| malaria and water resource development: the case of gilgel-gibe hydroelectric dam in ethiopia. | ethiopia plans to increase its electricity power supply by five-fold over the next five years to fulfill the needs of its people and support the economic growth based on large hydropower dams. building large dams for hydropower generation may increase the transmission of malaria since they transform ecosystems and create new vector breeding habitats. the aim of this study was to assess the effects of gilgel-gibe hydroelectric dam in ethiopia on malaria transmission and changing levels of prevale ... | 2009 | 19178727 |
| chloroquine-resistant plasmodium vivax malaria in serbo town, jimma zone, south-west ethiopia. | ethiopia has the highest proportion of vivax malaria, approximately 40% of all malaria infections, in contrast to african countries. chloroquine (cq) is the drug of choice for the treatment of plasmodium vivax infection in the country, although cq resistant p. vivax (crpv) has started to challenge the efficacy of the drug. the present study was conducted to assess the current status of crpv at serbo, jimma zone, south-west ethiopia. | 2009 | 19642976 |
| evaluation of the performance of carestart malaria pf/pv combo rapid diagnostic test for the diagnosis of malaria in jimma, southwestern ethiopia. | to evaluate the diagnostic performance of carestart malaria pf/pv combo test relative to microscopy, for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria in ethiopia. | 2010 | 20005196 |
| performance of three multi-species rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax malaria in oromia regional state, ethiopia. | malaria transmission in ethiopia is unstable and variable, caused by both plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax. the federal ministry of health (fmoh) is scaling up parasitological diagnosis of malaria at all levels of the health system; at peripheral health facilities this will be through use of rapid diagnostic tests (rdts). the present study compared three rdt products to provide the fmoh with evidence to guide appropriate product selection. | 2010 | 20979601 |
| school-based surveys of malaria in oromia regional state, ethiopia: a rapid survey method for malaria in low transmission settings. | in ethiopia, malaria transmission is seasonal and unstable, with both plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax endemic. such spatial and temporal clustering of malaria only serves to underscore the importance of regularly collecting up-to-date malaria surveillance data to inform decision-making in malaria control. cross-sectional school-based malaria surveys were conducted across oromia regional state to generate up-to-date data for planning malaria control interventions, as well as monitoring ... | 2011 | 21288368 |
| validity and reliability of rdt for diagnosis of malaria among febrile children in jimma town: southwest ethiopia. | malaria shows variations in its epidemiologic pattern in relation to the local situation. rapid diagnostic tests (rdts) have the potential to provide an accurate diagnosis and to determine the prevalence of malaria in ureas. | 2011 | 21796913 |
| malaria, oromia regional state, ethiopia, 2001-2006. | to the editor: in ethiopia, malaria is unstable and commonly occurs as intraannual and interannual epidemics. transmission is associated with altitude, temperature, and rainfall, generally peaking twice a year, after the 2 rainy seasons (march-may and july-september) (1). cases are caused by plasmodium falciparum and p. vivax. anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes are the main vector for both species. although malaria is the most common communicable disease in ethiopia (2), few longitudinal case data ... | 2011 | 21762615 |
| urban malaria and associated risk factors in jimma town, south-west ethiopia. | malaria kills millions around the world. until recently it was believed to be a disease of rural areas, since the anopheles mosquito, which transmits plasmodium species breeds in rural areas. urban malaria is emerging as a potential, but "avertable" crisis, in africa. in view of the rapidly growing number of small and medium-sized towns in ethiopia there is a pressing need to improve the understanding of the epidemiology of malaria. therefore, the aim of this study was to determine malaria preva ... | 2011 | 21699741 |