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Open Access | The challenge of diagnosing Plasmodium ovale malaria in travellers: report of six clustered cases in French soldiers returning from West Africa

Submitted by Kabogo on December 16, 2010 - 07:41
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de Laval F, Oliver M, Rapp C, Pommier de Santi V, Mendibil A, Deparis X, Simon F
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Malaria Journal 2010, 9:358 (10 December 2010)
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Plasmodium ovale malaria is currently a problem to diagnose in travellers, notably in French soldiers returning from the Ivory Coast.

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Clinical Microbiology: Efficacy and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine (Camoquin plus®) versus artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem®) against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: multisite trial in Senegal and Ivory Coast

Submitted by Kabogo on April 13, 2010 - 09:48
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Babacar Faye, André Touré Offianan, Jean Louis Ndiaye, Roger Clement Tine, Walatchin Touré, Kali Djoman, Khadime Sylla, Paulette Suzanne Ndiaye, Louis Penali, Oumar Gaye
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Tropical Medicine & International Health, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2010, Pages: 608-613
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This study demonstrates the efficacy and tolerability of AS + AQ for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria treatment in African patients over the age of 7 years.

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E-interview with Dr. Raphael N'Guessan (Ivory Coast, 1964)

Submitted by Bart Knols on March 7, 2010 - 10:34
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Raphael N’Guessan is a Medical Entomologist and West Africa IVCC programme manager based in Benin. His current research interests are on malaria vector control, with particular emphasis on control of resistant vectors, insecticide resistance management, and investigation of alternative strategies for its delay.
 
Q: Dear Raphael, please tell us what the main focus of your work is, and why this is important within the framework of malaria control and elimination.

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In a Randomized Controlled Trial of Iron Fortification, Anthelmintic Treatment and Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Anemia Control in Ivorian Children, only Anthelmintic Treatment Shows Modest Benefit

Submitted by Inga on February 2, 2010 - 20:29
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Fabian Rohner, Michael B. Zimmermann, Renaude J. Amon, Penelope Vounatsou, Andreas B. Tschannen, Eliézer K. N'Goran, Charlemagne Nindjin, Marie-Chantal Cacou, Marguerite D. Té-Bonlé, Hortense Aka, Daniel E. Sess, Jürg Utzinger, and Richard F. Hurrell
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J. Nutr. published 28 January 2010
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In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of iron fortification, intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria, and anthelmintic treatment on hemoglobin concentration and anemia prevalence among school children.

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Spatial risk profiling of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in a high endemicity area in Cote d'Ivoire

Submitted by Inga on November 25, 2009 - 15:54
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Giovanna Raso, Kigbafori D Silue, Penelope Vounatsou, Burton H Singer, Ahoua Yapi, Marcel Tanner, Juerg Utzinger, Eliezer K N'Goran
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Malaria Journal 2009, 8:252 (11 November 2009)
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The objective of this study was to identify demographic, environmental and socioeconomic risk factors and spatial patterns of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in a high endemicity area of Africa, and to specify how this information can facilitate improved malaria control at the district level.

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