constitutes >90% of malaria cases in Tanzania[28].
The Relationship Between Malaria Status in Under-five Children and Some Household Demographic, Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors Associated with the Disease in Sierra Leone ... thesis may be granted by the author or, in his/her absence, by the professor under whose direction it was written, or in his/her absence, by the Associate Dean ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the control of infectious diseases is substantial, undermining established programmes addressing HIV, tuberculosis and malaria and childhood vaccination. This opinion piece focuses on the threat COVID-19 poses to the control of malaria and the steps that can be taken to mitigate these impacts.
Malaria is a common infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium that have four species to infect human's namely P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malaria. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of female anopheles mosquitoes that carry
Background. The scale-up of vector control has been critical to the reduction in malaria transmission seen over the past decade ( World Health Organization 2012b).Key tools for vector control include long lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) ( World Health Organization 2013d).In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of households owning at least one ...
the same time, malaria incidence mortality rates among the same population at risk decreased by 60%. There were an estimated 6.2 million malaria deaths prevented in 2001 (4, 5). Malaria is a severe public health problem and remains the leading cause of death in developing countries (4).
confirmed malaria − Suspected malaria case in which malaria parasites have been demonstrated in a patient's blood by microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test. presumed malaria − Suspected malaria case with no diagnostic test to confirm malaria but nevertheless treated presumptively as malaria.
The outlook for malaria control is grim. The disease, caused by mosquito-borne parasites, is present in 102 countries and is responsible for over 100 million clinical cases and 1 to 2 million deaths each year. Over the past two decades, efforts to control malaria have met with less and less success. In many regions where malaria transmission had been almost eliminated, the disease has made a ...
Malaria is an acute fever sickness caused by the Plasmodium parasite and spread by infected Anopheles female mosquitoes. It causes catastrophic illness if left untreated for an extended period ...
Malaria is a disease caused by Plasmodium parasites and it is one of the primary causes of death and morbidity in many undeveloped countries [].Malaria affects an estimated 3.3 billion people globally [], and it is a major public health issue in tropical and subtropical areas [].According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 229 million new cases of malaria were reported worldwide in 2019 ...
Each year there are more than 200 million new cases of malaria, a preventable and treatable disease. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) World malaria report 2019, there were no global gains in reducing new infections between 2014 and 2018, and nearly as many people died from malaria in 2018 as in the previous year. TDR's malaria research focuses on helping low- and middle ...
This review ofprogress in malaria research over theperiods 1951-1970and1970-1973 indicates the results sofar achieved in research on theparasite, on the immune response ofthe host, andon the vector; refers to the means ofcontrolling or eradicating malaria that have been developed in recent years; andoutlines thepresent status ofthe malaria
Malaria contributes indirectly to many additional deaths, mainly of young children, through synergy with other infections and illnesses. It is a major cause of anaemia in children and pregnant women and of low birth weight, premature births and infant mortality. In endemic African countries, 25% to 35% of all outpatient visits, 20% to 45% of ...
Malaria research studies conducted along the Thai borders generally involved minority populations in endemic areas. These populations are considered vulnerable, with poor/limited educational attainment and cross-border/migrant status. Therefore, it is not surprising to observe that all ethical issues (except study rationale) were raised for ...
Madeleine Lehander from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis "Exploring T Cell Mediated Immunotherapy against Therapy Resistant ...