Articles
Volume 4 (2005) - June 2005
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The quality of antimalarials available in Yemen Ahmed Abdo-Rabbo, Amal Bassili, Hoda Atta Malaria Journal 2005, 4:28 (29 June 2005) Sub-standard drugs lead to unsatisfactory treatment: this does not only have serious consequences for the patient, but it may be misinterpreted as drug resistance. Drugs at various levels of the distribution system in Yemen were sampled and analysed in three different quality control laboratories.
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OraLee Branch, W Martin Casapia, Dionicia V Gamboa, Jean N Hernandez, Freddy F Alava, Norma Roncal, Eugenia Alvarez, Enrique J Perez, Eduardo Gotuzzo Malaria Journal 2005, 4:27 (23 June 2005) The spatial/temporal distribution of malaria in a hypoendemic situation, where malaria is very localized in a few households within the region, is an argument for a more specific targeting of control measures (for example, by insecticide-spraying at-risk houses).
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Eric Legrand, Beatrice Volney, Anne Lavergne, Caroline Tournegros, Loïc Florent, Doris Accrombessi, Micheline Guillotte, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Philippe Esterre Malaria Journal 2005, 4:26 (21 June 2005) Are some strains of parasites more virulent than others ? This question is investigated here by studying parasite genotypes in isolates from patients with different clinical forms of malaria in French Guiana, an area where parasite polymorphism is normally low.
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