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Volume 7;  2008
Case Reports
Clinically uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria with high schizontaemia: A case report
Khin Maung Lwin, Elizabeth A Ashley, Stephane Proux, Kamolrat Silamut, François Nosten, and Rose McGready
Malar J. 2008; 7: 57. Published online 2008 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-57.
PMCID: PMC2365953
Acute pancreatitis and subdural haematoma in a patient with severe falciparum malaria: Case report and review of literature
Pratibha Seshadri, Anand Vimal Dev, Surekha Viggeswarpu, Sowmya Sathyendra, and John Victor Peter
Malar J. 2008; 7: 97. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-97.
PMCID: PMC2426706
Suppression of Plasmodium falciparum by serum collected from a case of Plasmodium vivax infection
Yoshiro Nagao, Masako Kimura-Sato, Porntip Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr, Supatra Thongrungkiat, Polrat Wilairatana, Takafumi Ishida, Peerapan Tan-ariya, J Brian de Souza, Srivicha Krudsood, and Sornchai Looareesuwan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 113. Published online 2008 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-113.
PMCID: PMC2443373
Case Studies
The costs of introducing artemisinin-based combination therapy: evidence from district-wide implementation in rural Tanzania
Joseph D Njau, Catherine A Goodman, S Patrick Kachur, Jo Mulligan, John S Munkondya, Naiman Mchomvu, Salim Abdulla, Peter Bloland, and Anne Mills
Malar J. 2008; 7: 4. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-4.
PMCID: PMC2249587
From chloroquine to artemether-lumefantrine: the process of drug policy change in Zambia
Naawa Sipilanyambe, Jonathon L Simon, Pascalina Chanda, Peter Olumese, Robert W Snow, and Davidson H Hamer
Malar J. 2008; 7: 25. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-25.
PMCID: PMC2248595
Monitoring antimalarial safety and tolerability in clinical trials: A case study from Uganda
Sarah G Staedke, Prasanna Jagannathan, Adoke Yeka, Hasifa Bukirwa, Kristin Banek, Catherine Maiteki-Sebuguzi, Tamara D Clark, Bridget Nzarubara, Denise Njama-Meya, Arthur Mpimbaza, Philip J Rosenthal, Moses R Kamya, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Grant Dorsey, and Ambrose O Talisuna
Malar J. 2008; 7: 107. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-107.
PMCID: PMC2464601
Prospects, achievements, challenges and opportunities for scaling-up malaria chemoprevention in pregnancy in Tanzania: the perspective of national level officers
Godfrey M Mubyazi, Ib C Bygbjerg, Pascal Magnussen, Øystein Olsen, Jens Byskov, Kristian S Hansen, and Paul Bloch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 135. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-135.
PMCID: PMC2500039
Integrated vector management: The Zambian experience
Emmanuel Chanda, Fred Masaninga, Michael Coleman, Chadwick Sikaala, Cecilia Katebe, Michael MacDonald, Kumar S Baboo, John Govere, and Lucien Manga
Malar J. 2008; 7: 164. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-164.
PMCID: PMC2551620
Commentaries
Atelier paludisme: an international malaria training course held in Madagascar
Olivier Domarle, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Vincent Robert, and Frédéric Ariey
Malar J. 2008; 7: 80. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-80.
PMCID: PMC2394521
MalVac: Database of malarial vaccine candidates
Rupanjali Chaudhuri, Shakil Ahmed, Faraz Alam Ansari, Harinder Vir Singh, and Srinivasan Ramachandran
Malar J. 2008; 7: 184. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-184.
PMCID: PMC2562390
Methodology
Var transcription profiling of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7: assignment of cytoadherent phenotypes to dominant transcripts
Uta Gölnitz, Letusa Albrecht, and Gerhard Wunderlich
Malar J. 2008; 7: 14. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-14.
PMCID: PMC2254424
A tool box for operational mosquito larval control: preliminary results and early lessons from the Urban Malaria Control Programme in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ulrike Fillinger, Khadija Kannady, George William, Michael J Vanek, Stefan Dongus, Dickson Nyika, Yvonne Geissbühler, Prosper P Chaki, Nico J Govella, Evan M Mathenge, Burton H Singer, Hassan Mshinda, Steven W Lindsay, Marcel Tanner, Deo Mtasiwa, Marcia C de Castro, and Gerry F Killeen
Malar J. 2008; 7: 20. Published online 2008 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-20.
PMCID: PMC2259364
Quantitative urban classification for malaria epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa
Jose G Siri, Kim A Lindblade, Daniel H Rosen, Bernard Onyango, John Vulule, Laurence Slutsker, and Mark L Wilson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 34. Published online 2008 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-34.
PMCID: PMC2277427
Concentration and purification by magnetic separation of the erythrocytic stages of all human Plasmodium species
Clotilde Ribaut, Antoine Berry, Séverine Chevalley, Karine Reybier, Isabelle Morlais, Daniel Parzy, Françoise Nepveu, Françoise Benoit-Vical, and Alexis Valentin
Malar J. 2008; 7: 45. Published online 2008 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-45.
PMCID: PMC2292734
Real-time PCR/MCA assay using fluorescence resonance energy transfer for the genotyping of resistance related DHPS-540 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum
Petra F Mens, Chantal van Overmeir, Maryline Bonnet, Jean-Claude Dujardin, and Umberto d'Alessandro
Malar J. 2008; 7: 48. Published online 2008 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-48.
PMCID: PMC2276220
Investigation of a novel approach to scoring Giemsa-stained malaria-infected thin blood films
Owen Proudfoot, Nathan Drew, Anja Scholzen, Sue Xiang, and Magdalena Plebanski
Malar J. 2008; 7: 62. Published online 2008 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-62.
PMCID: PMC2358916
Towards a sterile insect technique field release of Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in Sudan: Irradiation, transportation, and field cage experimentation
Michelle EH Helinski, Mo'awia M Hassan, Waleed M El-Motasim, Colin A Malcolm, Bart GJ Knols, and Badria El-Sayed
Malar J. 2008; 7: 65. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-65.
PMCID: PMC2397438
Evaluation of an operational malaria outbreak identification and response system in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Marlize Coleman, Michael Coleman, Aaron M Mabuza, Gerdalize Kok, Maureen Coetzee, and David N Durrheim
Malar J. 2008; 7: 69. Published online 2008 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-69.
PMCID: PMC2405804
Evaluation of FRET real-time PCR assay for rapid detection and differentiation of Plasmodium species in returning travellers and migrants
Innocent Safeukui, Pascal Millet, Sébastien Boucher, Laurence Melinard, Frédéric Fregeville, Marie-Catherine Receveur, Thierry Pistone, Pierre Fialon, Philippe Vincendeau, Hervé Fleury, and Denis Malvy
Malar J. 2008; 7: 70. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-70.
PMCID: PMC2386128
Determination of nitric oxide metabolites, nitrate and nitrite, in Anopheles culicifacies mosquito midgut and haemolymph by anion exchange high-performance liquid chromatography: plausible mechanism of refractoriness
Arun Sharma, Kamaraju Raghavendra, Tridibesh Adak, and Aditya P Dash
Malar J. 2008; 7: 71. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-71.
PMCID: PMC2390569
A regulatable transgene expression system for cultured Plasmodium falciparum parasites
Christian Epp, Dima Raskolnikov, and Kirk W Deitsch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 86. Published online 2008 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-86.
PMCID: PMC2409362
A structural annotation resource for the selection of putative target proteins in the malaria parasite
Yolandi Joubert and Fourie Joubert
Malar J. 2008; 7: 90. Published online 2008 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-90.
PMCID: PMC2413252
A semi-automated multiplex high-throughput assay for measuring IgG antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) domains in small volumes of plasma
Gerald KK Cham, Jonathan Kurtis, John Lusingu, Thor G Theander, Anja TR Jensen, and Louise Turner
Malar J. 2008; 7: 108. Published online 2008 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-108.
PMCID: PMC2435541
Median knock-down time as a new method for evaluating insecticide-treated textiles for mosquito control
Ole Skovmand, Julien Bonnet, Olivier Pigeon, and Vincent Corbel
Malar J. 2008; 7: 114. Published online 2008 June 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-114.
PMCID: PMC2459197
Evaluation of immunoglobulin purification methods and their impact on quality and yield of antigen-specific antibodies
Elke S Bergmann-Leitner, Ryan M Mease, Elizabeth H Duncan, Farhat Khan, John Waitumbi, and Evelina Angov
Malar J. 2008; 7: 129. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-129.
PMCID: PMC2490700
MalHaploFreq: A computer programme for estimating malaria haplotype frequencies from blood samples
Ian M Hastings and Thomas A Smith
Malar J. 2008; 7: 130. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-130.
PMCID: PMC2490701
The relationship between the haemoglobin concentration and the haematocrit in Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Sue J Lee, Kasia Stepniewska, Nicholas Anstey, Elizabeth Ashley, Karen Barnes, Tran Quang Binh, Umberto D'Alessandro, Nicholas PJ Day, Peter J de Vries, Grant Dorsey, Jean-Paul Guthmann, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul Newton, Francois Nosten, Piero Olliaro, Lyda Osario, Loretxu Pinoges, Ric Price, Mark Rowland, Frank Smithuis, Robert Taylor, and Nicholas J White
Malar J. 2008; 7: 149. Published online 2008 August 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-149.
PMCID: PMC2515851
Different methodological approaches to the assessment of in vivo efficacy of three artemisinin-based combination antimalarial treatments for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in African children
Elizabeth A Ashley, Loretxu Pinoges, Eleanor Turyakira, Grant Dorsey, Francesco Checchi, Hasifa Bukirwa, Ingrid van den Broek, Issaka Zongo, Pedro Pablo Palma Urruta, Michel van Herp, Suna Balkan, Walter R Taylor, Piero Olliaro, and Jean-Paul Guthmann
Malar J. 2008; 7: 154. Published online 2008 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-154.
PMCID: PMC2527011
Establishment of a large semi-field system for experimental study of African malaria vector ecology and control in Tanzania
Heather M Ferguson, Kija R Ng'habi, Thomas Walder, Demetrius Kadungula, Sarah J Moore, Issa Lyimo, Tanya L Russell, Honorathy Urassa, Hassan Mshinda, Gerry F Killeen, and Bart GJ Knols
Malar J. 2008; 7: 158. Published online 2008 August 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-158.
PMCID: PMC2543042
PCR-based detection of Plasmodium in Anopheles mosquitoes: a comparison of a new high-throughput assay with existing methods
Chris Bass, Dimitra Nikou, Andrew M Blagborough, John Vontas, Robert E Sinden, Martin S Williamson, and Linda M Field
Malar J. 2008; 7: 177. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-177.
PMCID: PMC2553798
Transformation of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium chabaudi and generation of a stable fluorescent line PcGFPCON
Sarah E Reece and Joanne Thompson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 183. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-183.
PMCID: PMC2563023
Dried blood spots as a source of anti-malarial antibodies for epidemiological studies
Patrick H Corran, Jackie Cook, Caroline Lynch, Heleen Leendertse, Alphaxard Manjurano, Jamie Griffin, Jonathan Cox, Tarekegn Abeku, Teun Bousema, Azra C Ghani, Chris Drakeley, and Eleanor Riley
Malar J. 2008; 7: 195. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-195.
PMCID: PMC2567984
Effect of the haematocrit layer geometry on Plasmodium falciparum static thin-layer in vitro cultures
Jordi Ferrer, Marina D Rosal, Jaume M Vidal, Clara Prats, Joaquim Valls, Esperanza A Herreros, Daniel López, and Domingo Gargallo
Malar J. 2008; 7: 203. Published online 2008 October 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-203.
PMCID: PMC2576342
A highly sensitive, PCR-based method for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum clones in microtiter plates
Steven P Maher, Bharath Balu, Doug A Shoue, Matthew E Weissenbach, and John H Adams
Malar J. 2008; 7: 222. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-222.
PMCID: PMC2588632
A general SNP-based molecular barcode for Plasmodium falciparum identification and tracking
Rachel Daniels, Sarah K Volkman, Danny A Milner, Nira Mahesh, Daniel E Neafsey, Daniel J Park, David Rosen, Elaine Angelino, Pardis C Sabeti, Dyann F Wirth, and Roger C Wiegand
Malar J. 2008; 7: 223. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-223.
PMCID: PMC2584654
Opinion
Presumptive treatment of fever cases as malaria: help or hindrance for malaria control?
Roly D Gosling, Christopher J Drakeley, Alex Mwita, and Daniel Chandramohan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 132. Published online 2008 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-132.
PMCID: PMC2488354
Dynamics of positional warfare malaria: Finland and Korea compared
Lena Huldén and Larry Huldén
Malar J. 2008; 7: 171. Published online 2008 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-171.
PMCID: PMC2543043
Reviews
How antimalarial drug resistance affects post-treatment prophylaxis
Nicholas J White
Malar J. 2008; 7: 9. Published online 2008 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-9.
PMCID: PMC2254426
Comparison of all-cause and malaria-specific mortality from two West African countries with different malaria transmission patterns
Robert P Ndugwa, Heribert Ramroth, Olaf Müller, Momodou Jasseh, Ali Sié, Bocar Kouyaté, Brian Greenwood, and Heiko Becher
Malar J. 2008; 7: 15. Published online 2008 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-15.
PMCID: PMC2254634
Heterologous expression of plasmodial proteins for structural studies and functional annotation
Lyn-Marie Birkholtz, Gregory Blatch, Theresa L Coetzer, Heinrich C Hoppe, Esmaré Human, Elizabeth J Morris, Zoleka Ngcete, Lyndon Oldfield, Robyn Roth, Addmore Shonhai, Linda Stephens, and Abraham I Louw
Malar J. 2008; 7: 197. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-197.
PMCID: PMC2567985
Sickness behaviour pushed too far – the basis of the syndrome seen in severe protozoal, bacterial and viral diseases and post-trauma
Ian A Clark, Alison C Budd, and Lisa M Alleva
Malar J. 2008; 7: 208. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-208.
PMCID: PMC2576339
The content of African diets is adequate to achieve optimal efficacy with fixed-dose artemether-lumefantrine: a review of the evidence
Zulfiqarali G Premji, Salim Abdulla, Bernhards Ogutu, Alice Ndong, Catherine O Falade, Issaka Sagara, Nathan Mulure, Obiyo Nwaiwu, and Gilbert Kokwaro
Malar J. 2008; 7: 244. Published online 2008 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-244.
PMCID: PMC2611997
Research
Host erythrocyte polymorphisms and exposure to Plasmodium falciparum in Papua New Guinea
Freya JI Fowkes, Pascal Michon, Lynn Pilling, Ruth M Ripley, Livingstone Tavul, Heather J Imrie, Caira M Woods, Charles S Mgone, Adrian JF Luty, and Karen P Day
Malar J. 2008; 7: 1. Published online 2008 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-1.
PMCID: PMC2235880
Risk factors for house-entry by malaria vectors in a rural town and satellite villages in The Gambia
Matthew J Kirby, Clare Green, Paul M Milligan, Charalambos Sismanidis, Momadou Jasseh, David J Conway, and Steven W Lindsay
Malar J. 2008; 7: 2. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-2.
PMCID: PMC2267476
Recombinant human erythropoietin increases survival and reduces neuronal apoptosis in a murine model of cerebral malaria
Lothar Wiese, Casper Hempel, Milena Penkowa, Nikolai Kirkby, and Jørgen AL Kurtzhals
Malar J. 2008; 7: 3. Published online 2008 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-3.
PMCID: PMC2257967
Improving equity in malaria treatment: Relationship of socio-economic status with health seeking as well as with perceptions of ease of using the services of different providers for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria
Obinna Onwujekwe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Soludo Eze, Eric Obikeze, Chijioke Okoli, and Ogbonnia Ochonma
Malar J. 2008; 7: 5. Published online 2008 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-5.
PMCID: PMC2249588
Feasibility and acceptability of artemisinin-based combination therapy for the home management of malaria in four African sites
Ikeoluwapo O Ajayi, Edmund N Browne, Bertha Garshong, Fred Bateganya, Bidemi Yusuf, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Leticia Doamekpor, Andrew Balyeku, Kaendi Munguti, Simon Cousens, and Franco Pagnoni
Malar J. 2008; 7: 6. Published online 2008 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-6.
PMCID: PMC2254635
Malaria risk and access to prevention and treatment in the paddies of the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
Manuel W Hetzel, Sandra Alba, Mariette Fankhauser, Iddy Mayumana, Christian Lengeler, Brigit Obrist, Rose Nathan, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, and Hassan Mshinda
Malar J. 2008; 7: 7. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-7.
PMCID: PMC2254425
Differential evolution of anti-VAR2CSA- IgG3 in primigravidae and multigravidae pregnant women infected by Plasmodium falciparum
Juliette Guitard, Gilles Cottrell, Nellie Moulopo Magnouha, Ali Salanti, Tengfei Li, Sokhna Sow, Philippe Deloron, and Nicaise Tuikue Ndam
Malar J. 2008; 7: 10. Published online 2008 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-10.
PMCID: PMC2254423
Distribution of Anopheles in Vietnam, with particular attention to malaria vectors of the Anopheles minimus complex
Claire Garros, Cam Van Nguyen, Ho Dinh Trung, Wim Van Bortel, Marc Coosemans, and Sylvie Manguin
Malar J. 2008; 7: 11. Published online 2008 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-11.
PMCID: PMC2248199
Estimation of heterogeneity in malaria transmission by stochastic modelling of apparent deviations from mass action kinetics
Thomas A Smith
Malar J. 2008; 7: 12. Published online 2008 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-12.
PMCID: PMC2254636
Polymorphisms of TNF-enhancer and gene for FcγRIIa correlate with the severity of falciparum malaria in the ethnically diverse Indian population
Swapnil Sinha, Shrawan K Mishra, Shweta Sharma, Phani K Patibandla, Prashant K Mallick, Surya K Sharma, Sanjib Mohanty, Sudhanshu S Pati, Saroj K Mishra, Bheshaj K Ramteke, RM Bhatt, Hema Joshi, Aditya P Dash, Ramesh C Ahuja, Shally Awasthi, Indian Genome Variation Consortium, Vimala Venkatesh, and Saman Habib
Malar J. 2008; 7: 13. Published online 2008 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-13.
PMCID: PMC2245971
Randomized, comparative study of the efficacy and safety of artesunate plus amodiaquine, administered as a single daily intake versus two daily intakes in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
Jean Louis A Ndiaye, Babacar Faye, Amadou M Diouf, Thomas Kuété, Moustapha Cisse, Papa A Seck, Phillipe Brasseur, Albert Same-Ekobo, Valerie Lameyre, and Oumar Gaye
Malar J. 2008; 7: 16. Published online 2008 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-16.
PMCID: PMC2259365
Multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in asymptomatic children in Senegal: relation to transmission, age and erythrocyte variants
Manijeh Vafa, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Judith Anchang, André Garcia, and Florence Migot-Nabias
Malar J. 2008; 7: 17. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-17.
PMCID: PMC2267475
The effects of a partitioned var gene repertoire of Plasmodium falciparum on antigenic diversity and the acquisition of clinical immunity
Mario Recker, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, and Caroline O Buckee
Malar J. 2008; 7: 18. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-18.
PMCID: PMC2265724
Characterization of two putative potassium channels in Plasmodium falciparum
Karena L Waller, Sean M McBride, Kami Kim, and Thomas V McDonald
Malar J. 2008; 7: 19. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-19.
PMCID: PMC2263067
An interactive model for the assessment of the economic costs and benefits of different rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
Yoel Lubell, Heidi Hopkins, Christopher JM Whitty, Sarah G Staedke, and Anne Mills
Malar J. 2008; 7: 21. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-21.
PMCID: PMC2266929
Pilot assessment of the sensitivity of the malaria thin film
Colin Ohrt, Wendy Prudhomme O'Meara, Shon Remich, Peter McEvoy, Bernhards Ogutu, Ramadan Mtalib, and James Sande Odera
Malar J. 2008; 7: 22. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-22.
PMCID: PMC2266769
In vitro atovaquone/proguanil susceptibility and characterization of the cytochrome b gene of Plasmodium falciparum from different endemic regions of Thailand
Rommanee Khositnithikul, Peerapan Tan-ariya, and Mathirut Mungthin
Malar J. 2008; 7: 23. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-23.
PMCID: PMC2265725
Assessment of a treatment guideline to improve home management of malaria in children in rural south-west Nigeria
Ikeoluwapo O Ajayi, Catherine O Falade, E Afolabi Bamgboye, Ayo MJ Oduola, and Oladele O Kale
Malar J. 2008; 7: 24. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-24.
PMCID: PMC2268701
Maternal peripheral blood level of IL-10 as a marker for inflammatory placental malaria
Edward R Kabyemela, Atis Muehlenbachs, Michal Fried, Jonathan D Kurtis, Theonest K Mutabingwa, and Patrick E Duffy
Malar J. 2008; 7: 26. Published online 2008 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-26.
PMCID: PMC2265723
Clinical malaria in African pregnant women
Azucena Bardají, Betuel Sigauque, Laia Bruni, Cleofé Romagosa, Sergi Sanz, Samuel Mabunda, Inacio Mandomando, John Aponte, Esperança Sevene, Pedro L Alonso, and Clara Menéndez
Malar J. 2008; 7: 27. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-27.
PMCID: PMC2267805
Malaria in central Vietnam: analysis of risk factors by multivariate analysis and classification tree models
Ngo Duc Thang, Annette Erhart, Niko Speybroeck, Le Xuan Hung, Le Khanh Thuan, Cong Trinh Hung, Pham Van Ky, Marc Coosemans, and Umberto D'Alessandro
Malar J. 2008; 7: 28. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-28.
PMCID: PMC2267804
Why don't health workers prescribe ACT? A qualitative study of factors affecting the prescription of artemether-lumefantrine
Beatrice Wasunna, Dejan Zurovac, Catherine A Goodman, and Robert W Snow
Malar J. 2008; 7: 29. Published online 2008 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-29.
PMCID: PMC2266770
Prevalence of contraindications to mefloquine use among USA military personnel deployed to Afghanistan
Remington L Nevin, Paul P Pietrusiak, and Jennifer B Caci
Malar J. 2008; 7: 30. Published online 2008 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-30.
PMCID: PMC2259366
Sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine versus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated childhood malaria in Gabon: A randomized trial to guide national policy
Basile Nsimba, Vincent Guiyedi, Modeste Mabika-Mamfoumbi, Jean Romain Mourou-Mbina, Edgard Ngoungou, Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Romaric Loembet, Rémy Durand, Jacques Le Bras, and Maryvonne Kombila
Malar J. 2008; 7: 31. Published online 2008 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-31.
PMCID: PMC2276509
Costs and effects of the Tanzanian national voucher scheme for insecticide-treated nets
Jo-Ann Mulligan, Joshua Yukich, and Kara Hanson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 32. Published online 2008 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-32.
PMCID: PMC2279140
Household cost of malaria overdiagnosis in rural Mozambique
Jen CC Hume, Guy Barnish, Tara Mangal, Luiz Armázio, Elizabeth Streat, and Imelda Bates
Malar J. 2008; 7: 33. Published online 2008 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-33.
PMCID: PMC2279141
Plasmodium vivax dhfr and dhps mutations in isolates from Madagascar and therapeutic response to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
Céline Barnadas, Magali Tichit, Christiane Bouchier, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Laurence Randrianasolo, Rogelin Raherinjafy, Martial Jahevitra, Stéphane Picot, and Didier Ménard
Malar J. 2008; 7: 35. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-35.
PMCID: PMC2268703
Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part I: Children attending the outpatient clinic
Caterina Guinovart, Quique Bassat, Betuel Sigaúque, Pedro Aide, Jahit Sacarlal, Tacilta Nhampossa, Azucena Bardají, Ariel Nhacolo, Eusébio Macete, Inácio Mandomando, John J Aponte, Clara Menéndez, and Pedro L Alonso
Malar J. 2008; 7: 36. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-36.
PMCID: PMC2268704
Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part II: children admitted to hospital
Quique Bassat, Caterina Guinovart, Betuel Sigaúque, Pedro Aide, Jahit Sacarlal, Tacilta Nhampossa, Azucena Bardají, Ariel Nhacolo, Eusébio Macete, Inácio Mandomando, John J Aponte, Clara Menéndez, and Pedro L Alonso
Malar J. 2008; 7: 37. Published online 2008 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-37.
PMCID: PMC2275288
An experimental hut evaluation of Olyset® nets against anopheline mosquitoes after seven years use in Tanzanian villages
Robert C Malima, Stephen M Magesa, Patrick K Tungu, Victor Mwingira, Frank S Magogo, Wema Sudi, Frank W Mosha, Christopher F Curtis, Caroline Maxwell, and Mark Rowland
Malar J. 2008; 7: 38. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-38.
PMCID: PMC2267806
A census-weighted, spatially-stratified household sampling strategy for urban malaria epidemiology
Jose G Siri, Kim A Lindblade, Daniel H Rosen, Bernard Onyango, John M Vulule, Laurence Slutsker, and Mark L Wilson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 39. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-39.
PMCID: PMC2292736
Topography-derived wetness indices are associated with household-level malaria risk in two communities in the western Kenyan highlands
Justin M Cohen, Kacey C Ernst, Kim A Lindblade, John M Vulule, Chandy C John, and Mark L Wilson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 40. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-40.
PMCID: PMC2276221
Cytokine-associated neutrophil extracellular traps and antinuclear antibodies in Plasmodium falciparum infected children under six years of age
Virginia S Baker, Godwin E Imade, Norman B Molta, Pallavi Tawde, Sunday D Pam, Michael O Obadofin, Soloman A Sagay, Daniel Z Egah, Daniel Iya, Bangmboye B Afolabi, Murray Baker, Karen Ford, Robert Ford, Kenneth H Roux, and Thomas CS Keller, III
Malar J. 2008; 7: 41. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-41.
PMCID: PMC2275287
Immunologic activation of human syncytiotrophoblast by Plasmodium falciparum
Naomi W Lucchi, David S Peterson, and Julie M Moore
Malar J. 2008; 7: 42. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-42.
PMCID: PMC2268702
Host choice and multiple blood feeding behaviour of malaria vectors and other anophelines in Mwea rice scheme, Kenya
Simon M Muriu, Ephantus J Muturi, Josephat I Shililu, Charles M Mbogo, Joseph M Mwangangi, Benjamin G Jacob, Lucy W Irungu, Richard W Mukabana, John I Githure, and Robert J Novak
Malar J. 2008; 7: 43. Published online 2008 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-43.
PMCID: PMC2291060
Use of antenatal care, maternity services, intermittent presumptive treatment and insecticide treated bed nets by pregnant women in Luwero district, Uganda
Mpungu S Kiwuwa and Patrobas Mufubenga
Malar J. 2008; 7: 44. Published online 2008 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-44.
PMCID: PMC2292202
A highly conserved segmental duplication in the subtelomeres of Plasmodium falciparum chromosomes varies in copy number
Bobo W Mok, Ulf Ribacke, Ellen Sherwood, and Mats Wahlgren
Malar J. 2008; 7: 46. Published online 2008 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-46.
PMCID: PMC2279139
No miRNA were found in Plasmodium and the ones identified in erythrocytes could not be correlated with infection
Xiangyang Xue, Qingfeng Zhang, Yufu Huang, Le Feng, and Weiqing Pan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 47. Published online 2008 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-47.
PMCID: PMC2329658
Long-term field performance of a polyester-based long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net in rural Uganda
Albert Kilian, Wilson Byamukama, Olivier Pigeon, Francis Atieli, Stephan Duchon, and Chi Phan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 49. Published online 2008 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-49.
PMCID: PMC2330059
Process and effects of a community intervention on malaria in rural Burkina Faso: randomized controlled trial
Bocar Kouyaté, Florent Somé, Albrecht Jahn, Boubacar Coulibaly, Jaran Eriksen, Rainer Sauerborn, Lars Gustafsson, Göran Tomson, Heiko Becher, and Olaf Mueller
Malar J. 2008; 7: 50. Published online 2008 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-50.
PMCID: PMC2287184
Characterization of VAR2CSA-deficient Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes selected for adhesion to the BeWo placental cell line
Francisca Yosaatmadja, Katherine T Andrews, Michael F Duffy, Graham V Brown, James G Beeson, and Stephen J Rogerson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 51. Published online 2008 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-51.
PMCID: PMC2329659
Bionomics of Anopheles latens in Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo in relation to the transmission of zoonotic simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi
Cheong H Tan, Indra Vythilingam, Asmad Matusop, Seng T Chan, and Balbir Singh
Malar J. 2008; 7: 52. Published online 2008 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-52.
PMCID: PMC2292735
Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania? A qualitative study
Clare IR Chandler, Caroline Jones, Gloria Boniface, Kaseem Juma, Hugh Reyburn, and Christopher JM Whitty
Malar J. 2008; 7: 53. Published online 2008 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-53.
PMCID: PMC2323020
Can changes in malaria transmission intensity explain prolonged protection and contribute to high protective efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants?
Roly D Gosling, Azra C Ghani, Jaqueline L Deen, Lorenz von Seidlein, Brian M Greenwood, and Daniel Chandramohan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 54. Published online 2008 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-54.
PMCID: PMC2323384
Assessment of the efficacy of antimalarial drugs recommended by the National Malaria Control Programme in Madagascar: Up-dated baseline data from randomized and multi-site clinical trials
Didier Ménard, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Léon-Paul Rabarijaona, Lucie Raharimalala, Olivier Domarle, Laurence Randrianasolo, Arthur Randriamanantena, Martial Jahevitra, Valérie Andriantsoanirina, Marie-Ange Rason, Rogelin Raherinjafy, Emma Rakotomalala, Luciano Tuseo, and Andrianirina Raveloson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 55. Published online 2008 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-55.
PMCID: PMC2311320
Imported malaria in a cosmopolitan European city: A mirror image of the world epidemiological situation
Juan Pablo Millet, Patricia Garcia de Olalla, Paloma Carrillo-Santisteve, Joaquim Gascón, Begoña Treviño, José Muñoz, Jordi Gómez i Prat, Juan Cabezos, Anna González Cordón, and Joan A Caylà
Malar J. 2008; 7: 56. Published online 2008 April 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-56.
PMCID: PMC2362124
Efficacy of amodiaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in young children of rural north-western Burkina Faso
Germain Mandi, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Boubacar Coulibaly, Peter Meissner, and Olaf Müller
Malar J. 2008; 7: 58. Published online 2008 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-58.
PMCID: PMC2358917
Mosquito abundance, bed net coverage and other factors associated with variations in sporozoite infectivity rates in four villages of rural Tanzania
Eliningaya J Kweka, Watoky MM Nkya, Aneth M Mahande, Charles Assenga, Franklin W Mosha, Ester E Lyatuu, Charles P Massenga, Edwin M Nyale, Stephen B Mwakalinga, and Asanterabi Lowassa
Malar J. 2008; 7: 59. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-59.
PMCID: PMC2358915
Socio-economic status is inversely related to bed net use in Gabon
Julia N Goesch, Norbert G Schwarz, Marie-Luise Decker, Sunny Oyakhirome, Lea B Borchert, Ulrich D Kombila, Marc Poetschke, Bertrand Lell, Saadou Issifou, Peter G Kremsner, and Martin P Grobusch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 60. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-60.
PMCID: PMC2358918
The usefulness of twenty-four molecular markers in predicting treatment outcome with combination therapy of amodiaquine plus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine against falciparum malaria in Papua New Guinea
Jutta Marfurt, Ivo Müller, Albert Sie, Olive Oa, John C Reeder, Thomas A Smith, Hans-Peter Beck, and Blaise Genton
Malar J. 2008; 7: 61. Published online 2008 April 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-61.
PMCID: PMC2377269
Role of Plasmodium falciparum thrombospondin-related anonymous protein in host-cell interactions
Reetesh Raj Akhouri, Ashwani Sharma, Pawan Malhotra, and Amit Sharma
Malar J. 2008; 7: 63. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-63.
PMCID: PMC2373790
Natural relapses in vivax malaria induced by Anopheles mosquitoes
Lena Huldén, Larry Huldén, and Kari Heliövaara
Malar J. 2008; 7: 64. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-64.
PMCID: PMC2374798
Enhanced detection of gametocytes by magnetic deposition microscopy predicts higher potential for Plasmodium falciparum transmission
Stephan Karl, Makindi David, Lee Moore, Brian T Grimberg, Pascal Michon, Ivo Mueller, Maciej Zborowski, and Peter A Zimmerman
Malar J. 2008; 7: 66. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-66.
PMCID: PMC2373791
Clinically immune hosts as a refuge for drug-sensitive malaria parasites
Eili Y Klein, David L Smith, Maciej F Boni, and Ramanan Laxminarayan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 67. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-67.
PMCID: PMC2409364
The severity of malarial anaemia in Plasmodium chabaudi infections of BALB/c mice is determined independently of the number of circulating parasites
Tracey J Lamb and Jean Langhorne
Malar J. 2008; 7: 68. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-68.
PMCID: PMC2412895
Multiple origins of resistance-conferring mutations in Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase
Vivian N Hawkins, Alyson Auliff, Surendra Kumar Prajapati, Kanchana Rungsihirunrat, Hapuarachchige C Hapuarachchi, Amanda Maestre, Michael T O'Neil, Qin Cheng, Hema Joshi, Kesara Na-Bangchang, and Carol Hopkins Sibley
Malar J. 2008; 7: 72. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-72.
PMCID: PMC2383903
Cost-effectiveness analysis of insecticide-treated net distribution as part of the Togo Integrated Child Health Campaign
Dirk H Mueller, Virginia Wiseman, Dankom Bakusa, Kodjo Morgah, Aboudou Daré, and Potougnima Tchamdja
Malar J. 2008; 7: 73. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-73.
PMCID: PMC2396647
Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa
Federica Santolamazza, Maria Calzetta, Josiane Etang, Elena Barrese, Ibrahima Dia, Adalgisa Caccone, Martin J Donnelly, Vincenzo Petrarca, Frederic Simard, Joao Pinto, and Alessandra della Torre
Malar J. 2008; 7: 74. Published online 2008 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-74.
PMCID: PMC2405802
Impact of community-based presumptive chloroquine treatment of fever cases on malaria morbidity and mortality in a tribal area in Orissa State, India
Lalit K Das, Purushothaman Jambulingam, and Candasamy Sadanandane
Malar J. 2008; 7: 75. Published online 2008 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-75.
PMCID: PMC2390570
Models for short term malaria prediction in Sri Lanka
Olivier JT Briët, Penelope Vounatsou, Dissanayake M Gunawardena, Gawrie NL Galappaththy, and Priyanie H Amerasinghe
Malar J. 2008; 7: 76. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-76.
PMCID: PMC2412896
Temporal correlation between malaria and rainfall in Sri Lanka
Olivier JT Briët, Penelope Vounatsou, Dissanayake M Gunawardena, Gawrie NL Galappaththy, and Priyanie H Amerasinghe
Malar J. 2008; 7: 77. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-77.
PMCID: PMC2430578
Heterogeneous distribution of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance haplotypes in subsets of the host population
Sonja Schoepflin, Jutta Marfurt, Mary Goroti, Moses Baisor, Ivo Mueller, and Ingrid Felger
Malar J. 2008; 7: 78. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-78.
PMCID: PMC2391149
Timing of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy and the implications of current policy on early uptake in north-east Tanzania
Katherine Anders, Tanya Marchant, Pili Chambo, Pasiens Mapunda, and Hugh Reyburn
Malar J. 2008; 7: 79. Published online 2008 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-79.
PMCID: PMC2396646
Malaria and obesity: obese mice are resistant to cerebral malaria
Vincent Robert, Catherine Bourgouin, Delphine Depoix, Catherine Thouvenot, Marie-Noëlle Lombard, and Philippe Grellier
Malar J. 2008; 7: 81. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-81.
PMCID: PMC2397439
The microneme proteins CTRP and SOAP are not essential for Plasmodium berghei ookinete to oocyst transformation in vitro in a cell free system
Adéla Nacer, Ann Underhill, and Hilary Hurd
Malar J. 2008; 7: 82. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-82.
PMCID: PMC2427035
Plasma IP-10, apoptotic and angiogenic factors associated with fatal cerebral malaria in India
Vidhan Jain, Henry B Armah, Jon E Tongren, Renée M Ned, Nana O Wilson, Sara Crawford, Pradeep K Joel, Mrigendra P Singh, Avinash C Nagpal, AP Dash, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Neeru Singh, and Jonathan K Stiles
Malar J. 2008; 7: 83. Published online 2008 May 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-83.
PMCID: PMC2405803
Cost of increasing access to artemisinin combination therapy: the Cambodian experience
Shunmay Yeung, Wim Van Damme, Duong Socheat, Nicholas J White, and Anne Mills
Malar J. 2008; 7: 84. Published online 2008 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-84.
PMCID: PMC2413253
Retention and efficacy of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets distributed in eastern Sudan: a two-step community-based study
Saad El-Din Hussein Hassan, Elfatih M Malik, Somia I Okoued, and Elsadig M Eltayeb
Malar J. 2008; 7: 85. Published online 2008 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-85.
PMCID: PMC2412894
Escalating Plasmodium falciparum antifolate drug resistance mutations in Macha, rural Zambia
Mtawa AP Mkulama, Sandra Chishimba, Jay Sikalima, Petrica Rouse, Philip E Thuma, and Sungano Mharakurwa
Malar J. 2008; 7: 87. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-87.
PMCID: PMC2412897
Interactions between dendritic cells and CD4+ T cells during Plasmodium infection
Carlos Ocaña-Morgner, Kurt A Wong, and Ana Rodriguez
Malar J. 2008; 7: 88. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-88.
PMCID: PMC2423365
Performance and usefulness of the Hexagon rapid diagnostic test in children with asymptomatic malaria living in the Mount Cameroon region
Samuel Wanji, Helen K Kimbi, Joan E Eyong, Nicholas Tendongfor, and Judith L Ndamukong
Malar J. 2008; 7: 89. Published online 2008 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-89.
PMCID: PMC2427036
Antipyretic effect of ibuprofen in Gabonese children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Pierre-Blaise Matsiégui, Michel A Missinou, Magdalena Necek, Elie Mavoungou, Saadou Issifou, Bertrand Lell, and Peter G Kremsner
Malar J. 2008; 7: 91. Published online 2008 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-91.
PMCID: PMC2409363
Reduced susceptibility to pyrethroid insecticide treated nets by the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.l. in western Uganda
Rubaihayo John, Tukesiga Ephraim, and Abaasa Andrew
Malar J. 2008; 7: 92. Published online 2008 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-92.
PMCID: PMC2432068
Genetic diversity of vaccine candidate antigens in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from the Amazon basin of Peru
Stella M Chenet, OraLee H Branch, Ananias A Escalante, Carmen M Lucas, and David J Bacon
Malar J. 2008; 7: 93. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-93.
PMCID: PMC2432069
Plasmodium vivax trophozoites insensitive to chloroquine
Wesley W Sharrock, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Usa Lek-Uthai, Michael D Edstein, Varakorn Kosaisavee, Thomas Travers, Anchalee Jaidee, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Ric N Price, François Nosten, and Bruce Russell
Malar J. 2008; 7: 94. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-94.
PMCID: PMC2430579
Substandard anti-malarial drugs in Burkina Faso
Maike Tipke, Salou Diallo, Boubacar Coulibaly, Dominic Störzinger, Torsten Hoppe-Tichy, Ali Sie, and Olaf Müller
Malar J. 2008; 7: 95. Published online 2008 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-95.
PMCID: PMC2426704
Access to artemisinin combination therapy for malaria in remote areas of Cambodia
Shunmay Yeung, Wim Van Damme, Doung Socheat, Nicholas J White, and Anne Mills
Malar J. 2008; 7: 96. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-96.
PMCID: PMC2430580
Markets, voucher subsidies and free nets combine to achieve high bed net coverage in rural Tanzania
Rashid A Khatib, Gerry F Killeen, Salim MK Abdulla, Elizeus Kahigwa, Peter D McElroy, Rene PM Gerrets, Hassan Mshinda, Alex Mwita, and S Patrick Kachur
Malar J. 2008; 7: 98. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-98.
PMCID: PMC2426705
Longitudinal study of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in a Karen population in Thailand
Waraphon Phimpraphi, Richard E Paul, Surapon Yimsamran, Supalarp Puangsa-art, Nipon Thanyavanich, Wanchai Maneeboonyang, Sutthiporn Prommongkol, Samarn Sornklom, Wutthichai Chaimungkun, Irwin F Chavez, Herve Blanc, Sornchai Looareesuwan, Anavaj Sakuntabhai, and Pratap Singhasivanon
Malar J. 2008; 7: 99. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-99.
PMCID: PMC2443811
Malaria transmission pattern resilience to climatic variability is mediated by insecticide-treated nets
Luis Fernando Chaves, Akira Kaneko, George Taleo, Mercedes Pascual, and Mark L Wilson
Malar J. 2008; 7: 100. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-100.
PMCID: PMC2443810
A method for visualizing surface-exposed and internal PfEMP1 adhesion antigens in Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes
Dominique Bengtsson, Kordai M Sowa, Ali Salanti, Anja TR Jensen, Louise Joergensen, Louise Turner, Thor G Theander, and David E Arnot
Malar J. 2008; 7: 101. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-101.
PMCID: PMC2453135
The insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in the Mekong region
Wim Van Bortel, Ho Dinh Trung, Le Khanh Thuan, Tho Sochantha, Duong Socheat, Chalao Sumrandee, Visut Baimai, Kalouna Keokenchanh, Phompida Samlane, Patricia Roelants, Leen Denis, Katrijn Verhaeghen, Valerie Obsomer, and Marc Coosemans
Malar J. 2008; 7: 102. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-102.
PMCID: PMC2467428
Comparison of male reproductive success in malaria-refractory and susceptible strains of Anopheles gambiae
Maarten J Voordouw, Jacob C Koella, and Hilary Hurd
Malar J. 2008; 7: 103. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-103.
PMCID: PMC2438369
Identification of glycosaminoglycan binding regions in the Plasmodium falciparum encoded placental sequestration ligand, VAR2CSA
Mafalda Resende, Morten A Nielsen, Madeleine Dahlbäck, Sisse B Ditlev, Pernille Andersen, Adam F Sander, Nicaise T Ndam, Thor G Theander, and Ali Salanti
Malar J. 2008; 7: 104. Published online 2008 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-104.
PMCID: PMC2430714
The resting sites and blood-meal sources of Anopheles minimus in Taiwan
Mei-Chun Chang, Hwa-Jen Teng, Chen-Fu Chen, Yung-Chen Chen, and Chian-Ren Jeng
Malar J. 2008; 7: 105. Published online 2008 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-105.
PMCID: PMC2435115
Safety and tolerability of combination antimalarial therapies for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Ugandan children
Catherine Maiteki-Sebuguzi, Prasanna Jagannathan, Vincent M Yau, Tamara D Clark, Denise Njama-Meya, Bridget Nzarubara, Ambrose O Talisuna, Moses R Kamya, Philip J Rosenthal, Grant Dorsey, and Sarah G Staedke
Malar J. 2008; 7: 106. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-106.
PMCID: PMC2441629
Full blood count and haemozoin-containing leukocytes in children with malaria: diagnostic value and association with disease severity
Thomas Hänscheid, Matthias Längin, Bertrand Lell, Marc Pötschke, Sunny Oyakhirome, Peter G Kremsner, and Martin P Grobusch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 109. Published online 2008 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-109.
PMCID: PMC2435542
One-year delayed effect of fog on malaria transmission: a time-series analysis in the rain forest area of Mengla County, south-west China
Linwei Tian, Yan Bi, Suzanne C Ho, Wenjie Liu, Song Liang, William B Goggins, Emily YY Chan, Shuisen Zhou, and Joseph JY Sung
Malar J. 2008; 7: 110. Published online 2008 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-110.
PMCID: PMC2441628
Spatially-explicit risk profiling of Plasmodium falciparum infections at a small scale: a geostatistical modelling approach
Kigbafori D Silué, Giovanna Raso, Ahoua Yapi, Penelope Vounatsou, Marcel Tanner, Eliézer K N'Goran, and Jürg Utzinger
Malar J. 2008; 7: 111. Published online 2008 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-111.
PMCID: PMC2475523
Polymorphism patterns in Duffy-binding protein among Thai Plasmodium vivax isolates
Panita Gosi, Srisin Khusmith, Thareerat Khalambaheti, David E Lanar, Kurt E Schaecher, Mark M Fukuda, and Scott R Miller
Malar J. 2008; 7: 112. Published online 2008 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-112.
PMCID: PMC2443374
Rapid increase of Plasmodium falciparum dhfr/dhps resistant haplotypes, after the adoption of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as first line treatment in 2002, in southern Mozambique
Sonia Enosse, Pascal Magnussen, Fatima Abacassamo, Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Anita M Rønn, Ricardo Thompson, and Michael Alifrangis
Malar J. 2008; 7: 115. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-115.
PMCID: PMC2481262
SURFIN4.1, a schizont-merozoite associated protein in the SURFIN family of Plasmodium falciparum
Fingani A Mphande, Ulf Ribacke, Osamu Kaneko, Fred Kironde, Gerhard Winter, and Mats Wahlgren
Malar J. 2008; 7: 116. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-116.
PMCID: PMC2515329
Congenital Plasmodium falciparum infection in neonates in Muheza District, Tanzania
Grace W Mwangoka, Sharadhuli I Kimera, and Leonard EG Mboera
Malar J. 2008; 7: 117. Published online 2008 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-117.
PMCID: PMC2474641
Evaluation of light microscopy and rapid diagnostic test for the detection of malaria under operational field conditions: a household survey in Ethiopia
Tekola Endeshaw, Teshome Gebre, Jeremiah Ngondi, Patricia M Graves, Estifanos B Shargie, Yeshewamebrat Ejigsemahu, Berhan Ayele, Gedeon Yohannes, Tesfaye Teferi, Ayenew Messele, Mulat Zerihun, Asrat Genet, Aryc W Mosher, Paul M Emerson, and Frank O Richards
Malar J. 2008; 7: 118. Published online 2008 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-118.
PMCID: PMC2474640
Recent reduction in the water level of Lake Victoria has created more habitats for Anopheles funestus
Noboru Minakawa, Gorge Sonye, Gabriel O Dida, Kyoko Futami, and Satoshi Kaneko
Malar J. 2008; 7: 119. Published online 2008 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-119.
PMCID: PMC2490699
Population structure of the malaria vector Anopheles moucheti in the equatorial forest region of Africa
Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Cyrille Ndo, Pierre Kengne, Louis Mukwaya, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Didier Fontenille, and Frédéric Simard
Malar J. 2008; 7: 120. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-120.
PMCID: PMC2483286
Antibody responses to the merozoite surface protein-1 complex in cerebral malaria patients in India
Naomi W Lucchi, Jon Eric Tongren, Vidhan Jain, Avinash C Nagpal, Christian W Kauth, Ute Woehlbier, Hermann Bujard, Aditya P Dash, Neeru Singh, Jonathan K Stiles, and Venkatachalam Udhayakumar
Malar J. 2008; 7: 121. Published online 2008 July 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-121.
PMCID: PMC2491629
No PfATPase6 S769N mutation found in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from China
Guoqing Zhang, Yayi Guan, Bin Zheng, Song Wu, and Linhua Tang
Malar J. 2008; 7: 122. Published online 2008 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-122.
PMCID: PMC2467427
Impact of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine targeting the transmission season on the incidence of clinical malaria in children in Mali
Alassane Dicko, Issaka Sagara, Mahamadou S Sissoko, Ousmane Guindo, Abdoulbaki I Diallo, Mamady Kone, Ousmane B Toure, Massambou Sacko, and Ogobara K Doumbo
Malar J. 2008; 7: 123. Published online 2008 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-123.
PMCID: PMC2500037
Antimalarial drug use in general populations of tropical Africa
Florence Gardella, Serge Assi, Fabrice Simon, Hervé Bogreau, Teunis Eggelte, Fatou Ba, Vincent Foumane, Marie-Claire Henry, Pélagie Traore Kientega, Léonardo Basco, Jean-François Trape, Richard Lalou, Maryse Martelloni, Marc Desbordes, Meïli Baragatti, Sébastien Briolant, Lionel Almeras, Bruno Pradines, Thierry Fusai, and Christophe Rogier
Malar J. 2008; 7: 124. Published online 2008 July 8. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-124.
PMCID: PMC2494551
Reduction of transmission from malaria patients by artemisinin combination therapies: a pooled analysis of six randomized trials
Lucy C Okell, Chris J Drakeley, Azra C Ghani, Teun Bousema, and Colin J Sutherland
Malar J. 2008; 7: 125. Published online 2008 July 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-125.
PMCID: PMC2491628
The usefulness of a new rapid diagnostic test, the First Response® Malaria Combo (pLDH/HRP2) card test, for malaria diagnosis in the forested belt of central India
Praveen K Bharti, Nipun Silawat, Pushpendra P Singh, Mrigendra P Singh, Manmohan Shukla, Gyan Chand, Aditya P Dash, and Neeru Singh
Malar J. 2008; 7: 126. Published online 2008 July 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-126.
PMCID: PMC2478667
Amodiaquine-artesunate vs artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria in Ghanaian children: a randomized efficacy and safety trial with one year follow-up
George O Adjei, Jorgen AL Kurtzhals, Onike P Rodrigues, Michael Alifrangis, Lotte CG Hoegberg, Emmanuel D Kitcher, Ebenezer V Badoe, Roberta Lamptey, and Bamenla Q Goka
Malar J. 2008; 7: 127. Published online 2008 July 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-127.
PMCID: PMC2478668
Performance of self-diagnosis and standby treatment of malaria in international oilfield service employees in the field
Anna H Roukens, Johannes Berg, Alex Barbey, and Leo G Visser
Malar J. 2008; 7: 128. Published online 2008 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-128.
PMCID: PMC2492872
Competency of Anopheles stephensi mysorensis strain for Plasmodium vivax and the role of inhibitory carbohydrates to block its sporogonic cycle
Hamid R Basseri, Soghra Doosti, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Mehdi Nateghpour, Miranda MA Whitten, and Hossein Ladoni
Malar J. 2008; 7: 131. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-131.
PMCID: PMC2500038
Malaria in pregnant women in an area with sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets
Abdunoor M Kabanywanyi, John R MacArthur, Wilma A Stolk, J Dik F Habbema, Hassan Mshinda, Peter B Bloland, Salim Abdulla, and S Patrick Kachur
Malar J. 2008; 7: 133. Published online 2008 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-133.
PMCID: PMC2500040
The impact of HIV-1 on the malaria parasite biomass in adults in sub-Saharan Africa contributes to the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance
Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden, Joris Menten, Robert Colebunders, Eline Korenromp, and Umberto D'Alessandro
Malar J. 2008; 7: 134. Published online 2008 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-134.
PMCID: PMC2517597
Dynamics of transmission of Plasmodium falciparum by Anopheles arabiensis and the molecular forms M and S of Anopheles gambiae in Dielmo, Senegal
Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Cécile Brengues, Lassana Konate, Cheikh Sokhna, Christian Boudin, Jean François Trape, and Didier Fontenille
Malar J. 2008; 7: 136. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-136.
PMCID: PMC2515330
Plasmodium falciparum variant STEVOR antigens are expressed in merozoites and possibly associated with erythrocyte invasion
Ayman Khattab, Insa Bonow, Nadine Schreiber, Michaela Petter, Christel Schmetz, and Mo-Quen Klinkert
Malar J. 2008; 7: 137. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-137.
PMCID: PMC2526088
Efficacy of local neem extracts for sustainable malaria vector control in an African village
Rebecca L Gianotti, Arne Bomblies, Mustafa Dafalla, Ibrahim Issa-Arzika, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, and Elfatih AB Eltahir
Malar J. 2008; 7: 138. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-138.
PMCID: PMC2515331
Establishment of the 1st World Health Organization International Standard for Plasmodium falciparum DNA for nucleic acid amplification technique (NAT)-based assays
David J Padley, Alan B Heath, Colin Sutherland, Peter L Chiodini, Sally A Baylis, and the Collaborative Study Group
Malar J. 2008; 7: 139. Published online 2008 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-139.
PMCID: PMC2518157
Epochal changes in the association between malaria epidemics and El Niño in Sri Lanka
Lareef Zubair, Gawrie N Galappaththy, Hyemin Yang, Janaki Chandimala, Zeenas Yahiya, Priyanie Amerasinghe, Neil Ward, and Stephen J Connor
Malar J. 2008; 7: 140. Published online 2008 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-140.
PMCID: PMC2525655
A physiological time analysis of the duration of the gonotrophic cycle of Anopheles pseudopunctipennis and its implications for malaria transmission in Bolivia
Frédéric J Lardeux, Rosenka H Tejerina, Vicente Quispe, and Tamara K Chavez
Malar J. 2008; 7: 141. Published online 2008 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-141.
PMCID: PMC2518372
Cohort study of the association of antibody levels to AMA1, MSP119, MSP3 and GLURP with protection from clinical malaria in Ghanaian children
Daniel Dodoo, Anastasia Aikins, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Helena Lamptey, Ed Remarque, Paul Milligan, Samuel Bosomprah, Roma Chilengi, Yaa Difie Osei, Bartholomew Dicky Akanmori, and Michael Theisen
Malar J. 2008; 7: 142. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-142.
PMCID: PMC2529305
Early home treatment of childhood fevers with ineffective antimalarials is deleterious in the outcome of severe malaria
Adebola E Orimadegun, Olukemi K Amodu, Peter E Olumese, and Olayemi O Omotade
Malar J. 2008; 7: 143. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-143.
PMCID: PMC2503989
Evaluation of the genetic polymorphism of Plasmodium falciparum P126 protein (SERA or SERP) and its influence on naturally acquired specific antibody responses in malaria-infected individuals living in the Brazilian Amazon
Lilian Rose Pratt-Riccio, Selma Sallenave-Sales, Joseli de Oliveira-Ferreira, Bruno T da Silva, Monick Lindenmeyer Guimarães, Fátima Santos, Thatiane S de Simone, Mariza G Morgado, Salvatore G de Simone, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-Da-Cruz, Cláudio T Daniel-Ribeiro, Mariano G Zalis, Daniel Camus, and Dalma M Banic
Malar J. 2008; 7: 144. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-144.
PMCID: PMC2515332
Utilization of insecticide-treated nets by under-five children in Nigeria: Assessing progress towards the Abuja targets
Olusola B Oresanya, Moshe Hoshen, and Olayemi T Sofola
Malar J. 2008; 7: 145. Published online 2008 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-145.
PMCID: PMC2543041
Malaria vector control practices in an irrigated rice agro-ecosystem in central Kenya and implications for malaria control
Peter N Ng'ang'a, Josephat Shililu, Gayathri Jayasinghe, Violet Kimani, Charity Kabutha, Lucy Kabuage, Ephantus Kabiru, John Githure, and Clifford Mutero
Malar J. 2008; 7: 146. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-146.
PMCID: PMC2517075
A quantitative risk assessment approach for mosquito-borne diseases: malaria re-emergence in southern France
Nicolas Ponçon, Annelise Tran, Céline Toty, Adrian JF Luty, and Didier Fontenille
Malar J. 2008; 7: 147. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-147.
PMCID: PMC2527012
Malaria morbidity in Papua Indonesia, an area with multidrug resistant Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum
Muhammad Karyana, Lenny Burdarm, Shunmay Yeung, Enny Kenangalem, Noah Wariker, Rilia Maristela, Ketut Gde Umana, Ram Vemuri, Maurits J Okoseray, Pasi M Penttinen, Peter Ebsworth, Paulus Sugiarto, Nicholas M Anstey, Emiliana Tjitra, and Richard N Price
Malar J. 2008; 7: 148. Published online 2008 August 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-148.
PMCID: PMC2518158
Consanguineous marriages and endemic malaria: can inbreeding increase population fitness?
Srdjan Denic, Nicolas Nagelkerke, and Mukesh M Agarwal
Malar J. 2008; 7: 150. Published online 2008 August 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-150.
PMCID: PMC2527611
Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana
Eveline Klinkenberg, PJ McCall, Michael D Wilson, Felix P Amerasinghe, and Martin J Donnelly
Malar J. 2008; 7: 151. Published online 2008 August 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-151.
PMCID: PMC2515328
Ethnobotanical study of some of mosquito repellent plants in north-eastern Tanzania
Eliningaya J Kweka, Franklin Mosha, Asanterabi Lowassa, Aneth M Mahande, Jovin Kitau, Johnson Matowo, Michael J Mahande, Charles P Massenga, Filemoni Tenu, Emmanuel Feston, Ester E Lyatuu, Michael A Mboya, Rajabu Mndeme, Grace Chuwa, and Emmanuel A Temu
Malar J. 2008; 7: 152. Published online 2008 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-152.
PMCID: PMC2519077
Gains in awareness, ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia
Carol A Baume and M Celeste Marin
Malar J. 2008; 7: 153. Published online 2008 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-153.
PMCID: PMC2527013
Acquisition of naturally occurring antibody responses to recombinant protein domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1
Claire L Mackintosh, Zoe Christodoulou, Tabitha W Mwangi, Moses Kortok, Robert Pinches, Thomas N Williams, Kevin Marsh, and Christopher I Newbold
Malar J. 2008; 7: 155. Published online 2008 August 16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-155.
PMCID: PMC2533674
Dry season ecology of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes in The Gambia
Musa Jawara, Margaret Pinder, Chris J Drakeley, Davis C Nwakanma, Ebrima Jallow, Claus Bogh, Steve W Lindsay, and David J Conway
Malar J. 2008; 7: 156. Published online 2008 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-156.
PMCID: PMC2533673
Phagocytosis of haemozoin (malarial pigment) enhances metalloproteinase-9 activity in human adherent monocytes: Role of IL-1beta and 15-HETE
Mauro Prato, Valentina Gallo, Giuliana Giribaldi, and Paolo Arese
Malar J. 2008; 7: 157. Published online 2008 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-157.
PMCID: PMC2529304
Spatial prediction of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in Somalia
Abdisalan M Noor, Archie CA Clements, Peter W Gething, Grainne Moloney, Mohammed Borle, Tanya Shewchuk, Simon I Hay, and Robert W Snow
Malar J. 2008; 7: 159. Published online 2008 August 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-159.
PMCID: PMC2531188
Improving community health worker use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Zambia: package instructions, job aid and job aid-plus-training
Steven A Harvey, Larissa Jennings, Masela Chinyama, Fred Masaninga, Kurt Mulholland, and David R Bell
Malar J. 2008; 7: 160. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-160.
PMCID: PMC2547110
The M18 aspartyl aminopeptidase of Plasmodium falciparum binds to human erythrocyte spectrin in vitro
Sonja B Lauterbach and Theresa L Coetzer
Malar J. 2008; 7: 161. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-161.
PMCID: PMC2543045
Malaria incidence in Limpopo Province, South Africa, 1998–2007
Annette AM Gerritsen, Philip Kruger, Maarten F Schim van der Loeff, and Martin P Grobusch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 162. Published online 2008 August 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-162.
PMCID: PMC2538535
Insertion polymorphisms of SINE200 retrotransposons within speciation islands of Anopheles gambiae molecular forms
Federica Santolamazza, Emiliano Mancini, Frédéric Simard, Yumin Qi, Zhijian Tu, and Alessandra della Torre
Malar J. 2008; 7: 163. Published online 2008 August 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-163.
PMCID: PMC2546427
Unforeseen misuses of bed nets in fishing villages along Lake Victoria
Noboru Minakawa, Gabriel O Dida, Gorge O Sonye, Kyoko Futami, and Satoshi Kaneko
Malar J. 2008; 7: 165. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-165.
PMCID: PMC2532690
The economic burden of malaria on the household in south-central Vietnam
Chantal M Morel, Ngo Duc Thang, Nguyen Xuan Xa, Le Xuan Hung, Le Khan Thuan, Pham Van Ky, Annette Erhart, Anne J Mills, and Umberto D'Alessandro
Malar J. 2008; 7: 166. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-166.
PMCID: PMC2546429
Reduced paediatric hospitalizations for malaria and febrile illness patterns following implementation of community-based malaria control programme in rural Rwanda
Amy C Sievers, Jenifer Lewey, Placide Musafiri, Molly F Franke, Blaise J Bucyibaruta, Sara N Stulac, Michael L Rich, Corine Karema, and Johanna P Daily
Malar J. 2008; 7: 167. Published online 2008 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-167.
PMCID: PMC2557016
Multiple insecticide resistance mechanisms involving metabolic changes and insensitive target sites selected in anopheline vectors of malaria in Sri Lanka
M Devika B Perera, Janet Hemingway, and SHP Parakrama Karunaratne
Malar J. 2008; 7: 168. Published online 2008 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-168.
PMCID: PMC2547111
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte sex ratios in children with acute, symptomatic, uncomplicated infections treated with amodiaquine
Akintunde Sowunmi, Sulayman T Balogun, Grace O Gbotosho, and Christian T Happi
Malar J. 2008; 7: 169. Published online 2008 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-169.
PMCID: PMC2542388
Var2CSA DBL6-epsilon domain expressed in HEK293 induces limited cross-reactive and blocking antibodies to CSA binding parasites
Pablo Fernandez, Nicola KViebig, Sébastien Dechavanne, Catherine Lépolard, Jürg Gysin, Artur Scherf, and Benoit Gamain
Malar J. 2008; 7: 170. Published online 2008 September 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-170.
PMCID: PMC2543044
Efficacy, safety and tolerability of artesunate-mefloquine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in four geographic zones of Nigeria
Philip U Agomo, Martin M Meremikwu, Ismaila M Watila, Innocent J Omalu, Friday A Odey, Stephen Oguche, Valentine I Ezeiru, and Olugbenga O Aina
Malar J. 2008; 7: 172. Published online 2008 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-172.
PMCID: PMC2542389
Antibody response dynamics to the Plasmodium falciparum conserved vaccine candidate antigen, merozoite surface protein-1 C-terminal 19kD (MSP1-19kD), in Peruvians exposed to hypoendemic malaria transmission
Katherine J Torres, Eva H Clark, Jean N Hernandez, Katherine E Soto-Cornejo, Dionicia Gamboa, and OraLee H Branch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 173. Published online 2008 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-173.
PMCID: PMC2557017
Failure to detect Plasmodium vivax in West and Central Africa by PCR species typing
Richard L Culleton, Toshihiro Mita, Mathieu Ndounga, Holger Unger, Pedro VL Cravo, Giacomo M Paganotti, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Akira Kaneko, Hideaki Eto, Halidou Tinto, Corine Karema, Umberto D'Alessandro, Virgilio do Rosário, Takatoshi Kobayakawa, Francine Ntoumi, Richard Carter, and Kazuyuki Tanabe
Malar J. 2008; 7: 174. Published online 2008 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-174.
PMCID: PMC2546428
Differences in Fcgamma receptor IIa genotypes and IgG subclass pattern of anti-malarial antibodies between sympatric ethnic groups in Mali
Elisabeth Israelsson, Manijeh Vafa, Bakary Maiga, Anna Lysén, Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, Amagana Dolo, Ogobara K Doumbo, Marita Troye-Blomberg, and Klavs Berzins
Malar J. 2008; 7: 175. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-175.
PMCID: PMC2553417
Should countries implementing an artemisinin-based combination malaria treatment policy also introduce rapid diagnostic tests?
Charlotte M Zikusooka, Diane McIntyre, and Karen I Barnes
Malar J. 2008; 7: 176. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-176.
PMCID: PMC2556342
Malaria transmission in Dakar: A two-year survey
Frederic Pagès, Gaetan Texier, Bruno Pradines, Libasse Gadiaga, Vanessa Machault, Fanny Jarjaval, Kristell Penhoat, Franck Berger, Jean-François Trape, Christophe Rogier, and Cheikh Sokhna
Malar J. 2008; 7: 178. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-178.
PMCID: PMC2556698
Ototoxicity of artemether/lumefantrine in the treatment of falciparum malaria: a randomized trial
Robert Gürkov, Teferi Eshetu, Isabel Barreto Miranda, Nicole Berens-Riha, Yoseph Mamo, Tsinuel Girma, Eike Krause, Michael Schmidt, John-Martin Hempel, and Thomas Löscher
Malar J. 2008; 7: 179. Published online 2008 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-179.
PMCID: PMC2559845
A community effectiveness trial of strategies promoting intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso
Sabine Gies, Sheick Oumar Coulibaly, Florence Tiemegna Ouattara, Clotilde Ky, Bernard John Brabin, and Umberto D'Alessandro
Malar J. 2008; 7: 180. Published online 2008 September 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-180.
PMCID: PMC2563022
Malaria case-management under artemether-lumefantrine treatment policy in Uganda
Dejan Zurovac, James K Tibenderana, Joan Nankabirwa, James Ssekitooleko, Julius N Njogu, John B Rwakimari, Sylvia Meek, Ambrose Talisuna, and Robert W Snow
Malar J. 2008; 7: 181. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-181.
PMCID: PMC2556699
Anopheles gambiae complex along The Gambia river, with particular reference to the molecular forms of An. gambiae s.s
Beniamino Caputo, Davis Nwakanma, Musa Jawara, Majidah Adiamoh, Ibrahima Dia, Lassana Konate, Vincenzo Petrarca, David J Conway, and Alessandra della Torre
Malar J. 2008; 7: 182. Published online 2008 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-182.
PMCID: PMC2569043
Distinction of Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence and re-infection by MSP2 genotyping: A caution about unstandardized classification criteria
Petrica Rouse, Mtawa AP Mkulama, Philip E Thuma, and Sungano Mharakurwa
Malar J. 2008; 7: 185. Published online 2008 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-185.
PMCID: PMC2556700
Pattern of humoral immune response to Plasmodium falciparum blood stages in individuals presenting different clinical expressions of malaria
Fabiana MS Leoratti, Rui R Durlacher, Marcus VG Lacerda, Maria G Alecrim, Antonio W Ferreira, Maria CA Sanchez, and Sandra L Moraes
Malar J. 2008; 7: 186. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-186.
PMCID: PMC2559846
Comprehensive study of proteasome inhibitors against Plasmodium falciparum laboratory strains and field isolates from Gabon
Andrea Kreidenweiss, Peter G Kremsner, and Benjamin Mordmüller
Malar J. 2008; 7: 187. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-187.
PMCID: PMC2569964
Dynamics of multiple insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae in a rice growing area in South-Western Burkina Faso
Kounbobr Roch Dabiré, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Luc Djogbenou, Ali Ouari, Raphaël N'Guessan, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Jean-Marc Hougard, Fabrice Chandre, and Thierry Baldet
Malar J. 2008; 7: 188. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-188.
PMCID: PMC2564969
Evidence of increasing Leu-Phe knockdown resistance mutation in Anopheles gambiae from Niger following a nationwide long-lasting insecticide-treated nets implementation
Cyrille Czeher, Rabiou Labbo, Ibrahim Arzika, and Jean-Bernard Duchemin
Malar J. 2008; 7: 189. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-189.
PMCID: PMC2562389
Effectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapy used in the context of home management of malaria: A report from three study sites in sub-Saharan Africa
Ikeoluwapo O Ajayi, Edmund N Browne, Fred Bateganya, Denis Yar, Christian Happi, Catherine O Falade, Grace O Gbotosho, Bidemi Yusuf, Samuel Boateng, Kefas Mugittu, Simon Cousens, Miriam Nanyunja, and Franco Pagnoni
Malar J. 2008; 7: 190. Published online 2008 September 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-190.
PMCID: PMC2567328
Development of behaviour change communication strategy for a vaccination-linked malaria control tool in southern Tanzania
Adiel K Mushi, Joanna Schellenberg, Mwifadhi Mrisho, Fatuma Manzi, Conrad Mbuya, Haji Mponda, Hassan Mshinda, Marcel Tanner, Pedro Alonso, Robert Pool, and David Schellenberg
Malar J. 2008; 7: 191. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-191.
PMCID: PMC2567329
Insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae from south-western Chad, Central Africa
Clément Kerah-Hinzoumbé, Mallaye Péka, Philippe Nwane, Issa Donan-Gouni, Josiane Etang, Albert Samè-Ekobo, and Frédéric Simard
Malar J. 2008; 7: 192. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-192.
PMCID: PMC2566574
Relation between Plasmodium falciparum asymptomatic infection and malaria attacks in a cohort of Senegalese children
Agnès Le Port, Michel Cot, Jean-François Etard, Oumar Gaye, Florence Migot-Nabias, and André Garcia
Malar J. 2008; 7: 193. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-193.
PMCID: PMC2567330
A pre-intervention study of malaria vector abundance in Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea: Their role in malaria transmission and the incidence of insecticide resistance alleles
Frances C Ridl, Chris Bass, Miguel Torrez, Dayanandan Govender, Varsha Ramdeen, Lee Yellot, Amado Edjang Edu, Christopher Schwabe, Peter Mohloai, Rajendra Maharaj, and Immo Kleinschmidt
Malar J. 2008; 7: 194. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-194.
PMCID: PMC2564967
Costs and cost-effectiveness of delivering intermittent preventive treatment through schools in western Kenya
Matilda Temperley, Dirk H Mueller, J Kiambo Njagi, Willis Akhwale, Siân E Clarke, Matthew CH Jukes, Benson BA Estambale, and Simon Brooker
Malar J. 2008; 7: 196. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-196.
PMCID: PMC2564968
Therapeutic and prophylactic effect of intermittent preventive anti-malarial treatment in infants (IPTi) from Ghana and Gabon
Jürgen May, Samuel Adjei, Wibke Busch, Julian J Gabor, Saadou Issifou, Robin Kobbe, Benno Kreuels, Bertrand Lell, Norbert G Schwarz, Ohene Adjei, Peter G Kremsner, and Martin P Grobusch
Malar J. 2008; 7: 198. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-198.
PMCID: PMC2586636
Impact of training in clinical and microscopy diagnosis of childhood malaria on antimalarial drug prescription and health outcome at primary health care level in Tanzania: A randomized controlled trial
Billy Ngasala, Marycelina Mubi, Marian Warsame, Max G Petzold, Amos Y Massele, Lars L Gustafsson, Goran Tomson, Zul Premji, and Anders Bjorkman
Malar J. 2008; 7: 199. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-199.
PMCID: PMC2566575
Predicting Global Fund grant disbursements for procurement of artemisinin-based combination therapies
Justin M Cohen, Inder Singh, and Megan E O'Brien
Malar J. 2008; 7: 200. Published online 2008 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-200.
PMCID: PMC2570684
Implementation of Home based management of malaria in children reduces the work load for peripheral health facilities in a rural district of Burkina Faso
Alfred B Tiono, Youssouf Kaboré, Abdoulaye Traoré, Nathalie Convelbo, Franco Pagnoni, and Sodiomon B Sirima
Malar J. 2008; 7: 201. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-201.
PMCID: PMC2570683
Determinants of the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria case management: evidence from low and moderate transmission settings in the East African highlands
Tarekegn A Abeku, Mojca Kristan, Caroline Jones, James Beard, Dirk H Mueller, Michael Okia, Beth Rapuoda, Brian Greenwood, and Jonathan Cox
Malar J. 2008; 7: 202. Published online 2008 October 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-202.
PMCID: PMC2571107
CD36 selection of 3D7 Plasmodium falciparum associated with severe childhood malaria results in reduced VAR4 expression
Pamela A Magistrado, Trine Staalsoe, Thor G Theander, Lars Hviid, and Anja TR Jensen
Malar J. 2008; 7: 204. Published online 2008 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-204.
PMCID: PMC2572619
Spatial distribution of the chromosomal forms of anopheles gambiae in Mali
Nafomon Sogoba, Penelope Vounatsou, Magaran M Bagayoko, Seydou Doumbia, Guimogo Dolo, Laura Gosoniu, Sékou F Traoré, Thomas A Smith, and Yéya T Touré
Malar J. 2008; 7: 205. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-205.
PMCID: PMC2579919
Spatial analysis of malaria in Anhui province, China
Wenyi Zhang, Liping Wang, Liqun Fang, Jiaqi Ma, Youfu Xu, Jiafu Jiang, Fengming Hui, Jianjun Wang, Song Liang, Hong Yang, and Wuchun Cao
Malar J. 2008; 7: 206. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-206.
PMCID: PMC2572066
Complement factors C1q, C3 and C5 in brain and serum of mice with cerebral malaria
Peter Lackner, Christian Hametner, Ronny Beer, Christoph Burger, Gregor Broessner, Raimund Helbok, Cornelia Speth, and Erich Schmutzhard
Malar J. 2008; 7: 207. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-207.
PMCID: PMC2572067
Thrombocytopaenia in pregnant women with malaria on the Thai-Burmese border
Saw Oo Tan, Rose McGready, Julien Zwang, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Kyaw Lai Thwai, Yoe Moo, Elizabeth A Ashley, Bridget Edwards, Pratap Singhasivanon, Nicholas J White, and François Nosten
Malar J. 2008; 7: 209. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-209.
PMCID: PMC2579302
Artemisinin derivatives versus quinine in treating severe malaria in children: a systematic review
George PrayGod, Albie de Frey, and Michael Eisenhut
Malar J. 2008; 7: 210. Published online 2008 October 17. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-210.
PMCID: PMC2576341
Interaction of an atypical Plasmodium falciparum ETRAMP with human apolipoproteins
Marissa Vignali, Anastasia McKinlay, Douglas J LaCount, Rakesh Chettier, Russell Bell, Sudhir Sahasrabudhe, Robert E Hughes, and Stanley Fields
Malar J. 2008; 7: 211. Published online 2008 October 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-211.
PMCID: PMC2577112
Differences in genetic population structures of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients along Thai-Myanmar border with severe or uncomplicated malaria
Pannapa Susomboon, Moritoshi Iwagami, Noppadon Tangpukdee, Srivicha Krusood, Sornchai Looareesuwan, and Shigeyuki Kano
Malar J. 2008; 7: 212. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-212.
PMCID: PMC2576340
The acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) delivered through the expanded programme of immunization in southern Tanzania
Robert Pool, Adiel Mushi, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Mwifadhi Mrisho, Pedro Alonso, Catherine Montgomery, Marcel Tanner, Hassan Mshinda, and David Schellenberg
Malar J. 2008; 7: 213. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-213.
PMCID: PMC2577113
Intra-specific variation of sperm length in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: males with shorter sperm have higher reproductive success
Maarten J Voordouw, Jacob C Koella, and Hilary Hurd
Malar J. 2008; 7: 214. Published online 2008 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-214.
PMCID: PMC2605757
Trends in malaria morbidity following the introduction of artesunate plus amodiaquine combination in M'lomp village dispensary, south-western Senegal
Sophie Sarrassat, Paul Senghor, and Jean Yves Le Hesran
Malar J. 2008; 7: 215. Published online 2008 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-215.
PMCID: PMC2584070
A country-wide malaria survey in Mozambique. I. Plasmodium falciparum infection in children in different epidemiological settings
Samuel Mabunda, Sónia Casimiro, Llorenç Quinto, and Pedro Alonso
Malar J. 2008; 7: 216. Published online 2008 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-216.
PMCID: PMC2579920
History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting
Barbara Matthys, Tohir Sherkanov, Saifudin S Karimov, Zamonidin Khabirov, Till Mostowlansky, Jürg Utzinger, and Kaspar Wyss
Malar J. 2008; 7: 217. Published online 2008 October 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-217.
PMCID: PMC2584067
Human population, urban settlement patterns and their impact on Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity
Andrew J Tatem, Carlos A Guerra, Caroline W Kabaria, Abdisalan M Noor, and Simon I Hay
Malar J. 2008; 7: 218. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-218.
PMCID: PMC2586635
Country-wide assessment of the genetic polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax antigens detected with rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
Natacha Mariette, Céline Barnadas, Christiane Bouchier, Magali Tichit, and Didier Ménard
Malar J. 2008; 7: 219. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-219.
PMCID: PMC2582241
Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax malaria in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Hiwot Teka, Beyene Petros, Lawrence Yamuah, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Ibrahim Elhassan, Simon Muchohi, Gilbert Kokwaro, Abraham Aseffa, and Howard Engers
Malar J. 2008; 7: 220. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-220.
PMCID: PMC2584068
Operational accuracy and comparative persistent antigenicity of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a hyperendemic region of Uganda
Daniel J Kyabayinze, James K Tibenderana, George W Odong, John B Rwakimari, and Helen Counihan
Malar J. 2008; 7: 221. Published online 2008 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-221.
PMCID: PMC2584069
Social and cultural aspects of 'malaria' and its control in central Côte d'Ivoire
Clémence Essé, Jürg Utzinger, Andres B Tschannen, Giovanna Raso, Constanze Pfeiffer, Stefanie Granado, Benjamin G Koudou, Eliézer K N'Goran, Guéladio Cissé, Olivier Girardin, Marcel Tanner, and Brigit Obrist
Malar J. 2008; 7: 224. Published online 2008 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-224.
PMCID: PMC2588631
Assessment of the pharmacokinetics and dynamics of two combination regimens of fosmidomycin-clindamycin in patients with acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria
Ronnatrai Ruangweerayut, Sornchai Looareesuwan, David Hutchinson, Anurak Chauemung, Vick Banmairuroi, and Kesara Na-Bangchang
Malar J. 2008; 7: 225. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-225.
PMCID: PMC2600645
The effect of a single blood meal on the phenotypic expression of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus
Belinda L Spillings, Maureen Coetzee, Lizette L Koekemoer, and Basil D Brooke
Malar J. 2008; 7: 226. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-226.
PMCID: PMC2584071
Willingness and ability to pay for artemisinin-based combination therapy in rural Tanzania
Eleonor C Saulo, Birger C Forsberg, Zul Premji, Scott M Montgomery, and Anders Björkman
Malar J. 2008; 7: 227. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-227.
PMCID: PMC2585589
Spatio-seasonal modeling of the incidence rate of malaria in Mozambique
Rosa Abellana, Carlos Ascaso, John Aponte, Francisco Saute, Delino Nhalungo, Ariel Nhacolo, and Pedro Alonso
Malar J. 2008; 7: 228. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-228.
PMCID: PMC2584655
Spread of anti-malarial drug resistance: Mathematical model with implications for ACT drug policies
Wirichada Pongtavornpinyo, Shunmay Yeung, Ian M Hastings, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas PJ Day, and Nicholas J White
Malar J. 2008; 7: 229. Published online 2008 November 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-229.
PMCID: PMC2585590
Evaluation of two counterflow traps for testing behaviour-mediating compounds for the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. under semi-field conditions in Tanzania
Wolfgang H Schmied, Willem Takken, Gerry F Killeen, Bart GJ Knols, and Renate C Smallegange
Malar J. 2008; 7: 230. Published online 2008 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-230.
PMCID: PMC2585591
Variations in entomological indices in relation to weather patterns and malaria incidence in East African highlands: implications for epidemic prevention and control
Mojca Kristan, Tarekegn A Abeku, James Beard, Michael Okia, Beth Rapuoda, James Sang, and Jonathan Cox
Malar J. 2008; 7: 231. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-231.
PMCID: PMC2585592
Overuse of artemisinin-combination therapy in Mto wa Mbu (river of mosquitoes), an area misinterpreted as high endemic for malaria
Charles Mwanziva, Seif Shekalaghe, Arnold Ndaro, Bianca Mengerink, Simon Megiroo, Frank Mosha, Robert Sauerwein, Chris Drakeley, Roly Gosling, and Teun Bousema
Malar J. 2008; 7: 232. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-232.
PMCID: PMC2588630
Auditory assessment of patients with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria treated with three-day mefloquine-artesunate on the north-western border of Thailand
Verena I Carrara, Aung P Phyo, Paw Nwee, Ma Soe, Hsar Htoo, Jaruwan Arunkamomkiri, Pratap Singhasivanon, and François Nosten
Malar J. 2008; 7: 233. Published online 2008 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-233.
PMCID: PMC2590614
Implementation of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) at a district health centre in rural Senegal
Piero L Olliaro, Henriette Delenne, Moustafa Cisse, Malick Badiane, Alberto Olliaro, Michel Vaillant, and Philippe Brasseur
Malar J. 2008; 7: 234. Published online 2008 November 7. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-234.
PMCID: PMC2588629
Declining incidence of malaria imported into the UK from West Africa
Ron H Behrens, Bernadette Carroll, Valerie Smith, and Neal Alexander
Malar J. 2008; 7: 235. Published online 2008 November 10. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-235.
PMCID: PMC2613412
Prevalence of pfmdr1, pfcrt, pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations associated with drug resistance, in Luanda, Angola
Paula Figueiredo, Carla Benchimol, Dinora Lopes, Luís Bernardino, Virgílio E do Rosário, Luís Varandas, and Fátima Nogueira
Malar J. 2008; 7: 236. Published online 2008 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-236.
PMCID: PMC2613152
A randomized trial to monitor the efficacy and effectiveness by QT-NASBA of artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment and transmission control of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in western Kenya
Petra F Mens, Patrick Sawa, Sandra M van Amsterdam, Inge Versteeg, Sabah A Omar, Henk DFH Schallig, and Piet A Kager
Malar J. 2008; 7: 237. Published online 2008 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-237.
PMCID: PMC2600646
Dispensary level pilot implementation of rapid diagnostic tests: an evaluation of RDT acceptance and usage by providers and patients – Tanzania, 2005
Holly Ann Williams, Louise Causer, Emmy Metta, Aggrey Malila, Terrence O'Reilly, Salim Abdulla, S Patrick Kachur, and Peter B Bloland
Malar J. 2008; 7: 239. Published online 2008 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-239.
PMCID: PMC2613413
Extensive dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum densities, stages and genotyping profiles
Anna Färnert, Marianne Lebbad, Lea Faraja, and Ingegerd Rooth
Malar J. 2008; 7: 241. Published online 2008 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-241.
PMCID: PMC2605469
Sublingual sugar for hypoglycaemia in children with severe malaria: A pilot clinical study
Bertrand Graz, Moussa Dicko, Merlin L Willcox, Bernard Lambert, Jacques Falquet, Mathieu Forster, Sergio Giani, Chiaka Diakite, Eugène M Dembele, Drissa Diallo, and Hubert Barennes
Malar J. 2008; 7: 242. Published online 2008 November 23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-242.
PMCID: PMC2605470
Experimental conditions affect the outcome of Plasmodium falciparum platelet-mediated clumping assays
Mònica Arman and J Alexandra Rowe
Malar J. 2008; 7: 243. Published online 2008 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-243.
PMCID: PMC2599902
Malaria treatment-seeking behaviour and recovery from malaria in a highland area of Kenya
Peter O Sumba, S Lindsey Wong, Hemal K Kanzaria, Kelsey A Johnson, and Chandy C John
Malar J. 2008; 7: 245. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-245.
PMCID: PMC2607295
Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Nigerian infants and children
Catherine O Falade, Oluwatoyin O Ogunkunle, Hannah O Dada-Adegbola, Adegoke G Falade, Patricia Ibarra de Palacios, Philip Hunt, Mailis Virtanen, Ayoade M Oduola, and Lateef A Salako
Malar J. 2008; 7: 246. Published online 2008 November 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-246.
PMCID: PMC2613910
Pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis from Gwave, a malaria-endemic area in Zimbabwe
Givemore Munhenga, Hieronymo T Masendu, Basil D Brooke, Richard H Hunt, and Lizette K Koekemoer
Malar J. 2008; 7: 247. Published online 2008 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-247.
PMCID: PMC2613911
Variations in host genes encoding adhesion molecules and susceptibility to falciparum malaria in India
Swapnil Sinha, Tabish Qidwai, Kanika Kanchan, Prerna Anand, Ganga N Jha, Sudhanshu S Pati, Sanjib Mohanty, Saroj K Mishra, Prajesh K Tyagi, Surya K Sharma, Indian Genome Variation Consortium, Vimala Venkatesh, and Saman Habib
Malar J. 2008; 7: 250. Published online 2008 December 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-250.
PMCID: PMC2612678
Falciparum malaria and HIV-1 in hospitalized adults in Maputo, Mozambique: does HIV-infection obscure the malaria diagnosis?
Aase Berg, Sam Patel, Nina Langeland, and Bjorn Blomberg
Malar J. 2008; 7: 252. Published online 2008 December 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-252.
PMCID: PMC2615446
A Plasmodium yoelii soluble factor inhibits the phenotypic maturation of dendritic cells
Jamie M Orengo, Kurt A Wong, Carlos Ocaña-Morgner, and Ana Rodriguez
Malar J. 2008; 7: 254. Published online 2008 December 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-254.
PMCID: PMC2614434
Survival and haematological recovery of children with severe malaria transfused in accordance to WHO guidelines in Kilifi, Kenya
Samuel O Akech, Oliver Hassall, Allan Pamba, Richard Idro, Thomas N Williams, Charles RJC Newton, and Kathryn Maitland
Malar J. 2008; 7: 256. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-256.
PMCID: PMC2615447
Costs and consequences of large-scale vector control for malaria
Joshua O Yukich, Christian Lengeler, Fabrizio Tediosi, Nick Brown, Jo-Ann Mulligan, Des Chavasse, Warren Stevens, John Justino, Lesong Conteh, Rajendra Maharaj, Marcy Erskine, Dirk H Mueller, Virginia Wiseman, Tewolde Ghebremeskel, Mehari Zerom, Catherine Goodman, David McGuire, Juan Manuel Urrutia, Fana Sakho, Kara Hanson, and Brian Sharp
Malar J. 2008; 7: 258. Published online 2008 December 17. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-258.
PMCID: PMC2625363
A randomized trial on effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine versus artesunate plus amodiaquine for unsupervised treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ghanaian children
Robin Kobbe, Philipp Klein, Samuel Adjei, Solomon Amemasor, William Nana Thompson, Hanna Heidemann, Maja V Nielsen, Julia Vohwinkel, Benedikt Hogan, Benno Kreuels, Martina Bührlen, Wibke Loag, Daniel Ansong, and Jürgen May
Malar J. 2008; 7: 261. Published online 2008 December 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-261.
PMCID: PMC2625364
Correction
Monitoring the operational impact of insecticide usage for malaria control on Anopheles funestus from Mozambique
Sonia LR Casimiro, Janet Hemingway, Brian L Sharp, and Michael Coleman
Malar J. 2008; 7: 8. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-8.
PMCID: PMC2248594
Corrects: Sonia LR Casimiro, et al. SMonitoring the operational impact of insecticide usage for malaria control on Anopheles funestus from Mozambique. Malar J. 2007; 6: 142.
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