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Quinine, an old anti-malarial drug in a modern world: role in the treatment of malariaJane Achan
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, P O Box 7475, Kampala, Uganda
Malar J 10:144. 2011..In HIV and TB infected populations, concerns about potential interactions between quinine and antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis drugs exist, and these will need further research and pharmacovigilance...- Human Plasmodium knowlesi infections in young children in central VietnamPeter Van den Eede
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Malar J 8:249. 2009.... - The economic burden of malaria on the household in south-central VietnamChantal M Morel
LSE Health, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, UK
Malar J 7:166. 2008..The economic impact of malaria on households was explored within the Raglay ethnic minority living in the montainous and forested area of south-central Vietnam (Ninh Thuan Province)... - Malaria in central Vietnam: analysis of risk factors by multivariate analysis and classification tree modelsNgo Duc Thang
National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Luong The Vinh street, BC 10200 Tu Liem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Malar J 7:28. 2008..In Central Vietnam, forest malaria remains difficult to control due to the complex interactions between human, vector and environmental factors... - Adding artesunate to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine greatly improves the treatment efficacy in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria on the coast of Benin, West AfricaAlain Nahum
Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Centre de Recherches Entomologique de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin
Malar J 6:170. 2007..When this decision was taken, the available information on alternatives to chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, the first- and second-line treatment, was sparse... - Low perception of malaria risk among the Ra-glai ethnic minority in south-central Vietnam: implications for forest malaria controlKoen Peeters Grietens
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Malar J 9:23. 2010.... - Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Vietnam: some clarificationsPeter Van den Eede
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Malar J 9:20. 2010..knowlesi infections occur in this population, although this does not exclude the occurrence of symptomatic cases. Large-scale studies to determine the extent and the epidemiology of P. knowlesi malaria in Vietnam are further needed... - Rapid decrease of malaria morbidity following the introduction of community-based monitoring in a rural area of central VietnamNgo Duc Thang
National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Tu Liem district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Malar J 8:3. 2009..The evolution of malaria prevalence and incidence over two and half years in a rural area of central Vietnam, after the introduction of community-based monitoring of malaria cases, is presented... - Extended high efficacy of the combination sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine with artesunate in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria on the Benin coast, West AfricaAlain Nahum
Centre de Recherches Entomologiques de Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin
Malar J 8:37. 2009..This paper reports the treatment outcome observed in the same study cohort beyond the initial 28-day follow-up... - Multilocus genotyping reveals high heterogeneity and strong local population structure of the Plasmodium vivax population in the Peruvian AmazonPeter Van den Eede
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Malar J 9:151. 2010..The genetic diversity and population structure of P. vivax isolates collected in different communities around Iquitos city, the capital of the Peruvian Amazon, was determined... - Accuracy of the health information system on malaria surveillance in VietnamA Erhart
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101:216-25. 2007..Involvement of the private sector and the establishment of sentinel sites might improve the quality of data and the relevance of HIS in malaria control... - Epidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional surveyAnnette Erhart
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Malar J 4:58. 2005..A well-targeted intervention reducing the "vector/forest worker" interaction, based on long-lasting insecticidal material, could be appropriate in this environment... - Malaria epidemiology in a rural area of the Mekong Delta: a prospective community-based studyA Erhart
Institute of Tropical Medicine Prince Leopold, Antwerp, Belgium
Trop Med Int Health 9:1081-90. 2004..Training and involvement of the private sector in detection of malaria cases would greatly improve the quality of health care and health information system... - Forest malaria in Vietnam: a challenge for controlAnnette Erhart
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Prince Leopold, Antwerp, Belgium
Am J Trop Med Hyg 70:110-8. 2004..New interventions based on insecticide-treated materials need to be urgently evaluated... - The contribution of health-care services to a sound and sustainable malaria-control policyF Moerman
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Lancet Infect Dis 3:99-102. 2003..It is the responsibility of scientists and health managers to highlight to donor agencies the importance of an accessible and well functioning health-care system at all levels for the control of specific diseases... - Relationship between the Pfcrt T76 and the Pfmdr-1 Y86 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum and in vitro/in vivo chloroquine resistance in Burkina Faso, West AfricaHalidou Tinto
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sant, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Infect Genet Evol 3:287-92. 2003..Among pre-treatment samples there was a strong linkage disequilibrium with an excess of MM and WW and a deficit of single mutants (MW and WM), suggesting that parasite fitness is higher for the former and lower for the latter... - In-vitro susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to monodesethylamodiaquine, dihydroartemisinin and quinine in an area of high chloroquine resistance in RwandaHalidou Tinto
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100:509-14. 2006..Most worrying is the positive correlation between the IC(50) of dihydroartemisinin and the other drugs, more particularly with CQ, suggesting an increased tolerance of the parasites to all drugs... - Is amodiaquine failing in Rwanda? Efficacy of amodiaquine alone and combined with artesunate in children with uncomplicated malariaClaude E Rwagacondo
National Malaria Control Program, Kigali, Rwanda
Trop Med Int Health 9:1091-8. 2004..Alternative treatments should be identified and tested... - Malaria infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in six Rwandan districtsJean Pierre Van Geertruyden
Department of Parasitology, Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Trop Med Int Health 10:681-8. 2005..The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women towards malaria and their association with malaria morbidity... - Malaria transmission intensity and the rate of spread of chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum: Why have theoretical models generated conflicting results?Ambrose O Talisuna
Ministry of Health, Epidemiological Surveillance Division, PO Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda
Infect Genet Evol 6:241-8. 2006..Such spread occurs faster at the extremes of the transmission spectrum and could explain why mathematical models have previously generated conflicting results with respect to malaria transmission intensity and spread of CQR... - Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigenAnnette Erhart
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 96:270-2. 2002..Cysticercosis was confirmed in 9 persons. Agreement between the ELISA, computerized tomography scanning and biopsy examination was high... - Intensity of malaria transmission and the spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistant malaria: a review of epidemiologic field evidenceAmbrose O Talisuna
Uganda Ministry of Health, Epidemiological Surveillance Division, Kampala, Uganda
Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:170-80. 2007.... - The contribution of malaria in pregnancy to perinatal mortalityJean-Pierre Van Geertruyden
Department of Parasitology, Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Am J Trop Med Hyg 71:35-40. 2004..Preventive measures such as intermittent preventive treatment or insecticide-treated bed nets could substantially reduce perinatal mortality and fetal wastage... - Can amodiaquine be used safely during pregnancy?Florence Thomas
Department of Parasitology, Prince Leopold Institut of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Lancet Infect Dis 4:235-9. 2004..Therefore, there is an urgent need for studies on amodiaquine safety and tolerability during pregnancy since current data are not sufficient to recommend its use during pregnancy, particularly as intermittent preventive treatment... - Usefulness of the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter T76 genotype failure index for the estimation of in vivo chloroquine resistance in Burkina FasoHalidou Tinto
Centre Muraz/Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sant, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:171-3. 2005..1, which was significantly different than that in the other sites (P < 0.00001). These findings are discussed. Often but not always, the prevalence of CQ resistance can be correctly estimated by the Pfcrt T76 genotype failure index... - A randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in PeruTanilu Grande
Institute of Ttropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
PLoS ONE 2:e1101. 2007..We carried out a randomised open label clinical trial comparing mefloquine-artesunate, the current first line treatment in this region, with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine...