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• Nationwide Monitoring for Plasmodium falciparum Drug-Resistance Alleles to Chloroquine, Sulfadoxine, and Pyrimethamine, Haiti, 2016-2017.

  Authors:Eric Rogier, Camelia Herman, Curtis S. Huber, Karen E.S. Hamre, Baby Pierre, Kimberly E. Mace, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 26, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20205,318 words Article 1590LHaiti is striving for zero local malaria transmission by the year 2025. Chloroquine remains the first-line treatment, and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) has been used for mass drug-administration pilot programs. In March...

• K-13 propeller gene polymorphisms isolated between 2014 and 2017 from Cameroonian Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients

  Authors:Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko, Fang Huang, Sandrine Eveline Nsango, Loic Pradel Kojom Foko, Serge Bruno Ebong, Patricia Epee Eboumbou, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 3, 20196,020 words Report 1560LThe emergence of artemisinin-resistant parasites since the late 2000s at the border of Cambodia and Thailand poses serious threats to malaria control globally, particularly in Africa which bears the highest malaria...

• A seven-year surveillance of epidemiology of malaria reveals travel and gender are the key drivers of dispersion of drug resistant genotypes in Kenya

  Authors:Moureen Maraka, Hoseah M. Akala, Asito S. Amolo, Dennis Juma, Duke Omariba, Agnes Cheruiyot, et al.From:PeerJ (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 12, 202010,747 words Clinical report 1550LMalaria drug resistance is a global public health concern. Though parasite mutations have been associated with resistance, other factors could influence the resistance. A robust surveillance system is required to...

• Campimetry and visual changes after RHZE treatment for tuberculosis.

  Authors:Brunella Maria Pavan Taffner, Luiz Guilherme Ito da Cruz, Flávio de Ãvila Fowler, Carolynne Cardoso Nawa, Marcia Telma Savioli, Denise Silva Rodrigues, et al.From:International Journal of Retina and Vitreous (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 7, 20222,004 words Report 1270LBackground Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis has a high prevalence in Brazil (Global tuberculosis report 2020. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020). The ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy...

• The Potential use of a Curcumin-Piperine Combination as an Antimalarial Agent: A Systematic Review.

  Authors:Shafia Khairani, Nisa Fauziah, Hesti Lina Wiraswati, Ramdan Panigoro, Endang Yuni Setyowati, and Afiat BerbudiFrom:Journal of Tropical Medicine (Vol. 2021) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 11, 20219,390 words Article 1330LMalaria remains a significant global health problem, but the development of effective antimalarial drugs is challenging due to the parasite's complex life cycle and lack of knowledge about the critical specific stages....

• Non invasive tests for diagnosis of parasitic infections of CNS.

  Authors:R. Jayshree and Anita MahadevanFrom:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (Vol. 65, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20227,684 words Article 1840LByline: R. Jayshree, Anita. Mahadevan Central nervous system (CNS) infections are among the most devastating diseases with high mortality and morbidity. In the pre-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) era, the occurrence...

• Sequence analysis of genes associated with resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine pyrimethamine in P. falciparum and P. vivax isolates from the Bannu district of Pakistan

  Authors:Lubna Khatoona, Frederick N. Baliraine, Salman A. Malik, and Guiyun YanFrom:The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20132,129 words Report 1740LPlasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are becoming resistant to drugs including antifolates, sulphonamides and chloroquine. This study was focused at sequence analysis of resistant genes of these parasites against...

• Adverse reactions to sulfa drugs: implications for malaria chemotherapy

  Authors:A. Bjorkman and P.A. Phillips-HowardFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 69, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 19914,012 words Article Adequate therapies for the prevention and treatment of malaria that fulfill the requirement for effective but safe control are less readily available, especially with the increase of drug resistant strains of Plasmodium...

• Evaluation of Routine Microscopy Performance for Malaria Diagnosis at Three Different Health Centers in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

  Authors:Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Dezi Kouhounina Batsimba, Louis Regis Dossou-Yovo, Roch Fabien Niama, Lucette Macosso, Brice Pembet Singana, et al.From:Malaria Research and Treatment (Vol. 2018) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20184,213 words Article 1430LBackground. In Republic of Congo, malaria diagnosis still widely relies on microscopy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of routine microscopy for malaria diagnosis at three different health centers in Brazzaville....

• Antimalarial Activity of Croton macrostachyus Stem Bark Extracts against Plasmodium berghei In Vivo

  Authors:Jackie K. Obey, Moses M. Ngeiywa, Paul Kiprono, Sabah Omar, Atte von Wright, Jussi Kauhanen, et al.From:Journal of Pathogens (Vol. 2018) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20184,496 words Article 1420LThere is an increasing need for innovative drug and prophylaxis discovery against malaria. The aim of the present study was to test in vivo antiplasmodial activity of Croton macrostachyus H. (Euphorbiaceae) stem bark...

• Human Genetic Markers and Structural Prediction of Plasmodium falciparum Multidrug Resistance Gene (pfmdr1) for Ligand Binding in Pregnant Women Attending General Hospital Minna

  Authors:B. Lawal, O.K. Shittu, A. Abubakar, and A.Y. KabiruFrom:Journal of Environmental and Public Health (Vol. 2018) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20187,117 words Article 1560LThe study aims to determine the association of malaria infection with ABO blood groups and genotype and also to detect point mutations at positions 86,184,1034, and 1042 of the Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance...

• Folic Acid Antagonists Raise The Risk of Birth Defects

  Author:Mary Ann MoonFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 31, Issue 2)

  Jan. 15, 2001196 words Brief article Medications that are folic acid antagonists raise the risk not only of neural tube defects but also of cardiovascular, urinary tract, and orofacial defects, according to Dr. Sonia Hernandez-Diaz of Boston University and...

• The prevalence of molecular markers of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine among pregnant women at first antenatal clinic attendance and delivery in the forest-savannah area of Ghana.

  Authors:David Kwame Dosoo, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Kwaku Poku Asante, Felix Boakye Oppong, Karamoko Niaré, Jones Opoku-Mensah, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 8, 20226,977 words Report 1660LIntermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is used to prevent malaria and associated unfavorable maternal and foetal outcomes in pregnancy in moderate to high malaria...

• The impact of maternal antenatal treatment with two doses of azithromycin and monthly sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on child weight, mid-upper arm circumference and head circumference: A randomized controlled trial

  Authors:Lotta Hallamaa, Yin Bun Cheung, Mari Luntamo, Ulla Ashorn, Teija Kulmala, Charles Mangani, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 7, 20196,146 words Report 1480LAim Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with azithromycin and monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine increased the mean child weight, mid-upper arm and head circumference at four weeks of age in a rural...

• Resistance to dihydroartemisinin

  Authors:Sandrine Cojean, Veronique Hubert, Jacques Le Bras, and Remy DurandFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 12, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20061,183 words Article 1520LTo the Editor: The emergence of widespread resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Africa has caused a sharp rise in deaths from malaria. The World Health Organization therefore urgently recommends...

• Impacts of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention on Malaria Burden among under Five-Year-Old Children in Borno State, Nigeria.

  Authors:J.P. Ambe, S.T. Balogun, M.B. Waziri, I.N. Nglass, and A. SaddiqFrom:Journal of Tropical Medicine (Vol. 2020) Peer-Reviewed

  July 31, 20204,774 words Article 1380LMalaria disproportionately affects all ages with a high burden among children below five years. Thus, control measures are deployed including Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC). The present study assessed the impacts...

• Antiplasmodial and Genotoxic Study of Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants.

  Authors:Selorme Adukpo, Doris Elewosi, Richard Harry Asmah, Alexander K. Nyarko, Patrick Kwaku Ekpe, Dominic Adotei Edoh, et al.From:Evidence - Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Vol. 2020) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 23, 20206,050 words Report 1470LEthnopharmacological Relevance. Development of resistance to antimalarial drugs by Plasmodium falciparum is still rampant, and there is an urgent need for novel drugs to either standalone or to partner artemisinin for...

• Combination of Clindamycin and Azithromycin as Alternative Treatment for Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis

  Authors:Daisuke Shiojiri, Ei Kinai, Katsuji Teruya, Yoshimi Kikuchi, and Shinichi OkaFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20191,346 words Article 1390LCurrent standard therapies for toxoplasmic encephalitis often cause severe adverse events. A 57-year-old HIV-positive man in Japan who had toxoplasmic encephalitis but was intolerant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole,...

• Antimalarial Properties of Isoquinoline Derivative from Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. Hygroscopicus: An In Silico Approach.

  Authors:Rivo Y.B. Nugraha, Icha F.D. Faratisha, Kana Mardhiyyah, Dio G. Ariel, Fitria F. Putri, Nafisatuzzamrudah, et al.From:BioMed Research International (Vol. 2020) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20207,424 words Report 1370LMalaria is one of the life-threatening diseases in the world. The spread of resistance to antimalarial drugs is a major challenge, and resistance to artemisinin has been reported in the Southeast Asian region. In the...

• Assessment of health facilities, commodities, and supplies for malaria case management at primary healthcare centers in Ogun state, Nigeria.

  Authors:Temitope Ladi-Akinyemi, Olusoji Daniel, Oluchi Kanma-Okafor, Adedoyin Ogunyemi, and Adebayo OnajoleFrom:Journal of Medicine in the Tropics (Vol. 21, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  July-Dec 20193,521 words Article 1430LByline: Temitope. Ladi-Akinyemi, Olusoji. Daniel, Oluchi. Kanma-Okafor, Adedoyin. Ogunyemi, Adebayo. Onajole Introduction: Country-specific evidence shows that Nigeria has the largest population at risk of malaria in...