2022
Evaluation of the Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M malaria transmission-blocking candidate vaccine in endemic settings
Mulamba C, Williams C, Kreppel K, Ouedraogo J, Olotu A. Evaluation of the Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M malaria transmission-blocking candidate vaccine in endemic settings. Malaria Journal 2022, 21: 159. PMID: 35655174, PMCID: PMC9161629, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04173-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndemic settingsMalaria transmission-blocking vaccineHuman vaccine trialsTransmission-blocking vaccinesPublic health importanceMosquito vectorsMiddle-income settingsAnti-malarial drugsImmunological mechanismsCandidate vaccinesVaccine trialsHealthy individualsIncome settingsTransmission blockingHealth importanceMalaria controlMalaria parasitesVaccineLocal interventionsDrugsInterventionSettingSexual stagesPfs25Disease
2021
Combining malaria vaccination with chemoprevention: a promising new approach to malaria control
Greenwood B, Cairns M, Chaponda M, Chico R, Dicko A, Ouedraogo J, Phiri K, ter Kuile F, Chandramohan D. Combining malaria vaccination with chemoprevention: a promising new approach to malaria control. Malaria Journal 2021, 20: 361. PMID: 34488784, PMCID: PMC8419817, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03888-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermittent preventive treatmentMalaria controlMalaria chemopreventionMalaria vaccinationMalaria vaccinePreventive treatmentPost-discharge malaria chemopreventionSeasonal malaria chemopreventionManagement of childrenPrevention of malariaMass drug administrationSickle cell diseaseMalaria elimination programmeClinical malariaSevere malariaSevere anemiaMalaria deathsRecent trialsCell diseaseChemopreventive regimenDrug AdministrationClinical situationsVaccinationElimination programChemopreventionNutritional status in young children prior to the malaria transmission season in Burkina Faso and Mali, and its impact on the incidence of clinical malaria
de Wit M, Cairns M, Compaoré Y, Sagara I, Kuepfer I, Zongo I, Barry A, Diarra M, Tapily A, Coumare S, Thera I, Nikiema F, Yerbanga R, Guissou R, Tinto H, Dicko A, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Nutritional status in young children prior to the malaria transmission season in Burkina Faso and Mali, and its impact on the incidence of clinical malaria. Malaria Journal 2021, 20: 274. PMID: 34158054, PMCID: PMC8220741, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03802-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical malaria incidenceSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMalaria transmission seasonClinical malariaNutritional statusMalaria incidenceMalaria chemopreventionSubsequent incidenceTransmission seasonMalaria seasonNutritional indicatorsEffects of malnutritionYoung childrenSymptomatic malariaScreening visitArm circumferenceLower incidenceModerate wastingHigh incidenceRandom effects Poisson modelBurkina FasoInsecticidal netsMalaria controlMalnutritionMalaria
2017
TO VALUE THE EFFICIENCY OF PYRONARIDINE-ARTESUNATE AND ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE IN THE TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA OF PLASMODIUM SPP. IN BURKINA FASO
Barry N, Kaboré N, Kabré Z, Fofana A, Nikèma F, Compaoré D, Somé F, Zongo I, Djimdé A, Ouédraogo J. TO VALUE THE EFFICIENCY OF PYRONARIDINE-ARTESUNATE AND ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE IN THE TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA OF PLASMODIUM SPP. IN BURKINA FASO. BMJ Global Health 2017, 2: a24. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000260.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtemether-lumefantrineUncomplicated malariaTreatment failurePA groupAL groupEffective malaria vaccineStandard of careNew therapeutic drugsPyronaridine-ArtesunateMalaria vaccinePatient groupTherapeutic failureFirst episodeTreatment responseDay 28Malaria diagnosisDay 42Burkina FasoMalaria controlEvidence baseLess casesPlasmodium sppTherapeutic drugsMalariaBobo-Dioulasso
2016
Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso
Somé A, Sorgho H, Zongo I, Bazié T, Nikiéma F, Sawadogo A, Zongo M, Compaoré Y, Ouédraogo J. Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso. Parasite 2016, 23: 60. PMID: 28004634, PMCID: PMC5178381, DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2016069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceAntimalarialsArtemisininsBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMembrane Transport ProteinsMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsYoung AdultConceptsPolymerase chain reactionUncomplicated malariaDrug resistance polymorphismsPfcrt 76TResistance-mediating polymorphismsPrevalence of polymorphismsSymptomatic malaria patientsAntimalarial drug resistanceGlobal malaria controlEmergence of resistancePfmdr1 184FPfmdr1 86YMalaria patientsPfdhps genesBaseline prevalenceCombination therapyHealth centersBlood samplesWestern CambodiaBetter efficacyGene polymorphismsCodon 540Malaria controlDrug resistancePfdhpsArtesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine Therapies and Selection of Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 Alleles in Nanoro, Burkina Faso
Sondo P, Derra K, Nakanabo S, Tarnagda Z, Kazienga A, Zampa O, Valéa I, Sorgho H, Owusu-Dabo E, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé T, Tinto H. Artesunate-Amodiaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine Therapies and Selection of Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 Alleles in Nanoro, Burkina Faso. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0151565. PMID: 27031231, PMCID: PMC4816516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllelesAmodiaquineAntimalarialsArtemether, Lumefantrine Drug CombinationArtemisininsBurkina FasoChildDrug CombinationsEthanolaminesFemaleFluorenesGene FrequencyGenotypeHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansMalaria, FalciparumMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsMultivariate AnalysisParasitemiaPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPfmdr1 allelesTreatment failureArtemether-lumefantrine therapyPfcrt K76TSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRestriction fragment length polymorphism methodFragment length polymorphism methodPotential beneficial effectsLength polymorphism methodArtesunate-AmodiaquineRecurrent parasitaemiaTreatment regimenACT resistanceCombination therapyK76TPfmdr1 geneClinical trialsTreatment outcomesMultivariate analysisDay 0PfcrtMalaria controlBlood spotsBeneficial effectsPolymorphism method
2015
Prevalence of the dhfr and dhps Mutations among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso Five Years after the Introduction of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine
Tahita M, Tinto H, Erhart A, Kazienga A, Fitzhenry R, VanOvermeir C, Rosanas-Urgell A, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, Van geertruyden J, D’Alessandro U. Prevalence of the dhfr and dhps Mutations among Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso Five Years after the Introduction of Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0137440. PMID: 26368675, PMCID: PMC4569438, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntimalarialsBurkina FasoDihydropteroate SynthaseDrug CombinationsDrug ResistanceFemaleHumansMalaria, FalciparumMutationPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdPrevalenceProtozoan ProteinsPyrimethamineSulfadoxineTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseYoung AdultConceptsIntermittent preventive treatmentPregnant womenPfdhps genesPreventive treatmentAntenatal careSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineThird trimesterDhps mutationsPfdhfr mutationsMalaria infectionMalaria symptomsHealth districtPfdhfr geneBlood samplesSP resistanceI164L mutationEndemic regionsReductase mutationMalaria controlDrug resistancePrevalenceAdverse effectsFive yearsWomenBurkina Faso
2014
Transmission blocking activity of Azadirachta indica and Guiera senegalensis extracts on the sporogonic development of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes
Yerbanga R, Lucantoni L, Ouédraogo R, Da D, Yao F, Yaméogo K, Churcher T, Lupidi G, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Gouagna L, Cohuet A, Christophides G, Ouédraogo J, Habluetzel A. Transmission blocking activity of Azadirachta indica and Guiera senegalensis extracts on the sporogonic development of Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes. Parasites & Vectors 2014, 7: 185. PMID: 24735564, PMCID: PMC3996177, DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOocyst prevalencePlasmodium falciparum fieldMalaria control toolsLate-stage gametocytesAnopheles coluzzii femalesEvidence of transmissionPharmacological strategiesAntiplasmodial effectCombination treatmentAnopheles coluzzii mosquitoesAntimalarial drugsMalaria controlMalaria parasitesPlasmodium falciparumMembrane feedingMosquito midgutHerbal formulationsGuiera senegalensisEthyl acetate extractPlant extractsEthanol extractHuman hostColuzzii mosquitoesNeem tree Azadirachta indicaOocyst densityThe impact of clinical research activities on communities in rural Africa: the development of the Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN) in Burkina Faso
Tinto H, Valea I, Sorgho H, Tahita M, Traore M, Bihoun B, Guiraud I, Kpoda H, Rouamba J, Ouédraogo S, Lompo P, Yara S, Kabore W, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé R, Binka F, Ogutu B. The impact of clinical research activities on communities in rural Africa: the development of the Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN) in Burkina Faso. Malaria Journal 2014, 13: 113. PMID: 24655351, PMCID: PMC3994337, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical research unitMalaria vaccine trialsClinical trial platformDemographic Surveillance SystemResource-poor settingsClinical research activitiesClinical laboratory servicesVaccine trialsHealth workersNanoroMalaria controlClinical researchNew drugsTrial platformHealth careLaboratory servicesResearch UnitSurveillance systemSaharan AfricaStudy dataTotal populationRural AfricaActive advocacyBurkina FasoPopulation