2022
The duration of protection against clinical malaria provided by the combination of seasonal RTS,S/AS01E vaccination and seasonal malaria chemoprevention versus either intervention given alone
Cairns M, Barry A, Zongo I, Sagara I, Yerbanga S, Diarra M, Zoungrana C, Issiaka D, Sienou A, Tapily A, Sanogo K, Kaya M, Traore S, Diarra K, Yalcouye H, Sidibe Y, Haro A, Thera I, Snell P, Grant J, Tinto H, Milligan P, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Dicko A, Ouedraogo J. The duration of protection against clinical malaria provided by the combination of seasonal RTS,S/AS01E vaccination and seasonal malaria chemoprevention versus either intervention given alone. BMC Medicine 2022, 20: 352. PMID: 36203149, PMCID: PMC9540742, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02536-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of protectionSeasonal malaria chemopreventionClinical malariaMalaria chemopreventionProtective efficacyDifferent vaccine delivery systemsFlexible parametric survival modelsMalaria transmission seasonOverall protective efficacyVaccine delivery systemChild clusteringBooster dosesSeasonal vaccinationMalaria vaccinationSevere malariaDelivery intervalParametric survival modelsCox regressionMalaria vaccinePrimary seriesRecent trialsIntervention groupConclusionsThe efficacyAS01ECox modelImpact of seasonal RTS,S/AS01E vaccination plus seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the nutritional status of children in Burkina Faso and Mali
Grant J, Sagara I, Zongo I, Cairns M, Yerbanga R, Diarra M, Zoungrana C, Issiaka D, Nikièma F, Sompougdou F, Tapily A, Kaya M, Haro A, Sanogo K, Sienou A, Traore S, Thera I, Yalcouye H, Kuepfer I, Snell P, Milligan P, Ockenhouse C, Ofori-Anyinam O, Tinto H, Djimde A, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Dicko A, Ouédraogo J. Impact of seasonal RTS,S/AS01E vaccination plus seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the nutritional status of children in Burkina Faso and Mali. Malaria Journal 2022, 21: 59. PMID: 35193608, PMCID: PMC8864823, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04077-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMalaria chemopreventionSevere wastingHigh burdenTransmission seasonCombined groupNutritional statusMalaria transmission seasonNutritional status indicatorsPrevalence of stuntingIncidence of malariaCross-sectional surveyMalaria vaccinationSevere malariaRecent trialsStudy populationAS01ELow prevalenceAnthropometric measurementsChronic malnutritionTreatment groupsChance findingStudy childrenResultsIn 2017Prevalence
2021
Combining malaria vaccination with chemoprevention: a promising new approach to malaria control
Greenwood B, Cairns M, Chaponda M, Chico R, Dicko A, Ouedraogo J, Phiri K, ter Kuile F, Chandramohan D. Combining malaria vaccination with chemoprevention: a promising new approach to malaria control. Malaria Journal 2021, 20: 361. PMID: 34488784, PMCID: PMC8419817, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03888-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermittent preventive treatmentMalaria controlMalaria chemopreventionMalaria vaccinationMalaria vaccinePreventive treatmentPost-discharge malaria chemopreventionSeasonal malaria chemopreventionManagement of childrenPrevention of malariaMass drug administrationSickle cell diseaseMalaria elimination programmeClinical malariaSevere malariaSevere anemiaMalaria deathsRecent trialsCell diseaseChemopreventive regimenDrug AdministrationClinical situationsVaccinationElimination programChemoprevention
2020
Effect of adding azithromycin to the antimalarials used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the nutritional status of African children
Gore‐Langton G, Cairns M, Compaoré Y, Sagara I, Kuepfer I, Zongo I, de Wit M, Barry A, Diarra M, Tapily A, Coumare S, Thera I, Nikiema F, Yerbanga R, Guissou R, Tinto H, Dicko A, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Effect of adding azithromycin to the antimalarials used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the nutritional status of African children. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2020, 25: 740-750. PMID: 32166877, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMalaria transmission seasonMalaria chemopreventionNutritional statusTransmission seasonTreatment armsAddition of azithromycinEffect of azithromycinNutritional status indicatorsCross-sectional surveyHospital admissionRecent trialsMass administrationAnthropometric measurementsChronic malnutritionAzithromycinAfrican childrenChemopreventionNutritional outcomesBurkina FasoContinuous outcomesStudy periodMode of actionProtocol analysisYoung children