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Browsing Research Articles (UP Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC)) by Issue Date
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Reif, Simon
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-05)
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Patrick, Sean Mark; De Jager, Christiaan; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Joubert, Annie M.
(Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2012)
Endocrine disrupting chemicals may disrupt hormonal processes
leading to impaired development. The studies aim was to investigate the relationship between various EDC exposures and development of urogenital system in male ...
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-05)
Male factor infertility is solely responsible in ∼20% of cases and contributory in ∼30 - 40%. Therefore, in at least 50% of cases a male factor for infertility contributes to failure to conceive. A semen analysis is still ...
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De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Farias, Paulina; Spano, Marcello
(BioMed Central, 2012-10-15)
No abstract available.
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Kylin, Henrik; Bouwman, Hindrik
(BioMed Central, 2012-10-15)
No abstract available.
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Ukpe, I.S. (Indongesit Sunday); Moonasar, Devanand; Raman, Jaishree; Barnes, K.I.; Baker, Lee; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-10)
Malaria case management is a vital component of programmatic strategies for malaria control and elimination. Malaria case management encompasses prompt and effective treatment to minimise morbidity and mortality, reduce ...
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Makhoba, Xolani Henry; Burger, Adelle; Coertzen, Dina; Zininga, Tawanda; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Shonhai, Addmore
(Public Library of Science, 2016-03-31)
S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (PfAdoMetDC) from Plasmodium falciparum is a prospective
antimalarial drug target. The production of recombinant PfAdoMetDC for biochemical
validation as a drug target is important. The ...
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Brisco, Katherine K.; Cornel, Anthony J.; Lee, Yoosook; Mouatcho, Joel; Braack, L.E.O.
(Faculty of 1000, 2016-04)
In this study we tested an alternative method for collecting mosquito larvae
called the sweep net catch method and compared its efficiency to that of the
traditional dip method. The two methods were compared in various ...
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Braack, L.E.O.
(BioMed Central, 2016-04-12)
BACKGROUND : Despite high levels of naturally-acquired immunity (NAI) within local communities in malaria high
transmission settings in Africa, such people often experience clinical disease during peak transmission months ...
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Raman, Jaishree; Morris, Natashia; Frean, John; Brooke, Basil; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Kruger, Philip; Mabusa, Aaron; Raswiswi, Eric; Shandukani, Bridget; Misani, Eunice; Groepe, Mary‑Anne; Moonasar, Devanand
(BioMed Central, 2016-08-27)
BACKGROUND : With a sustained national malaria incidence of fewer than one case per 1000 population at risk, in 2012
South Africa officially transitioned from controlling malaria to the ambitious goal of eliminating malaria ...
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Tee, Jason C.; Klingbiel, Jannie F.G.; Collins, Robert Matthew; Lambert, Mike I.; Coopoo, Yoga
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2016-11)
Rugby union is a collision sport with a relatively high risk of injury. The ability of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) or its component tests to predict the occurrence of severe (≥28 days) injuries in professional ...
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Biggs, Joseph; Raman, Jaishree; Cook, Jackie; Hlongwana, Khumbulani; Drakeley, Chris; Morris, Natashia; Serocharan, Ishen; Agubuzo, Eunice; Kruger, Philip; Mabuza, Aaron; Zitha, Alpheus; Machaba, Elliot; Coetzee, Maureen; Kleinschmidt, Immo
(BioMed Central, 2017-01)
BACKGROUND : It is widely acknowledged that modifications to existing control interventions are required if South
Africa is to achieve malaria elimination. Targeting indoor residual spraying (IRS) to areas where cases ...
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Izadi, Homa; Focke, Walter Wilhelm; Asaadi, Erfan; Maharaj, Rajendra; Pretorius, Jannie; Loots, Mattheus Theodor
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-08-31)
Topical repellents play a key role in reducing the outdoor transmission of mosquito-borne diseases
by reducing human-vector contact. Excellent repellents are available, but there is always room
for improvement. This ...
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Anderson, Chad M.; McCrindle, Cheryl Myra Ethelwyn; Kruger, Taneshka; McNeill, Fraser G.
(BioMed Central, 2018-04-27)
BACKGROUND : In 2015, malaria infected over 212 million people and killed over 429,000 individuals, mostly children
under 5 years of age, with 90% of malaria cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim was to develop ...
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Adeola, Abiodun Morakinyo; Botai, Joel Ongego; Olwoch, Jane Mukarugwiza; Rautenbach, Cornelis Johannes de Wet; Adisa, O.M. (Omolola); De Jager, Christiaan; Botai, Mihloti Christina; Mabuza, Aaron
(PAGEpress, 2019)
There has been a conspicuous increase in malaria cases since
2016/2017 over the three malaria-endemic provinces of South
Africa. This increase has been linked to climatic and environmental
factors. In the absence of ...
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Raman, Jaishree; Allen, Elizabeth; Workman, Lesley; Mabuza, Aaron; Swanepoel, Hendrik; Malatje, Gillian; Frean, John; Wiesner, Lubbe; Barnes, Karen I.
(BioMed Central (BMC), 2019-06)
BACKGROUND: To reduce onward falciparum malaria transmission, the World Health Organization recommends adding
single low-dose (SLD) primaquine to artemisinin-based combination treatment in low transmission areas. ...
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Raman, Jaishree; Kagoro, Frank M.; Mabuza, Aaron; Malatje, Gillian; Reid, Anthony; Barnes, Karen I.
(BioMed Central, 2019-08-22)
BACKGROUND : The ability of Plasmodium falciparum parasites to develop resistance to widely used anti-malarials
threatens malaria control and elimination efforts. Regular drug efficacy monitoring is essential for ensuring ...
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Awandu, Shehu Shagari; Raman, Jaishree; Bousema, Teun; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie
(Oxford University Press, 2019-10)
No abstract available.
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Riddin, Megan A.; Venter, Gert Johannes; Labuschagne, K.; Villet, M.H.
(Wiley, 2019-12)
An upsurge in African horse sickness (AHS) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, from 2006 led to an epidemiological reassessment of the disease there. Light trapping surveys carried out near horses, donkeys and zebras in ...
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Riddin, Megan A.; Venter, Gert Johannes; Labuschagne, K.; Villet, M.H.
(Wiley, 2019-12)
African horse sickness (AHS), a disease of equids caused by the AHS virus, is of major concern in South Africa. With mortality reaching up to 95% in susceptible horses and the apparent reoccurrence of cases in regions ...