after mentioning the main differences between malaria control and malaria eradication, it is suggested that all anti–malaria activities in iran should be renamed as malaria control. applied research in malaria is identified into four categories covering the following subjects. 1- malaria parasites and anti-malaria drugs. 2- malaria vectors. 3- malaria in the community. 4- use of epidemiological...

Although malaria is widely considered a major cause of death in young children born with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in sub-Saharan Africa, this is poorly quantified. We attempted to investigate this question through 4 large case-control analyses involving 7164 children living on the coast of Kenya. SCA was associated with an increased risk of admission to hospital both with nonmalaria diseases in...

404 Previously an endemic area for malaria, Israel was declared malaria free about 50 years ago. The same holds true for other western countries, including those in the northern hemisphere, almost all having been endemic areas of malaria and that succeeded in eradicating the disease in the 20th century. Yet, today, these countries are encountering an increasing number of imported malaria cases ...

OBJECTIVE Studies on malaria due to co-existent P. falciparum and P. vivax infections are negligible in India. Therefore, this study was undertaken to find out the clinical profile, prognostic factors, and outcome of mixed species malaria and to compare it with P. falciparum malaria. METHODS This prospective, comparative study has been conducted in a tertiary health care institution with high...

organs may be affected simultaneously or sequentially. It is still an enigma why one, or more or even none of the organ is affected. It is also not clear yet, when and which organ will be failing. Even persons from one geographical area may have different presentations. There are a lot of heterogeneity and unpredictable consequences. World Health Organization1 has outlined the criteria for seve...

In non-immune individuals, early diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antimalarials lead to recovery within few days. On the contrary, a late diagnosis and/or delayed therapy may lead to the development of various complications causing death. At present, complicated malaria is no more limited to anaemia, cerebral malaria or renal failure. Though it is conventional to describe various compli...

Possible pathophysiological, clinical and epidemiological interactions between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tropical pathogens, especially malaria parasites, constitute a concern in tropical areas. Two decades of research have shown that HIV-related immunosuppression is correlated with increased malaria infection, burden, and treatment failure, and with complicated malaria, irrespecti...