Malaria stratification in a malarious area, a field exercise

Adverse birth outcomes in a malarious area.

To determine factors associated with fetal growth, preterm delivery and stillbirth in an area of high malaria transmission in Southern Malawi, a cross-sectional study of pregnant women attending and delivering at two study hospitals was undertaken. A total of 243 (17.3%) babies were preterm and 54 (3.7%) stillborn. Intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) occurred in 285 (20.3%), of whom 109 (38...

Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious area in Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE The study describes the epidemiology of malaria in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and the species of Plasmodium causing the disease and the associated factors. METHODS This is a retrospective study of the epidemiology of malaria at Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization in Dhahran, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The study included all patients with malaria from January ...

Comparative performance of imagicides on Anopheles stephensi, main malaria vector in a malarious area, southern Iran.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Jiroft district has subtropical climate and prone to seasonal malaria transmission with annual parasite index (API) 4.2 per 1000 in 2006. Anopheles stephensi Liston is a dominant malaria vector. The monitoring of insecticide susceptibility and irritability was conducted using discriminative dose as described by WHO. METHODS The IV instar larvae were collected from diff...

Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious area of Saudi Arabia.

Validation of microscopic diagnosis of malaria in field laboratories of malarious areas of Iran by Nested PCR

Introduction: Examination of Geimsa stained blood smears is the main method of malaria diagnosis in our country, however, accuracy of results is largely depended on the skill and laboratory conditions. This study was designed and carried out to assess the current situation and to determine the effectiveness and quality improvement of malaria diagnosis program. Methods: In this analytical s...