2021
Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness
Yaméogo K, Yerbanga R, Ouattara S, Yao F, Lefèvre T, Zongo I, Nikièma F, Compaoré Y, Tinto H, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Belem A, Cohuet A, Ouédraogo J. Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness. Malaria Journal 2021, 20: 326. PMID: 34315475, PMCID: PMC8314489, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03855-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition of azithromycinMalaria chemopreventionSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineGametocyte infectivityAsexual Plasmodium falciparumDirect membrane feeding assaysSeasonal malaria chemopreventionPlacebo-controlled trialPlasmodium falciparum transmissionMembrane feeding assaysInfectivity of gametocytesControl of malariaPresence of malariaMalaria transmission periodDays post treatmentAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesGametocyte prevalenceMethodsThe studyConclusionThis studyMalaria transmissionP. falciparumControl childrenMosquito transmissionAppropriate interventionsChemoprevention
2016
Neemazal ® as a possible alternative control tool for malaria and African trypanosomiasis?
Yerbanga R, Rayaisse J, Vantaux A, Salou E, Mouline K, Hien F, Habluetzel A, Dabiré R, Ouédraogo J, Solano P, Lefèvre T. Neemazal ® as a possible alternative control tool for malaria and African trypanosomiasis? Parasites & Vectors 2016, 9: 263. PMID: 27146309, PMCID: PMC4857419, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1538-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican trypanosomiasisEffect of bloodOral dosesBehavioral alterationsConclusionThis studyAnthropophilic rateDifferent dosesMembrane feedingAlternative control toolsDosesCalf odourPromising activityMalariaMiceBloodDoseVector control programsHost stimuliAdditional researchControl programsPlant remediesBehavioral responsesG. palpalis gambiensisTrypanosomiasisBloodmeal