| in vivo sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine sentitivity study tigray region, southern zone, alamata town, september--november 2001. | the in vivo therapeutic efficacy of sulfadoxine- pyrimethmanine (sp) was assessed in a clinical setting involving 77 falciparum malaria patients diagnosed at alamata sector laboratory, southern tigray in sept--nov. 2001. the objective of the study was to ascertain the continued usefulness of sp in the routine treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. the patients were selected among 370 patients, aged 6 months and above, presenting for evaluation of febrile illnesses. the 1996 world health ... | 2004 | 15884275 |
| impact of irrigation extension on malaria transmission in simret, tigray, ethiopia. | poor subsistence farmers who live in a semi-arid area of northern ethiopia build irrigation systems to overcome water shortages. however, there is a high risk of malaria transmission when increased standing water provides more favorable habitats for mosquito breeding. this is a serious problem because there are many barriers to malaria control measures and health care systems in the area. using a causal loop diagram and computer simulations, the author attempted to visually illustrate positive a ... | 2016 | 27658590 |