2019
Genetic Markers of Benzimidazole Resistance among Human Hookworms (Necator americanus) in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana.
Orr AR, Quagraine JE, Suwondo P, George S, Harrison LM, Dornas FP, Evans B, Caccone A, Humphries D, Wilson MD, Cappello M. Genetic Markers of Benzimidazole Resistance among Human Hookworms (Necator americanus) in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 100: 351-356. PMID: 30734697, PMCID: PMC6367626, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass drug administrationSoil-transmitted helminthsKintampo North MunicipalitySchool-aged childrenSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPolymerase chain reactionEffectiveness of MDAWild-type SNPsInfected study subjectsPeriodic mass drug administrationResistance-associated single nucleotide polymorphismsCross-sectional studyResistance-associated mutationsWorld Health OrganizationHookworm infectionDrug exposureHookworm eggsUnreported associationStudy subjectsDrug AdministrationPosttreatment samplesChemotherapeutic approachesGrowth delayHuman hookwormHealth Organization
2013
Five years of malaria control in the continental region, Equatorial Guinea
Rehman A, Mann A, Schwabe C, Reddy M, Roncon Gomes I, Slotman M, Yellott L, Matias A, Caccone A, Nseng Nchama G, Kleinschmidt I. Five years of malaria control in the continental region, Equatorial Guinea. Malaria Journal 2013, 12: 154. PMID: 23651490, PMCID: PMC3652729, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndoor residual sprayingMalaria Indicator SurveyLow prevalenceIntervention coverageHealth information systemsCase managementP. falciparum prevalencePlasmodium falciparum infectionAnnual malaria indicator surveysProportion of childrenSuccessful malaria control programmesMalaria control programmesMinority of childrenPrevious nightFalciparum infectionChildren 1Malaria interventionsMalaria seasonInsecticidal netsMalaria transmissionP. falciparumMalaria controlLogistic regressionPrevalenceIndicator Survey