Malaria: current status of control, diagnosis, treatment, and a proposed agenda for research and development

Guérin, Philippe J.; Olliaro, Piero; Nosten, François; Druilhe, Pierre; Laxminarayan, Ramanan; Binka, Fred; Kilama, W. L.; Ford, Nathan; White, Nicholas J.

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(02)00372-9

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“…The use of thick and thin blood smears stained with Giemsa, Field, or Wright stain is a sensitive technique for the diagnosis of malaria and allows an estimation of the degree of parasitemia as well as the identification of the infecting species of Plasmodium (148,254). There are other rapid diagnostic techniques based on immunochromatography, which detect the HRP2 (histidinerich protein 2) antigen, that have a high sensitivity (95%) but that do not quantify parasitemia or identify the species involved.…”

Section: Parasitic Infections Infections Caused By Plasmodium Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are other rapid diagnostic techniques based on immunochromatography, which detect the HRP2 (histidinerich protein 2) antigen, that have a high sensitivity (95%) but that do not quantify parasitemia or identify the species involved. These tests also have a high rate of false-negative results, with parasitemias below 300 parasites/ l or above 18,000 parasites/ l (148,254).…”

Section: Parasitic Infections Infections Caused By Plasmodium Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The main drawback is the time required to perform the test, which, in practical terms, limits its use as a rapid diagnostic method (148,254).…”

Section: Parasitic Infections Infections Caused By Plasmodium Sppmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transmission of Tropical and Geographically Restricted Infections during Solid-Organ Transplantation

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SUMMARY In recent years, the increasing number of donors from different regions of the world is providing a new challenge for the management and selection of suitable donors. This is a worldwide problem in most countries with transplantation programs, especially due to the increase in immigration and international travel. This paper elaborates recommendations regarding the selection criteria for donors from foreign countries who could potentially transmit tropical or geographically restricted infections to solid-organ transplant recipients. For this purpose, an extensive review of the medical literature focusing on viral, fungal, and parasitic infections that could be transmitted during transplantation from donors who have lived or traveled in countries where these infections are endemic has been performed, with special emphasis on tropical and imported infections. The review also includes cases described in the literature as well as risks of transmission during transplantation, microbiological tests available, and recommendations for each infection. A table listing different infectious agents with their geographic distributions and specific recommendations is included.

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Section: Parasitic Infections Infections Caused By Plasmodium Sppmentioning

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Section: Parasitic Infections Infections Caused By Plasmodium Sppmentioning

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“…These approaches have limitations. For example, mosquitos can bite when people are not sleeping (Guerin et al, 2002), and mosquitoes have shown increased resistance to existing insecticides (Ranson & Lissenden, 2016). New tools for malaria prevention are needed in many settings (Barreaux et al, 2017).…”

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Integrating Models of Diffusion and Behavior to Predict Innovation Adoption, Maintenance, and Social Diffusion

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et al. 2018

Journal of Health Communication

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This study documents an investigation into the adoption and diffusion of eave tubes, a novel mosquito vector control, during a large-scale scientific field trial in West Africa. The diffusion of innovations (DOI) and the integrated model of behavior (IMB) were integrated (i.e., innovation attributes with attitudes and social pressures with norms) to predict participants’ (N = 329) diffusion intentions. The findings showed that positive attitudes about the innovation’s attributes were a consistent positive predictor of diffusion intentions: adopting it, maintaining it, and talking with others about it. As expected by the DOI and the IMB, the social pressure created by a descriptive norm positively predicted intentions to adopt and maintain the innovation. Drawing upon sharing research, we argued that the descriptive norm may dampen future talk about the innovation, because it may no longer be seen as a novel, useful topic to discuss. As predicted, the results showed that as the descriptive norm increased, the intention to talk about the innovation decreased. These results provide broad support for integrating the DOI and the IMB to predict diffusion and for efforts to draw on other research to understand motivations for social diffusion.

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“…Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease and hence it can be controlled at the level of both human and mosquito. However, malaria control is a never-ending battle and requires longterm sustainability and commitment [2]. Malaria has significant impacts on health, social, and economic in countries where the disease is endemic [3].…”

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Effectiveness of Gamma Rays in Attenuating Rodent Malaria Parasites of <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> in Blood of Mice

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Malaria: current status of control, diagnosis, treatment, and a proposed agenda for research and development

Cited by 320 publications

References 91 publications

Transmission of Tropical and Geographically Restricted Infections during Solid-Organ Transplantation

Transmission of Tropical and Geographically Restricted Infections during Solid-Organ Transplantation

Integrating Models of Diffusion and Behavior to Predict Innovation Adoption, Maintenance, and Social Diffusion

Effectiveness of Gamma Rays in Attenuating Rodent Malaria Parasites of <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> in Blood of Mice

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