In recent years use of antimosquito measures has been emphasized; 55% of travelers to Africa use these. Malaria risk can bereduced by modifying the behavior of travelers. Detailed information is essential for targeting and evaluating prevention efforts....
To the Editor.—Mefloquine (250 mg every 7 days) is the current drug regimen recommended by the World Health Organization1 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2 for prevention of malaria in East Africa. As indicated in the article by Drs Lobel and Kozarsky,3 mefloquine treatment...
Physicians make a definite diagnosis of malaria by looking at an infected patient's blood under the microscope (blood smear) and identifying the presence of the parasite. The patient's blood is prepared under a slide with a specific stain to help identify the parasite. This is the most widely...
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Development of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine that provides protection in under-five children has provided further progress in efforts of malaria control. Summary There has been a tremendous reduction in malaria burden in the past decade; however, more work is required to fill the necessary gaps...
BMC Public Health (2024) 24:755 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17650-7 BMC Public Health RESEARCH Open Access Prevention of malaria in pregnancy through health education intervention programs on insecticide-treated nets use: a systematic review Opara Monica Onyinyechi1, Su...
a given country (see the Malaria Risk Information and Prophylaxis, by Country, section later in this chapter) to determine whether the traveler will actually be traveling in a part of the country where malaria occurs and if significant antimalarial drug resistance has been reported in that ...
Cambodia has made great strides in malaria prevention and is aiming to achieve complete elimination of the disease in the country in the next two years. As Cambodia moves toward this goal, it has been implementing an electronic malaria case management system, known as the Malaria Information Syste...
This study was therefore aimed at collecting baseline information on the level of knowledge towards the mode of transmission and prevention of malaria among pregnant women and mothers/caretakers of under-fives in the BHD. Additionally; we intended to assess the level of awareness and perception of ...
The content includes: (1) basic information of the survey subjects (age, gender, education level, average daily outdoor working hours, cumulative length of stay in South Sudan, etc.); (2) KAP questionnaire, including three dimensions, a total of 13 items: knowledge of malaria prevention and...