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
2013
Comparison of zinc protoporphyrin concentration in capillary whole blood and venous washed red blood cells among young Burkinabe children
Hess S, Yakes E, Abbeddou S, Peerson J, Some J, Ouedraogo Z, Ouedraogo J, Brown K. Comparison of zinc protoporphyrin concentration in capillary whole blood and venous washed red blood cells among young Burkinabe children. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 107.4-107.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.107.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung Burkinabe childrenRed blood cellsZinc protoporphyrinPresence of malariaBurkinabe childrenBlood samplesBlood cellsWhole bloodC-reactive proteinPresence of inflammationCapillary whole blood samplesMalaria-endemic regionsZinc protoporphyrin concentrationsRapid diagnostic testsCapillary whole bloodWashed red blood cellsWhole blood samplesVenous samplesVenous bloodIron statusEndemic regionsProtoporphyrin concentrationDiagnostic testsInflammationMalaria