Control of malaria in the Comoro Islands over the past century by Ismaël Chakir, Ali Ibrahim Said, Bacar Affane, Ronan Jambou

“…Conclusions In view of the history of malaria in this area, the first recommendation is to enhance the training of health workers and the population. …”
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Epidemiology of Malaria in East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study by Guntur, Robertus Dole, Kingsley, Jonathan, Islam, Fakir M Amirul

“…Each participant participated in a face-to-face interview to assess their awareness and knowledge, attitude, and practice toward aspects of malaria, practices of sleeping under LLINs, and history of malaria. Information on sociodemographic, environmental, and lifestyle factors was also documented. …”
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: Submicroscopic parasitemic blood infects Nyssorhynchus darlingi by Gregório Guilherme Almeida, Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa, Maísa da Silva Araujo, Gabriela Ribeiro Gomes, Alex Fiorini Carvalho, Maria Marta Figueiredo, Dhelio Batista Pereira, Mauro Shugiro Tada, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros, Irene da Silva Soares, Luzia Helena Carvalho, Flora Satiko Kano, Marcia Caldas de Castro, Joseph Michael Vinetz, Douglas Taylor Golenbock, Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli

“…Importantly, the role of asymptomatic carriers in the natural history of malaria is not completely understood. Herein we describe the general characteristics of asymptomatic individuals infected with Plasmodium vivax, and provide evidence of their potential as parasitic reservoirs, even when molecular methods fail to detect the infection. …”
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Less Severe Cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Could Co-infection or a Recent History of Plasmodium falciparum Infection Be Protective? by Allan Kalungi, Allan Kalungi, Allan Kalungi, Eugene Kinyanda, Eugene Kinyanda, Dickens Howard Akena, Pontiano Kaleebu, Innocent M. Bisangwa

“…In addition to other potential explanations for the few cases and deaths of COVID-19 such as the population socio-demographics, early lockdown measures and the possibility of under reporting, we hypothesize in this mini review that individuals with a recent history of malaria infection may be protected against infection or severe form of COVID-19. …”
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Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net Utilization and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Asgede Tsimbla District, Northern Ethiopia, 2017 by Teklit Angesom, Hailay Gebreyesus, Brhane Gebremariam

“…Urban residence (OR [95% CI] = 1.9 [1.22-3.01]), family size of 3-5 and >5 (2.8 [1.53-5.22] and 2.4 [1.20-5.03], respectively), and history of malaria during their current pregnancy (3.0 [1.95-4.86]) were found to be the factors associated with pregnant women’s long-lasting insecticidal net utilization. …”
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Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment of multidrug resistant falciparum and vivax malaria in pregnancy by Poespoprodjo, JR, Fobia, W, Kenangalem, E, Lampah, D, Sugiarto, P, Tjitra, E, Anstey, N, Price, R

“…Of the 847 women admitted for delivery those reporting a history of malaria during their pregnancy who had been treated with quinine-based regimens rather than DHP had a higher risk of malaria at delivery (adjusted OR = 1.56 (95%CI 0.97–2.5), p = 0.068) and perinatal mortality (adjusted OR = 3.17 [95%CI: 1.17–8.60]; p = 0.023). …”

Host genetic polymorphisms and serological response against malaria in a selected population in Sri Lanka by Dewasurendra, RL, Jeffreys, A, Gunawardena, SA, Chandrasekharan, NV, Rockett, K, Kwiatkowski, D, Karunaweera, ND

“…<br/><strong>Methods: </strong>Blood was collected from individuals (n=242) with a history of malaria within past 15 years for DNA and serum. …”

Exploring the spatial epidemiology and population genetics of malaria-protective haemoglobinopathies by Hockham, C

“…As a result, haemoglobinopathies have risen in frequency through balancing selection and pose a significant public health problem in parts of the world with a history of malaria transmission. Their study therefore lies at the interface between evolutionary biology and public health.…”

The epidemiology of malaria in a Karen population on the western border of Thailand. by Luxemburger, C, Thwai, K, White, N, Webster, H, Kyle, D, Maelankirri, L, Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T, Nosten, F

“…P. falciparum infections were more common in males, subjects with a history of malaria before the study, and in those who had travelled outside their village. …”

Comparison of microscopy and PCR for the detection of human Plasmodium species and Plasmodium knowlesi in southern Myanmar by Han, T.Z., Han, K.T., Aye, K.H., Hlaing, T., Thant, K.Z., Vythilingam, I.

“…As to the lower sensitivity of microscopy for vivax malaria, those with previous history of malaria and relapse cases should be diagnosed by RDT or PCR combined with microscopy. …”

Risk association, linkage disequilibrium, and haplotype analyses of ß-like globin gene polymorphisms with malaria risk in the Sabah population of Malaysian Borneo by Chong, Eric Tzyy Jiann, Goh, Lucky Poh Wah, Yap, Ho Jin, Yong, Eric Wei Choong, Lee, Ping Chin

“…In brief, DNA was extracted from 188 post-diagnostic blood samples infected with Plasmodium parasites and 170 healthy controls without a history of malaria. Genotyping of the β-like globin C-158T, G79A, C16G, and C-551T SNPs was performed using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism approach. …”
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Performance of SD Bioline Malaria Ag Pf/Pan rapid test in the diagnosis of malaria in South-Kivu, DR Congo by Theophile Mitima Kashosi, Joseph Minani Mutuga, Devotte Sifa Byadunia, John Kivukuto Mutendela, Basimike Mulenda, Kanigula Mubagwa

“…RDT positivity was significantly (p=0.01) associated with some symptoms (chills, profuse sweating) and with a recent history of malaria attack. In addition, Se of the RDT depended on parasitemia and decreased at low parasite denstity. …”
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Neonatal malaria in Nigeria -a 2 year review by Fetuga Bolanle M, Ogunfowora Olusoga B, Runsewe-Abiodun Iyabo T

“…Maturity of the baby, sex and age did not significantly affect infestation. However, history of malaria/febrile illness within the 2 weeks preceding the delivery was present in 61.2% of the mothers. …”
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Treatment-seeking behaviour, awareness and preventive practice toward malaria in Abu Ushar, Gezira state, Sudan: a household survey experience from a rural area by Elfatih A. Hasabo, Rawan I. Khalid, Ghassan E. Mustafa, Ruaa E. Taha, Riham S. Abdalla, Reham A. Mohammed, Mazin S. Haroun, Rawaa Adil, Riham A. Khalil, Rawaa M. Mansour, Reham K. Mohamed, Heitham Awadalla

“…The majority of these households (94.8%) had a history of malaria in the past 12 months. Overall, awareness of malaria was good; 197 (63.5%) households had bed nets in their houses; 75.8% of total households identified fever with shivering as a symptom of malaria. …”
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Cognitive performance of children living in endemic areas for Plasmodium vivax by Laélia M. B. F. Brasil, José L. F. Vieira, Eliete C. Araújo, Pedro P. F. Piani, Rosa M. Dias, Ana M. R. S. Ventura, Bianca C. Cabral, Renée C. R. Santa Brígida, Marcieni A. de Andrade

“…The aim of the current paper was to investigate whether the history of malaria can impair the verbal and performance skills of children living in an endemic area with low transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria. …”
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Malaria with neurological involvement in Ugandan children: effect on cognitive ability, academic achievement and behaviour by Bangirana Paul, Musisi Seggane, Boivin Michael J, Ehnvall Anna, John Chandy C, Bergemann Tracy L, Allebeck Peter

“…Sixty-two children with a history of malaria with neurological involvement were followed up and given assessments for cognitive ability (working memory, reasoning, learning, visual spatial skills and attention), behaviour (internalizing and externalizing problems) and academic achievement (arithmetic, spelling and reading) three months after the illness. …”
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Retrogene Duplication and Expression Patterns Shaped by the Evolution of Sex Chromosomes in Malaria Mosquitoes by Duncan Miller, Jianhai Chen, Jiangtao Liang, Esther Betrán, Manyuan Long, Igor V. Sharakhov

“…To investigate retroposition patterns and retrogene expression, we computationally identified interchromosomal retroduplication events in nine portions of the phylogenetic history of malaria mosquitoes, making use of species that do or do not have classical sex chromosomes to test the roles of sex-linkage. …”
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Thrombocytopenia and its Comparison with Plasmodium Vivax and Plasmodium Falciparum in Malaria Patients by Maliha Ajmal, Muhammad Hassaan, Nauman Ismat Butt, Sabeen Aftab, Fahmina Ashfaq, Arsalan Iqbal Bhatti

“…Seventy two (30.5%) patients had previous history of malaria. Mean duration of fever was 4.61±0.6 days. …”
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Comparison of knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Regarding Malaria Transmission and Protection between Afghan Refugees and Iranian Residents in Iranshahr, 2005-2006 by HR Basseri, K Holakouie Naieni, A Raeisi, Kh Shahandeh, K Akbarzadeh, M Ranjbar, A Parvin

“…Data collection was done through a structured questionnaire consisting of open and close questions and comprising several, namely personal characteristics details, history of malaria infection and treatments, type of residence, mobility, self protection, facilities, and access to health services. …”
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Determinants of compliance with anti-vectorial protective measures among non-immune travellers during missions to tropical Africa by Briolant Sébastien, Pradines Bruno, Michel Remy, Pages Frédéric, Texier Gaetan, Orlandi-Pradines Eve, Ollivier Lénaïck, Machault Vanessa, Resseguier Noémie, Sagui Emmanuel, Buguet Alain, Tourette-Turgis Catherine, Rogier Christophe

“…Depending on the AVPM, correct compliance was significantly associated with the following factors: country, older than 24 years of age, management responsibilities, the perception of a personal malaria risk greater than that of other travellers, the occurrence of life events, early bedtime (<it>i.e</it>., before midnight), the type of stay (field operation compared to training), the absence of medical history of malaria, the absence of previous travel in malaria-endemic areas and the absence of tobacco consumption.…”
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