Serologic markers in relation to parasite exposure history help to estimate transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax. by Fadile Yildiz Zeyrek, Nirianne Palacpac, Fehmi Yuksel, Masanori Yagi, Kaori Honjo, Yukiko Fujita, Nobuko Arisue, Satoru Takeo, Kazuyuki Tanabe, Toshihiro Horii, Takafumi Tsuboi, Ken J Ishii, Cevayir Coban

“…The results suggest that a prior history of malaria infection and age can be determining factors for the levels and sustainability of naturally acquired antibodies. …”
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The epidemiology of malaria in adults in a rural area of southern Mozambique by Dgedge Martinho, Greenwood Brian, Saúte Francisco, Fogg Carole, Aponte John J, Mayor Alfredo, Menendez Clara, Alonso Pedro L

“…More attention to the natural history of malaria affecting adults is needed to understand the dynamics of malaria infection and its interaction with the immune system. …”
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Lipid Profile of Children with Malaria by Plasmodium vivax by Rosa Maria Dias, Jose Luiz Fernandes Vieira, Bianca da Conceição Cabral, Isameriliam Rosaulem Pereira da Silva, Laelia Maria Barra Feio Brasil, Eliete da Cunha Araújo, Marcieni Ataíde de Andrade

“…To evaluate lipid abnormalities in children with P. vivax infection and to assess if parasite count or the history of malaria correlates with lipid levels at admission. …”
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Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women attending antenatal care in Luanda, Angola by Paulo Adão Campos, Bianor Valente, Rosa Bessa Campos, Luzia Gonçalves, Virgílio Estóliodo Rosário, Luís Varandas, Henrique Silveira

“…The average concentration of hemoglobin was 11.1 ± 0.07g/dL, and there were significant associations between the history of malaria during pregnancy, P. falciparum infection (p<0.01) and anemia at the time of observation (p<0.001). …”
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Knowledge and attitude of insecticide-treated net use in malaria prevention and its associated factors among pregnant women in Umuahia North, Nigeria by Onyinyechi, Opara Monica

“…Furthermore, there was significant independent predictors of attitude towards the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and monthly income (AOR= 0.257, p = 0.001, 95% CI=0.124-0.531), in which those with lower odds of having positive attitude. Past history of malaria related complicated pregnancy (AOR=1.858, p = 0.043, 95% CI=1.019-3.386), and Perceived barriers (AOR=1.435, p = 0.001, 95% CI=1.284-1.605). …”
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Submicroscopic malaria cases play role in local transmission in Trenggalek district, East Java Province, Indonesia by Heny Arwati, Subagyo Yotopranoto, Etik Ainun Rohmah, Din Syafruddin

“…In addition, the history of malaria infection and travel to malaria endemic areas were recorded. …”
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Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Public Hospitals of Ilu Abba Bora Zone, South West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Adamu Kenea, Efrem Negash, Lemi Bacha, Negash Wakgari

“…Residence, family sizes, history of malaria infection during the last one year, and undernourishment were significantly associated with anemia during pregnancy.…”
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Transfusion transmissible malaria: seroprevalence of malaria parasitemia in blood donors in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India by Naveen Bansal, Yashik Bansal, Charu Singh, Vandita Pahwa, Satish Kumar

“…Materials and Methods: Study subjects were healthy blood donors who had passed the screening criteria for blood donation. Donors with a history of malaria were temporarily deferred for 3 months following full recovery. …”
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Genetic polymorphisms associated with antimalarial antibody levels in a low and unstable malaria transmission area in southern Sri Lanka. by Dewasurendra, R, Suriyaphol, P, Fernando, S, Carter, R, Rockett, K, Corran, P, Kwiatkowski, D, Karunaweera, N

“…The antibody levels were analysed in relation to the past history of malaria (during past 10 years), age, sex, the location of residence within Kataragama and selected host genetic markers. …”

Early treatment-seeking behaviour for malaria in febrile patients in northwest Ethiopia by Baymot Workineh, Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen

“…Awareness about the advantage of sleeping under nets, knowledge about mosquito breeding sites and malaria itself, previous history of malaria, distance from the health centres, and family size were found to be predictors of early treatment-seeking behaviour for malaria. …”
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Malaria in Highlands of Ecuador since 1900 by Lauren L. Pinault, Fiona F. Hunter

“…Because malaria was endemic to many highland valleys at the beginning of the 20th century, this review outlines the 20th century history of malaria in the highlands of Ecuador, and focuses on its incidence (e.g., geographic distribution) and elimination from the northern highland valleys of Pichincha and Imbabura and the role of the Guayaquil to Quito railway in creating highland larval habitat and inadvertently promoting transportation of the vector and parasite. …”
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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for malaria diagnosis by Mohamed Hanafi

“…Brief background history of malaria and how it affected people are outlined. …”
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The prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria and its associated factors in Debre Elias district communities, Northwest Ethiopia by Abtie Abebaw, Yibeltal Aschale, Tadesse Kebede, Asrat Hailu

“…Utilization of insecticide-treated net (ITN), availability of ITN, house with eave, previous history of malaria infection, and family history of malaria infection were significantly associated with malaria infection (P < 0.05). …”
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Colonialism, malaria, and the decolonization of global health. by Jesse B Bump, Ifeyinwa Aniebo

“…This paper presents a history of malaria, a defining aspect of the colonial project. …”
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An Alternative Paradigm for the Role of Antimalarial Plants in Africa by Steven Maranz

“…If Africa's long history with malaria has in fact produced effective plant therapies, their scientific elucidation will require a major emphasis on in vivo investigation.…”
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Colonialism, malaria, and the decolonization of global health by Jesse B. Bump, Ifeyinwa Aniebo

“…This paper presents a history of malaria, a defining aspect of the colonial project. …”
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Asymptomatic malaria and predictors among migrant farmworkers East Shewa zone Oromia Ethiopia by Gudeta Legesse, Weynshet Tafesse, Dagaga Kenea, Bereket Wake Subussa, Gezahegn Solomon Alemayehu, Tadesse Kebede, Lemu Golassa, Musa Mohammed Ali, Asrat Hailu

“…Home area/origin of migrant laborers [AOR = 6.08, (95% CI 1.08, 34.66)], family history of malaria [AOR = 8.15, (95% CI 1.43, 46.44)], and outdoor sleeping [AOR = 10.14, (95% CI 1.15, 89.14)] were significantly associated with asymptomatic malaria. …”
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Community engagement among forest goers in a malaria prophylaxis trial: implementation challenges and implications by Conradis-Jansen, F, Tripura, R, Peto, TJ, Callery, JJ, Adhikari, B, Ean, M, Jongdeepaisal, M, Pell, C, Khonputsa, P, Murgia, R, Sovannaroth, S, Müller, O, Cheah, PY, Dondorp, AM, von Seidlein, L, Maude, RJ

“…Those (45/644, 7%) who had no previous history of malaria infection were more likely to discontinue the study drug than those (28/836, 3%) who had a history of malaria (p&thinsp;=&thinsp;0.02). …”

Clinical and laboratory findings of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Colombia, 2001 by Marcela Echeverri, Alberto Tobón, Gonzalo Álvarez, Jaime Carmona, Silvia Blair

“…Of all individuals 59% had lived in the region for > 1 year and 91% were resident in the rural area. 42% were farmers and 35% had a history of malaria. The mean parasitaemia was 5865 parasites/mm³. …”
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Epidemiological characterization of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>in the Republic of Cabo Verde: implications for potential large-scale re-emergence of malaria by Valdez Tomás, Cravo Pedro, Roque Ana, Alves Joana, Jelinek Tomas, do Rosário Virgílio E, Arez Ana

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The occurrence of asymptomatic carriers in villages with history of malaria as well as the level of exposure of these populations were investigated using PCR and serological analyses.…”
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