1. Our morning at the refugee camp
(Stories/Staff stories)

...atic rifles still slung over their shoulder inside the clinic. Their complaints were insomnia, chest pain, malaria … no wonder after what they have gone through the last couple of weeks. The pa...

2. Encouraging news on intermittent preventive therapy in infancy (IPTi) for malaria
(Journal Club/Malaria)

...pyrimethamine conducted between 1999 and 2007 have demonstrated a 30% protective efficacy against clinical malaria, a 24% protective efficacy against all-cause hospital admissions, a 37% protective ef...

3. Epidemiology of congenital malaria in Nigeria: a multi-centre study
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

An important article to better understand prevalence and significance of congenital malaria. Read the whole article if you can. Abstract Objective To determine the burden of congenit

4. A protective antibody against falciparum malaria
(Journal Club/Malaria)

...r development of MSP3-based vaccine formulations." Long-Term Clinical Protection from Falciparum Malaria Is Strongly Associated with IgG3 Antibodies to Merozoite Surface Protein 3. PLoS Med...

5. Staff supervision and financial incentives improve in-hospital mortality in childhood malaria
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

...structured supervision of nurses and doctors, combined with financial incentives, on survival in childhood malaria. Children were randomized to one of two wards, control or intervention. All the staff...

6. The anatomy of a malaria disaster: Modeling malaria epidemics and child mortality
(Journal Club/Malaria)

...e using chloroquine or other failing drugs for prophylaxis. (read more ...)Summary: "Drug-resistant malaria is a substantial problem throughout Africa and most countries must regularly adapt th...

7. Malaria vaccine -- some encouraging news
(Journal Club/Malaria)

This week's Lancet reported the success of a phase I/IIb trial of a malaria vaccine, when tested in 214 young infants in a highly endemic area. The vaccine was given at 10, 14, and 18 weeks of age. T

8. The dangers of attacking disease programmes for developing countries.
(Journal Club/Public Health)

... by point the arguments claiming that "priority disease programs" such as those targeted at HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis, are counterproductive in the developing world. The dangers o...

9. Comparison of rapid tests for malaria in Madagascar: CareStart found most sensitive
(Journal Club/Malaria)

... microscopy and found sensitivities (with microscopy as standard) of: 97% for the CareStart™ Malaria test, 89.4% for the SD Malaria Antigen Bioline™ test, and 92.6% f...

10. Rectal administration of artemisinin antimalarials generally effective--a meta-analysis
(Journal Club/Malaria)

... illness." (Emphasis added). Rectal Administration of Artemisinin Derivatives for the Treatment of Malaria. JAMA. 2007;297:2381-2390. ...

11. HIV-infected women in some areas may benefit from more frequent IPT for malaria
(Journal Club/Ob/Gyn)

... Effect of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Resistance on the Efficacy of Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Malaria Control During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2007;297:2603-2616....

12. Improved Diagnostic Testing and Malaria Treatment Practices in Zambia
(Journal Club/Malaria)

Discusses increased availability and use of rapid antigen-detection diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria. Conclusion: "Despite efforts to expand the provision of malaria diagnostics in Zambia, they

13. Controversies and Misconceptions in Malaria Chemoprophylaxis for Travelers: Literature review
(Journal Club/Travel Medicine)

Controversies and Misconceptions in Malaria Chemoprophylaxis for Travelers. JAMA. 2007;297:2251-2263. May 23, 2007.

14. Cardiac effects of antimalarial drugs: a review
(Journal Club/Malaria)

"Summary "There are consistent differences in cardiovascular state between acute illness in malaria and recovery that prolong the electrocardiographic QT interval and have been misinter

15. Mystery Diagnosis #2 -- Your help needed
(Cases/Mystery cases)

... Labs included haematocrit 33%, WBC 14,400 with 32% neutrophils, 66% lymphocytes, and 2% eosinophils. No malaria parasites were found. The HIV screen was negative by two rapid tests. The patient ...

16. Shoeboxes
(Blog/Blog)

... in Jos now know how to do it. Many of the most poor and those in the villages still don't know how. Malaria. This is carried by mosquitoes and is a dangerous illness in young children. We see i...

17. Dr. Odumu Outreach Report
(News/News at Evangel)

...RM Zaramaganda; Chief Pharmacist of Ugoka Pharmacy, Jos; Dr. Truxton; and George Odumu. We received antimalarial drugs, antibiotics, other drugs, clothes, Bibles, pamphlets on HIV/AIDS, shoes, and ...

18. Malaria prevention
(FAQs/Info for travelers)

Malaria is a serious disease and, perhaps after traffic accidents, the biggest risk to travelers in West Africa. Before coming here, you should be familiar with malaria and how to prevent it. For star

19. How long should I take malaria prophylaxis after leaving Nigeria?
(FAQs/Info for travelers)

It is important to continue taking your malaria prophylaxis drug after you leave the area where malaria occurs, because the parasite may still be in your blood and could cause malaria weeks or months

20. NOW® malaria rapid test performs well -- it least in Italy
(Journal Club/Malaria)

"In the present, multi-centre study, the performances of a rapid diagnostic test (NOW® Malaria) and several, commercial, PCR-based assays (...) were compared against the results of microscopi