Abstract
Malaria continues to be a significant public health burden in many tropical and subtropical regions. Mozambique ranks among the top countries affected by malaria, where it is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for 29% of all hospital deaths in the general population and 42% o...
Background: In April 2019, Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Idai leaving substantial damage to infrastructure and nearly two million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Malaria risk has been associated with living in a rural setting, vicinity to water, and household structure, all factors which are i...
A malária é um dos mais importantes problemas de saúde pública em termos de
morbilidade e mortalidade. Em 2020 ocorreram 241 milhões de infecções em 85 países
endémicos e aproximadamente 627.000 mortes em todo o mundo, afectando mais as crianças menores de 5 anos. Em África estima-se que 80-10...
Background: Insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets and indoor residual spraying are widely used for malaria vector control. However, their effectiveness can be affected by household members' habits, requiring alternative approaches toward malaria vector control.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of ...
Cross-border human population movement contributes to malaria transmission in border regions, impeding national elimination. However, its impact in low-to-moderate transmission settings is not well characterized. This community-based study in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe, estimated the association of parasi...
González, Raquel;
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain;
Mischlinger, Johannes;
Esen, Meral;
Tchouatieu, André-Marie;
Mendes, Anete;
Figueroa-Romero, Antía;
Zoleko-Manego, Rella;
Lell, Bertrand;
Lagler, Heimo;
Stoeger, Linda;
Dimessa, Lia Betty;
El Gaaloul, Myriam;
Sanz, Sergi;
Méndez, Susana;
Piqueras, Mireia;
Sevene, Esperança;
Ramharter, Michael;
Saúte, Francisco;
Menendez, Clara.
For this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, women with HIV attending the first antenatal care clinic visit, resident in the study area, and with a gestational age up to 28 weeks were enrolled at five sites in Gabon and Mozambique. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to rec...
Antimaláricos/administração & dosagem,
Artemisininas/administração & dosagem,
Método Duplo-Cego,
Combinação de Medicamentos,
Gabão,
Infecções por HIV/complicações,
Malária/terapia,
Malária/prevenção & controle,
Piperazinas,
Complicações na Gravidez,
Quinolinas/administração & dosagem,
Resultado do Tratamento,
Combinação Trimetoprima e Sulfametoxazol,
Antimaláricos/uso terapêutico,
Antimaláricos/efeitos adversos,
Artemisininas/efeitos adversos,
Artemisininas/uso terapêutico,
Moçambique/epidemiologia,
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/terapia,
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/prevenção & controle
Introdução: A malária é a principal causa de problemas de saúde em Moçambique, sendo responsável por cerca
de 40% de todas consultas externas nas unidades sanitárias do país. Este estudo visa analisar os processos de
crianças menores de 5 anos com diagnóstico de malária e convulsões, no dist...
Chisenga, Mukosha;
Dlamini, Bongani;
Mwendera, Nyasha;
Maquina, Paulo;
Hamainza, Busiku;
Martins, José Franco;
Saute, Francisco;
Bock, Henrico;
Gosling, Roly;
Bennett, Adam;
Smith, Jennifer;
Kleinschmidt, Immo.
Background The importation of parasites across borders remains a threat to malaria elimination. The Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) established 39 border health facilities on 5 key international borders between high and low-burden countries. These clinics aimed to im...
Cyclone Idai in 2019 was one of the worst tropical cyclones recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. The storm caused catastrophic damage and led to a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique. The affected population suffered a cholera epidemic on top of housing and infrastructure damage and loss of life. The housi...
Arikawa, shino;
Tchankoni, martin kouame;
Atekpe, somiabalo P;
Oubou, tinah atcha;
Romero, antía eigueroa;
Fombah, augustin E;
Saute, francisco;
Samai, mohamed;
Menendez, clara;
Gonzalez, raquel;
Briand, valérie.
Background: Malaria remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in young children in sub-Saharan Africa. To prevent malaria in children living in moderate-to-high malaria transmission areas, the World Health Organization has recommended perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC). Prior to piloting ...
