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{"title":"Enhancing IPTp-SP uptake: Community and stakeholder recommendations for improving access and utilisation - insights from a study in Bayelsa-Nigeria.","authors":"Patricia Ogba, Andrea Baumann, Tunde Alabi, Norm Archer, Joshua Eniojukan, Bonny Ibhawoh, Deborah D DiLiberto","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.15351243","DOIUrl":"10.5281/zenodo.15351243","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Malaria remains a major global health challenge, disproportionately affecting pregnant women and children. In Nigeria, malaria in pregnancy contributes to 70.5% of maternal morbidity and 41.1% of maternal mortality. Recognising these risks, the World Health Organization recommends intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) as a key strategy for malaria in pregnancy prevention. However, despite its proven effectiveness, pregnant women's uptake of IPTp-SP remains unacceptably low. This study presents participant-driven recommendations to enhance IPTp-SP uptake, structured within the socio-ecological framework.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This study employed an exploratory descriptive qualitative approach to examine the community-level contextual factors influencing IPTp-SP uptake. Data were collected from 53 participants in two communities in Bayelsa, Nigeria. Individual interviews were conducted with 17 key stakeholders (spouses, mothers-in-law, religious leaders, community leaders, and traditional birth attendants) and 6 focus group discussions with 36 pregnant women. Data management and coding were conducted using NVivo 14 QSR International software, following an inductive-deductive thematic analysis approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants proposed multi-level interventions to address barriers to IPTp-SP uptake at the individual, interpersonal, community, and healthcare system levels. Key recommendations include: Community-wide education campaigns to raise awareness of IPTp-SP's benefits; comprehensive training for healthcare providers to enhance their knowledge and prescription of IPTp-SP; integration of traditional birth attendants into the formal healthcare system; community-level distribution of IPTp-SP to improve access for pregnant women who do not attend antenatal care; government intervention to ensure the functionality of health centers; addressing workforce shortages, and guaranteeing a consistent supply of IPTp-SP.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These evidence-based, participant-driven recommendations offer a holistic and scalable strategy to improve pregnant women's uptake of IPTp-SP in Nigeria and other malaria-endemic regions. Implementing these recommendations can strengthen malaria prevention efforts, improve maternal and child health outcomes, and support broader public health initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12070241/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genetic diversity of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> in people living with HIV in Ogbomoso, Nigeria: Implications for malaria transmission and treatment.","authors":"Adedolapo B Olorunfemi, Damilola E Odesola, Ure C Mbabie, Oreoluwa H Makinde, Iyanuoluwa O Olaosebikan, Ogunniran A James, Adeola O Ayoola, Oluyinka O Opaleye, Olusola Ojurongbe","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.15175103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15175103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>HIV and malaria coexist in individuals across sub-Saharan Africa, a region profoundly impacted by both diseases. <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> exhibits significant genetic diversity in high-transmission areas, which may further complicate the clinical outcomes of people living with HIV (PLWH). This study investigates the genetic diversity of <i>P. falciparum</i> among PLWH in Ogbomoso, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 254 blood samples were collected from HIV-positive patients attending clinics at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and BOWEN Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. Malaria infection was diagnosed using a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), microscopy, and nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR). Genotyping of <i>msp-1</i>, <i>msp-2</i>, and <i>glurp</i> genes was performed to assess genetic diversity. The distribution of allelic families was analysed descriptively using SPSS v.27, and a p-value≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 254 samples, females (72.8%; mean age 40.7 years) were the most predominant. The prevalence of <i>P. falciparum</i> was 5.9%, 55.1%, and 40.6% by RDT, microscopy, and nPCR, respectively. The <i>msp-1</i> geno-typing identified 170 distinct variants, with the K1, MAD20, and RO33 families detected at frequencies of 34.7%, 30.0%, and 35.3%, respectively. The <i>msp-2</i> genotyping revealed 56 alleles, predominantly from the FC27 family (73.2%). The multiplicity of infection (MOI) for <i>msp-1</i>, <i>msp-2</i>, and <i>glurp</i> genes was 2.02, 1.13, and 1.00, respectively, while the expected heterozygosity (H_E) values were 0.86, 0.52, and 0.10, respectively. Most <i>msp-1</i> (68.5%) and <i>glurp</i> (31.1%) samples exhibited polyclonality, whereas <i>msp-2</i> samples were predominantly monoclonal (22.1%). .</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the high malaria transmission intensity in the region, <i>P. falciparum</i> isolates from PLWH exhibited relatively low genetic diversity, suggesting a potential reduction in malaria transmission and signalling the effectiveness of malaria control strategies. Further studies are needed to explore the underlying factors leading to reduced transmission and low genetic variations in this population and their potential impact on malaria transmission and treatment outcomes in PLWH.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11999057/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144030157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tackling the unfolding <i>Anopheles stephensi</i> crisis in Africa: Minimise research and maximise action.","authors":"Bart G J Knols","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.15052092","DOIUrl":"10.5281/zenodo.15052092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When the Asian tiger mosquito (<i>Aedes albopictus</i>) was discovered in the EU for the first time, in a kindergarten in Genua (Italy) in 1990, it was followed initially by a call for action to stop its spread, but gradually turned into a 'study object', resulting in hundreds of research papers since, but very little action in terms of actually trying to eliminate it. Europe is now facing the grave consequences of this lack of action, with dengue, Chikungunya, and West Nile virus already creating problems around the Mediterranean, and aided by climate change both the mosquito and these diseases will move farther north in years to come, posing a risk to millions of people. This history is now repeating itself in the Horn of Africa. It's been thirteen years since <i>Anopheles stephensi</i>, an Asian malaria vector, invaded Djibouti, and has not had much going against it since. And like in Europe, <i>stephensi</i> has become 'the new kid on the block' for academics, and paper after paper (87 in the last 3 years) is coming online, always calling for action in the final paragraphs, but forgetting that mosquitoes don't care about papers and happily continue to conquer more terrain as we sit down to read another paper. Research should focus exclusively on four things: where is the mosquito (surveillance), what works to kill it (control), how do we free areas of it (implementation strategy) and how can we prevent re-invasion of cleared areas. In two of these areas we're almost clueless: strategic area-wide vector elimination and preventing re-invasion. Action in these areas is therefore critical if Africa is to prevent repeating Europe's mistake. And should start with garnering unwavering support and resources from governments of affected countries, regional organisations, and global players. The <i>stephensi</i> problem will not be solved with a dipper searching for larvae in the field. It should start by knocking on politicians' doors, intense lobbying, and succeeding in having the problem addressed with utmost priority. Only then will the means and resources become available to attempt elimination of this invasive vector. Critically, these resources should not affect any ongoing malaria control efforts but should be freed specifically for this purpose. On a more positive note, going aggressively after <i>stephensi</i> would concurrently teach us ways to go after indigenous African vectors in an area-wide fashion, notably through larval source management. Inertia will merely push us all decades backwards in terms of hoping to eliminate malaria in Africa one day.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11932189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and mutations in <i>Pfdhfr</i> and <i>Pfdhps</i> genes in children in the health district of Nanoro, Burkina Faso.","authors":"Kié Solange Millogo, Adjaratou Zabré, Paul Sondo, Bérenger Kaboré, Amélé Fifi Chantal Kouevi, Eulalie W Compaoré, Ipéné Mylène Carenne Bayala, Bouda Ismaïla, So-Vii Franck Hien, Toussaint Rouamba, Adama Kazienga, Karim Derra, Eli Rouamba, Marc Christian Tahita, Florence Ouédraogo, Hamidou Ilboudo, Sanata Bamba, Halidou Tinto","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.15039792","DOIUrl":"10.5281/zenodo.15039792","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is an effective malaria preventive intervention in sub-Saharan Africa. As with other drug-based interventions, large-scale deployment increases drug pressure, which may result in drug-resistant parasite strains thereby jeopardising the impact of the intervention. Mutations in <i>Pfdhps</i> and <i>Pfdhfr</i> genes are known to be associated with resistance to sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine, respectively, making the surveillance of molecular markers crucial in settings where SMC is widely applied. This study aimed at assessing the distribution of <i>Pfdhfr</i> and <i>Pfdhps</i> alleles before and after the 2021 annual campaign of SMC in the health district of Nanoro in Burkina Faso.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Randomly selected dried blood spots collected prior (n=100) and after (n=100) the 2021 SMC campaign were used for the detection of mutation in codons 51, 59 and 108 of the <i>Pfdhfr</i> gene and in codons 437 and 540 of <i>Pfdhps</i> gene using a nested PCR with restriction fragment length polymorphism approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of <i>Pfdhfr</i> and <i>Pfdhps</i> mutant alleles were very high before and after SMC, ranging from 88.42% to 97.98%. However, no significant change in the prevalence of <i>Pfdhfr</i> and <i>Pfdhps</i> mutant alleles was observed in the period before and after SMC campaign (p>0.05). No mutation was observed in <i>Pfdhps</i> codon 540. In addition, the prevalence of the <i>Pfdhfr</i> triple mutant and <i>Pfhfr</i>-<i>dhps</i> quadruple mutant was higher in the study area but with no significant variation before and after SMC campaign (p>0.05). .</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of <i>Pfdhfr</i> and <i>Pfdhps</i> mutant alleles were higher either in pre or post SMC. However, no significant variation in the prevalence of these alleles was observed following the SMC campaign suggesting that these high mutation frequencies may be the result of continuous use of SMC in Burkina Faso since 2014.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11926660/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Allelic frequency of <i>msp</i>2 and <i>glurp</i> genes in <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> isolates from Awka, Anambra, Nigeria.","authors":"Moses Ikegbunam, Abone Harrison, Chukwudi Egbuche, Nwasolu Obidi, Judith Mbamalu, Enyi Emmanuel, Offojebe Kosisochukwu, Mercy Ezeunala, Nzeukwu Chibumma, Ifeyinwa Onochie-Igbinedion, Joy Igwe, Joy Nnanna, Dorothy Ezeagwuna, Vincent Duru, Frances Nworji, Charles Esimone","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.14886922","DOIUrl":"10.5281/zenodo.14886922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The genetic diversity of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> correlates with its pathogenicity, therefore design of evidence-based intervention strategies to eradicate malaria requires genetic diversity surveillance. This study characterised the allelic frequencies and genetic diversity of <i>P. falciparum</i> parasites isolated from Awka, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Genomic DNA was extracted from 177 <i>P. falciparum</i> isolates and the polymorphic regions of the <i>msp2</i> and <i>glurp</i> genes were genotyped by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two <i>msp2</i> alleles (3D7 and FC27) were analysed. The 3D7 (93.55%) <i>msp2</i> allelic family was predominant in <i>msp2</i> positivie isolates. Polyclonal <i>msp2</i> infection was observed in 24 (38.71%) isolates. Twenty-one distinct <i>msp2</i> alleles were detected, with fragment sizes ranging from 200 bp to 1200 bp. The 300 bp allelic fragment (26.83%) was predominant for the 3D7 allele, while the 400 bp allelic fragment (29.54%) was predominant for the FC27 allele. The multiplicity of infection (MoI) in <i>msp2</i> was 2.03, and the expected Heterozygosity (He) was 0.34. Sixty-nine isolates (38.98%) were positive for the RII repeat region of the <i>glurp</i> gene. For the <i>glurp</i> gene, nine alleles were detected for fragment sizes ranging from 200 bp to 1150 bp, and the most prevalent allelic fragment was 200 bp (19%). The MoI and He for the <i>glurp</i> gene were 0.45 and 0.98, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The high level of polyclonal infections with <i>P. falciparum</i> parasites observed in this study indicates extensive genetic diversity in the study area. The data provide important baseline information that can be implemented in developing malaria control strategies and elimination in the study area and Nigeria.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11892418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143598443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Making malaria control a priority: a lesson for today's malaria community.","authors":"Anton Alexander","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For malaria control to be successful, experience has shown that success is more likely where all involved feel the attempt must not be allowed to fail, and that success can be the only acceptable outcome. Importantly, all those at the top must have such commitment, and, in particular, this should also include the funder, the source of finance of the attempt. That would be malaria control treated as a priority. If not treated as such, experience has shown the outcome of such attempts to be disappointing.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11770363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and genetic diversity of polymorphisms in <i>pfcrt</i>, <i>pfdhfr-ts</i> and <i>pfk13 propeller</i> genes of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> in southern Côte d'Ivoire.","authors":"Oléfongo Dagnogo, Ako A B Ako, Dougba N Dago, Kouamé B A Kouman, N'golo D Coulibaly, Kouakou B Bla, Offianan A Touré, Allico J Djaman","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.14604138","DOIUrl":"10.5281/zenodo.14604138","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;Plasmodium falciparum&lt;/i&gt; has developed resistance to almost all the antimalarial drugs currently in use. This resistance has been and remains one of the greatest threats to the control and elimination of malaria. The use of molecular markers of resistance to monitor the emergence and spread of antimalarial drug-resistant parasite strains has proved highly effective. The aim of this study was to analyse the polymorphism of the &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr-ts&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;pfK13 propeller&lt;/i&gt; genes for resistance in &lt;i&gt;P. falciparum&lt;/i&gt; to chloroquine (CQ), pyrimethamine and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in three sites in southern Côte d'Ivoire.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methodology: &lt;/strong&gt;Blood samples were collected in Anonkoua-kouté, Port-Bouët, and Ayamé from 94 patients with microscopically confirmed uncomplicated &lt;i&gt;P. falciparum&lt;/i&gt; malaria. These patients, aged over 2 years, gave their informed consent prior to blood sampling. &lt;i&gt;P. falciparum&lt;/i&gt; genomic DNA extracted from these samples was amplified by nested PCR using primers specific to the &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr-ts&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Pfk13 propeller&lt;/i&gt; genes. The amplification products were sequenced using the Sanger method. After sequencing, the prevalence of &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt; (M74I, N75E, K76T), &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr&lt;/i&gt; (N51I, C59R, S108N) and &lt;i&gt;pfk13 propeller&lt;/i&gt; (Y493H, R539T, I543T, C580Y, M476I and R561H) mutations confirmed to be involved in &lt;i&gt;P. falciparum&lt;/i&gt; resistance to CQ, pyrimethamine and ACTs, respectively was determined. Data were analysed using R statistical software, version 3.2.2.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;For all three study sites, 93 (93/94, i.e. 98.94%), 86 (86/94, i.e. 94.49%) and 74 (74/94, i.e. 78.72%) DNA fragments from patient isolates were successfully amplified for the &lt;i&gt;Pfk13 propeller&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr-ts&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt; genes, respectively. Of the successfully amplified fragments, 93 (93/93, i.e. 100%), 81 (81/86, i.e. 94.18%) and 64 (64/74, i.e. 86.48%) were successfully sequenced for the &lt;i&gt;pfk13 propeller&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr-ts&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt; genes, respectively. Sequence analysis indicated that S108N mutations in the &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr&lt;/i&gt; gene and K76T mutations in the &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt; gene were observed in 74.07% (60/81) and 15.62% (10/64) respectively. Analysis of the &lt;i&gt;k13 propeller&lt;/i&gt; gene also showed a predominance of the YRICMR allelic form representing the sensitive haplotype (72/93, i.e. 78.49%).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions: &lt;/strong&gt;More than a decade after the abandonment of the use of CQ and the adoption of sulfadoxinepyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) for pregnant women, the prevalence of alleles associated with CQ chemoresistance, represented by the K76T mutation in the &lt;i&gt;pfcrt&lt;/i&gt; gene, fell, while that of alleles associated with pyrimethamine chemoresistance, represented by the S108N mutation in the &lt;i&gt;pfdhfr-ts&lt;/i&gt; gene, increased in Anonkoua-Kouté, Port-Bouët and Ayamé. No mutations in muta","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"16 ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11716317/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142973852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What if professional mosquito abatement in Africa started in a refugee camp?","authors":"Silas Majambere","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.14278016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14278016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the aftermath of the 2015 political crisis in Burundi, a humanitarian organisation, Maison Shalom, fled the country to Rwanda with tens of thousands of Burundians. In an attempt to assist their compatriots, a group of Burundians in the diaspora created the Académie <i>Ubuntu</i> and teamed with Maison Shalom to give online classes to the refugees. With courage and determination and despite the conditions in the refugee camp and the language barrier, 17 refugees successfully completed the 'Best Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management Virtual Training Programme', offered by the American Mosquito Control Association. These 17 refugees are determined to put these skills to work and perhaps start the very first mosquito abatement programme in Africa.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"15 ","pages":"14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11627122/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142803921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A shot in the foot: Could chemical control of malaria vectors threaten food security?","authors":"Bart G J Knols","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.13969756","DOIUrl":"10.5281/zenodo.13969756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Overwhelmingly, contemporary malaria vector control equals the use of chemical pesticides (through insecticide-treated bednets or indoor residual spraying). Gradually, but surely, we have become enslaved to thinking that controlling malaria mosquitoes equals the use of chemical insecticides, and much of the vector control field today is dominated by scientists, lobbyists, chemical companies, funding agencies and (global) institutions that endlessly repeat this dogmatic belief. Although chemical control has undoubtedly saved millions of lives, which, morally speaking would immediately justify its continued use, it has many sides that may ultimately cost more lives than it saves. Not only the cyclical problems with insecticide resistance, but also our increased understanding of the human and environmental health impacts of these chemicals, continue to raise red flags. Furthermore, the millions of kilogrammes of annual bednet waste (polyethylene, polypropylene) and bednet packaging material cannot be ignored. In recent years, an abundance of evidence that the use of chemical pesticides is a prime cause for the global decline in insect biodiversity and abundance has surfaced. The rate at which this decline is happening is frightening and may sooner rather than later threaten food production on a global scale. Should we opt for saving lives in the short term by using chemicals and face devastating and irrevocable long-term consequences or become wise(r) in the way we control malaria mosquitoes?</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"15 ","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11502436/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142514257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Did antisemitism mislead and conceal from the world's malaria community the first start anywhere of a successful national malaria elimination campaign?","authors":"Anton Alexander","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.13934894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13934894","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For many years, the malaria community appears to have stumbled and fumbled along in its effort to control malaria with varying results that have often been ineffective. This article makes the suggestion the malaria community has appeared to avoid studying or applying methods that are acknowledged to have been successful in Palestine 100 years ago. The article further suggests such avoidance arose due to an anti-semitic minority element in the Palestine Arab leadership in the 1920s and '30s which sought to inflame the general Palestine Arab populace against the Jews (who had initiated the malaria control) by dishonestly explaining the Arab woes in Palestine had been caused by the Jews. The article asks the question if today's anti-semitism has perpetuated the '20s and '30s Palestine anti-semitism and has thereby continued to discourage the malaria community today from openly adopting the successful anti-malaria methods employed in Palestine 100 years ago.</p>","PeriodicalId":74100,"journal":{"name":"MalariaWorld journal","volume":"15 ","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11537171/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142585259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}