| patterns and seasonality of malaria transmission in the forest-savannah transitional zones of ghana. | knowledge of the local pattern of malaria transmission and the effect of season on transmission is essential for the planning and evaluation of malaria interventions. therefore, entomological surveys were carried out in the forest-savannah transitional belt of ghana (kintampo) from november 2003 to november 2005 in preparation for drug and vaccine trials. | 2010 | 21054895 |
| mutations in plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter and multidrug resistance genes, and treatment outcomes in ghanaian children with uncomplicated malaria. | the association between the clinical outcome of chloroquine treatment and mutations in the putative plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt) gene at codon 76 and multidrug resistance gene 1 (pf mdr1) at codon 86 were investigated among 406 children with uncomplicated malaria presenting at five sentinel health centres in ghana. presence of mutations in isolates taken at pre-treatment and on day of recurrence of parasites was detected using pcr followed by rflp techniques. ... | 2007 | 17158810 |
| malaria epidemiology in the ahafo area of ghana. | abstract: background: plasmodium falciparum malaria remains endemic in sub-saharan africa including ghana. the epidemiology of malaria in special areas, such as mining areas needs to be monitored and controlled. newmont ghana gold limited is conducting mining activities in the brong ahafo region of ghana that may have an impact on the diseases such as malaria in the mining area. methods: prior to the start of mining activities, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2006/2007 to determine mal ... | 2011 | 21801344 |