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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Drug use in the management of uncomplicated malaria in public health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 9, 2018 - 16:02 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Nsengi Y. Ntamabyaliro, Christian Burri, Gaston L. Tona, et al.
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:189, 3 May 2018

Management of uncomplicated malaria in DRC is characterized by a low adherence to treatment policy, numerous treatment regimens, and abundant concomitant medication potentially harmful to the patient.

Country: 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

School-based malaria prevalence: informative systematic surveillance measure to assess epidemiological impact of malaria control interventions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

April 4, 2018 - 15:09 -- Open Access
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malaria
Author(s): 
Edouard K. Swana, Thierry I. Yav, Michael J. Bangs, et al.
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2018 17:141, 3 April 2018

The SMPS is a useful longitudinal measurement for estimating population malaria prevalence and demonstrating disease burden and impact of control interventions.

Country: 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

In vivo efficacy of artesunate–amodiaquine and artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria: an open-randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

September 6, 2016 - 18:22 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria
Author(s): 
Marit de Wit, Anna L. Funk, Teun Bousema, et al.
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2016 15:455, 6 September 2016

ASAQ is still effective as a treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Baraka, South Kivu, DRC.

Country: 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Medical Treatment: 
artemether–lumefantrine (AL)

Burden of malaria is higher among children in an internal displacement camp compared to a neighbouring village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

August 30, 2016 - 14:58 -- Open Access
Tags: 
malaria, plasmodium falciparum
Author(s): 
Rhianna Charchuk, Makelele Katsuva Jean Paul, Kasereka Masumbuko Claude, Stan Houston and Michael T. Hawkes
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2016 15:431, 25 August 2016

Population displacement due to violent conflict appears to be a risk factor for malaria, a major cause of child mortality.

Country: 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Low prevalence of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale mono-infections among children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based, cross-sectional study

July 12, 2016 - 17:09 -- Open Access
Tags: 
plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, plasmodium falciparum
Author(s): 
Stephanie M. Doctor, Yunhao Liu, Steven R. Meshnick, et al.
Reference: 
Malaria Journal 2016 15:350, 8 July 2016

Plasmodium malariae and P. ovale remain endemic at a low rate in the DRC, but the risk of missing malarial infections of these species due to falciparum-specific RDT use is low.

Country: 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Medical Treatment: 
rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)
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