Pascal Magnussen

TL;DR: The current state of the art in relation to diagnostic methods for detecting the infection, the morbidity caused by the infection and the recommended treatment are provided and the gaps in knowledge and future research needs related to this infection are pointed to.

TL;DR: An analysis of the spatial distribution of clinical malaria during an epidemic and investigate putative risk factors showed that the risk of malaria was higher in children who were underweight, who lived at lower altitudes, and who lived in households where drugs were not kept at home.

TL;DR: Intensive health education to pregnant women on the safety of chloroquine use in pregnancy, the importance and the need for regular antenatal care attendance are recommended, and training of more TBAs and continued educational efforts to upgrade their knowledge are recommended.

TL;DR: Surveys of helminth infections were conducted among individuals who had been under weekly active case detection for clinical malaria during the preceding 18 months in four villages in Kabale District, southwest Uganda and found evidence of significant household clustering of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and hookworm, and clustered of heavy infection of each species.

TL;DR: The efficacy of SP to clear peripheral parasites and prevent new infections during pregnancy is compromised in areas with >90% prevalence of Pfdhps-K540E, and in these high-resistance areas, IPTp-SP use remains associated with increases in birth weight and maternal hemoglobin.