DRUGS team

  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Individual and environmental risk factors for dengue and chikungunya seropositivity in North-Eastern Tanzania

    Kajeguka, D. C., Msonga, M., Schiøler, Karin Linda, Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, Syrianou, P., Tenu, F., Alifrangis, Michael, Mosha, F. W. & Kavishe, R. A., Jun 2017, In: Infection, Disease and Health. 22, 2, p. 65-76 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Knowledge and practice regarding dengue and chikungunya: a cross-sectional study among Healthcare workers and community in Northern Tanzania

    Kajeguka, D. C., Desrochers, R. E., Mwangi, R., Mgabo, M. R., Alifrangis, Michael, Kavishe, R. A., Mosha, F. W. & Kulkarni, M. A., May 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, 5, p. 583-593 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Different origin and dispersal of sulfadoxine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum haplotypes between Eastern Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo

    Baraka, V., Delgado-Ratto, C., Nag, S., Ishengoma, D. S., Madebe, R. A., Mavoko, H. M., Nabasumba, C., Lutumba, P., Alifrangis, Michael & Van Geertruyden, J., Apr 2017, In: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 49, 4, p. 456-464 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Patterns of infections, aetiological agents and antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary care hospital in northern Tanzania

    Kumburu, H. H., Sonda, T., Mmbaga, B. T., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., Apr 2017, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 22, 4, p. 454-464 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ADULT POPULATIONS TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTIONS IN THE SIAVONGA AND MAZABUKA DISTRICTS OF ZAMBIA

    Halwindi, H., Magnussen, Pascal, Olsen, A. & Lisulo, M., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Biosocial Science. 49, 2, p. 265-275 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Referral of children seeking care at private health facilities in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K., Buregyeya, E., Rutebemberwa, E., Clarke, S. E., Lal, S., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal & LaRussa, P., 14 Feb 2017, In: Malaria Journal. 16, 11 p., 76.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Cellulose filtration of blood from malaria patients for improving ex vivo growth of Plasmodium falciparum parasites

    Mkumbaye, S. I., Minja, D. T. R., Jespersen, Jakob Schmidt, Alifrangis, Michael, Kavishe, R. A., Mwakalinga, S. B., Lusingu, J. P., Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Lavstsen, Thomas & Wang, Christian William, 10 Feb 2017, In: Malaria Journal. 16, 1, 8 p., 69.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Effect of repeated mass drug administration with praziquantel and track and treat of taeniosis cases on the prevalence of taeniosis in Taenia solium endemic rural communities of Tanzania

    Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal, Ndawi, B., Wendy, H., Lekule, F. P. & Johansen, M. V., Jan 2017, In: Acta Tropica. 165, p. 246-251

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Neurocysticercosis in a rural population with extensive pig production in Angónia district, Tete Province, Mozambique

    Assane, Y. A., Trevisan, C., Schutte, C. M., Noormahomed, E. V., Johansen, M. V. & Magnussen, Pascal, Jan 2017, In: Acta Tropica. 165, p. 155-160

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Comparison of the capacity between public and private health facilities to manage under-five children with febrile illnesses in Uganda

    Buregyeya, E., Rutebemberwa, E., LaRussa, P., Lal, S., Clarke, S. E., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal & Mbonye, A. K., 2017, In: Malaria Journal. 16, 1, 7 p., 183.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic tests for appropriate treatment of malaria at the community level in Uganda

    Hansen, K. S., Ndyomugyenyi, R., Magnussen, Pascal, Lal, S. & Clarke, S. E., 2017, In: Health Policy and Planning. 32, 5, p. 676-689 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Defining persistent hotspots: Areas that fail to decrease meaningfully in prevalence after multiple years of mass drug administration with praziquantel for control of schistosomiasis

    Kittur, N., Binder, S., Campbell, C. H., King, C. H., Kinung'Hi, S., Olsen, A., Magnussen, Pascal & Colley, D. G., 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97, 6, p. 1810-1817 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    High throughput resistance profiling of Plasmodium falciparum infections based on custom dual indexing and Illumina next generation sequencing-technology

    Nag, S., Dalgaard, M. D., Kofoed, P., Ursing, J., Crespo Bravo, Marina, Andersen, L. O., Aarestrup, F. M., Lund, O. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 13 p., 2398.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings

    Hopkins, H., Bruxvoort, K. J., Cairns, M. E., Chandler, C. I. R., Leurent, B., Ansah, E. K., Baiden, F., Baltzell, K. A., Björkman, A., Burchett, H. E. D., Clarke, S. E., DiLiberto, D. D., Elfving, K., Goodman, C., Hansen, K. S., Kachur, S. P., Lal, S., Lalloo, D. G., Leslie, T., Magnussen, P. & 17 others, Jefferies, L. M., Mårtensson, A., Mayan, I., Mbonye, A. K., Msellem, M. I., Onwujekwe, O. E., Owusu-Agyei, S., Reyburn, H., Rowland, M. W., Shakely, D., Vestergaard, L. S., Webster, J., Wiseman, V. L., Yeung, S., Schellenberg, D., Staedke, S. G. & Whitty, C. J. M., 2017, In: The BMJ. 356, 10 p., j1054.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Introducing rapid tests for malaria into the retail sector: what are the unintended consequences?

    Hutchinson, E., Hutchison, C., Lal, S., Hansen, K., Kayendeke, M., Nabirye, C., Magnussen, Pascal, Clarke, S. E., Mbonye, A. & Chandler, C. I. R., 2017, In: B M J Global Health. 2, 1, 12 p., 000067.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Molecular evidence of malaria and zoonotic diseases among rapid diagnostic test-negative febrile patients in low-transmission season, Mali

    Touré, M., Petersen, P. T., Bathily, S. N., Sanogo, D., Wang, Christian William, Schiøler, Karin Linda, Konradsen, Flemming, Doumbia, S. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2017, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96, 2, p. 335-337

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Oxidative stress in malaria and artemisinin combination therapy: Pros and Cons

    Kavishe, R. A., Koenderink, J. B. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2017, In: FEBS Journal. 284, 16, p. 2579-2591 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Randomised controlled trial of two sequential artemisinin-based combination therapy regimens to treat uncomplicated falciparum malaria in African children: a protocol to investigate safety, efficacy and adherence

    Schallig, H. D. F. H., Tinto, H., Sawa, P., Kaur, H., Duparc, S., Ishengoma, D. S., Magnussen, Pascal, Alifrangis, Michael & Sutherland, C. J., 2017, In: B M J Global Health. 2, 3, 7 p., e000371.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. 2016
  21. Published

    CystiSim - an agent-based model for Taenia solium transmission and control

    Braae, U. C., Devleesschauwer, B., Gabriël, S., Dorny, P., Speybroeck, N., Magnussen, Pascal, Torgerson, P. & Johansen, M. V., Dec 2016, In: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 10, 12, 17 p., e0005184.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Infection with Schistosoma mansoni has an Effect on Quality of Life, but not on Physical Fitness in Schoolchildren in Mwanza Region, North-Western Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Kinung’hi, S., Magnussen, Pascal, Kaatano, G. & Olsen, A., Dec 2016, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 10, 12, 147 p., e0005257.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Community health workers adherence to referral guidelines: evidence from studies introducing RDTs in two malaria transmission settings in Uganda

    Lal, S., Ndyomugenyi, R., Paintain, L., Alexander, N. D., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal, Chandramohan, D. & Clarke, S. E., 24 Nov 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 13 p., 568.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    4-Aminoquinoline derivatives: Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-resistant parasites

    Singh, S., Agarwal, D., Sharma, K., Sharma, M., Nielsen, Morten Agertoug, Alifrangis, Michael, Singh, A. K., Gupta, R. D. & Awasthi, S. K., 21 Oct 2016, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 122, p. 394-407 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Cost effectiveness of intermittent screening followed by treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy in West Africa: analysis and modelling of results from a non-inferiority trial

    Fernandes, S., Sicuri, E., Halimatou, D., Akazili, J., Boiang, K., Chandramohan, D., Coulibaly, S., Diawara, S. I., Kayentao, K., Kuile, F. T., Magnussen, Pascal, Tagbor, H., Williams, J., Woukeu, A., Cairns, M., Greenwood, B. & Hanson, K., 23 Sep 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 13 p., 493.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Appropriate targeting of artemisinin-based combination therapy by community health workers using malaria rapid diagnostic tests: findings from randomized trials in two contrasting areas of high and low malaria transmission in south-western Uganda

    Ndyomugyenyi, R., Magnussen, Pascal, Lal, S., Hansen, K. S. & Clarke, S. E., Sep 2016, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 21, 9, p. 1157-1170 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Effect of national schistosomiasis control programme on Taenia solium taeniosis and porcine cysticercosis in rural communities of Tanzania

    Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal, Harrison, W., Ndawi, B., Lekule, F. & Johansen, M. V., Sep 2016, In: Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 1, 3, p. 245-251 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The Performance of a Rapid Diagnostic Test in Detecting Malaria Infection in Pregnant Women and the Impact of Missed Infections

    Williams, J. E., Cairns, M., Njie, F., Laryea Quaye, S., Awine, T., Oduro, A., Tagbor, H., Bojang, K., Magnussen, Pascal, Ter Kuile, F. O., Woukeu, A., Milligan, P., Chandramohan, D. & Greenwood, B., 1 Apr 2016, In: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 62, 7, p. 837-844 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Insecticidal Paints: A realistic approach to vector control?

    Schiøler, Karin Linda, Alifrangis, Michael, Kitron, U. & Konradsen, Flemming, Apr 2016, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Online). 10, 4, 5 p., e0004518.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    A retrospective audit of antibiotic prescriptions in primary health-care facilities in Eastern Region, Ghana

    Ahiabu, M., Tersbøl, Britt Pinkowski, Biritwum, R., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Magnussen, Pascal, Mar 2016, In: Health Policy and Planning. 31, 2, p. 250-258 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Examining intervention design: Lessons from the development of eight related malaria health care intervention studies

    Chandler, C. I. R., Burchett, H., Boyle, L., Achonduh, O., Mbonye, A., Diliberto, D., Reyburn, H., Onwujekwe, O., Haaland, A., Roca-Feltrer, A., Baiden, F., Mbacham, W. F., Ndyomugyenyi, R., Nankya, F., Mangham-Jefferies, L., Clarke, S., Mbakilwa, H., Reynolds, J., Lal, S., Leslie, T. & 13 others, Maiteki-Sebuguzi, C., Webster, J., Magnussen, Pascal, Ansah, E., Hansen, K. S., Hutchinson, E., Cundill, B., Yeung, S., Schellenberg, D., Staedke, S. G., Wiseman, V., Lalloo, D. G. & Whitty, C. J. M., 1 Jan 2016, In: Health systems and reform. 2, 4, p. 373-388 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Assessing the potential of rural and urban private facilities in implementing child health interventions in Mukono district, central Uganda: a cross sectional study

    Rutebemberwa, E., Buregyeya, E., Lal, S., Clarke, S. E., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal, LaRussa, P. & Mbonye, A. K., 2016, In: BMC Health Services Research. 16, 7 p., 268.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Benchtop whole-genome sequencing for identification of nosocomial outbreaks in Tanzania

    Sonda, T., Kumburu, H., Zwetselaar, M. V., Ahrenfeldt, J., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2016, In: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 37, 5, p. 622-623 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearch

  34. Published

    Gaining and sustaining schistosomiasis control: study protocol and baseline data prior to different treatment strategies in five African countries

    Ezeamama, A. E., He, C-L., Shen, Y., Yin, X-P., Binder, S. C., Campbell, C. H., Rathbun, S., Whalen, C. C., N'Goran, E. K., Utzinger, J., Olsen, A., Magnussen, P., Kinung'hi, S., Fenwick, A., Phillips, A., Ferro, J., Karanja, D. M. S., Mwinzi, P. N. M., Montgomery, S., Secor, W. E. & 4 others, Hamidou, A., Garba, A., King, C. H. & Colley, D. G., 2016, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 16, 11 p., 229.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Impact of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine resistance on effectiveness of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy at clearing infections and preventing low birth weight

    Desai, M., Gutman, J., Taylor, S. M., Wiegand, R. E., Khairallah, C., Kayentao, K., Ouma, P., Coulibaly, S. O., Kalilani, L., Mace, K. E., Arinaitwe, E., Mathanga, D. P., Doumbo, O., Otieno, K., Edgar, D., Chaluluka, E., Kamuliwo, M., Ades, V., Skarbinski, J., Shi, Y. P. & 3 others, Magnussen, Pascal, Meshnick, S. & Kuile, F. O. T., 2016, In: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 62, 3, p. 323-233 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Impact of combined intermittent preventive treatment of malaria and helminths on anaemia, sustained attention, and recall in Northern Ghanaian schoolchildren

    Opoku, E. C., Olsen, A., Browne, E., Hodgson, A., Awoonor-Williams, J. K., Yelifari, L., Williams, J. & Magnussen, Pascal, 2016, In: Global Health Action. 9, 32197.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Meta-analysis of proportion estimates of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in East Africa hospitals

    Sonda, T., Kumburu, H., van Zwetselaar, M., Alifrangis, Michael, Lund, O., Kibiki, G. & Aarestrup, F. M., 2016, In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 5, p. 18 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Molecular monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum super-resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Tanzania

    Kavishe, R. A., Kaaya, R. D., Nag, S., Krogsgaard, C., Notland, J. G., Kavishe, A. A., Ishengoma, D., Roper, C. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 8 p., 335.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Non-falciparum malaria infections in pregnant women in West Africa

    Williams, J., Njie, F., Cairns, M., Bojang, K., Coulibaly, S. O., Kayentao, K., Abubakar, I., Akor, F., Mohammed, K., Bationo, R., Dabira, E., Soulama, A., Djimdé, M., Guirou, E., Awine, T., Quaye, S. L., Ordi, J., Doumbo, O., Hodgson, A., Oduro, A. & 7 others, Magnussen, Pascal, Ter Kuile, F. O., Woukeu, A., Milligan, P., Tagbor, H., Greenwood, B. & Chandramohan, D., 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 1, 53.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Prescription for antibiotics at drug shops and strategies to improve quality of care and patient safety: a cross-sectional survey in the private sector in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K., Buregyeya, E., Rutebemberwa, E., Clarke, S. E., Lal, S., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal & LaRussa, P., 2016, In: B M J Open. 6, 3, e010632.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Prevalence of dengue and chikungunya virus infections in north-eastern Tanzania: a cross sectional study among participants presenting with malaria-like symptoms

    Kajeguka, D. C., Kaaya, R. D., Mwakalinga, S., Ndossi, R., Ndaro, A., Chilongola, J. O., Mosha, F. W., Schiøler, Karin Linda, Kavishe, R. A. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2016, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 16, 1, 9 p., 183.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Referral patterns of community health workers diagnosing and treating malaria: Cluster-randomized trials in two areas of high- and low-malaria transmission in southwestern Uganda

    Lal, S., Ndyomugenyi, R., Magnussen, Pascal, Hansen, K. S., Alexander, N. D., Paintain, L., Chandramohan, D. & Clarke, S. E., 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95, 6, p. 1398-1408 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Seasonality and shift in age-specific malaria prevalence and incidence in Binko and Carrière villages close to the lake in Selingué, Mali

    Touré, M., Sanogo, D., Dembele, S., Diawara, S. I., Oppfeldt, K., Schiøler, Karin Linda, Haidara, D. B., Traoré, S. F., Alifrangis, Michael, Konradsen, Flemming & Doumbia, S., 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 11 p., 219.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Treatment and prevention of malaria in pregnancy in the private health sector in Uganda: implications for patient safety

    Mbonye, A. K., Buregyeya, E., Rutebemberwa, E., Clarke, S. E., Lal, S., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal & LaRussa, P., 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 7 p., 212.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. 2015
  46. Published

    Feedstuff and poor latrines may put pigs at risk of cysticercosis: a case-control study

    Braae, U. C., Harrison, W., Lekule, F., Magnussen, Pascal & Johansen, M. V., 30 Nov 2015, In: Veterinary Parasitology. 214, 1-2, p. 187-191 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Malaria prevalence and incidence in an isolated, meso-endemic area of Mozambique

    Charlwood, J. D., Tomás, E. V. E., Bragança, M., Cuamba, N., Alifrangis, Michael & Stanton, M., 5 Nov 2015, In: PeerJ. 3, 22 p., e1370.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Effect of repeated mass drug administration with praziquantel and track and treat of taeniosis cases on the prevalence of taeniosis in Taenia solium endemic rural communities of Tanzania

    Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal, Ndawi, B., Wendy, H., Lekule, F. & Johansen, M. V., 3 Nov 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    cystiSim - an agent-based model for Taenia solium transmission and control

    Braae, U. C., Devleesschauwer, B., Gabriël, S., Dorny, P., Speybroeck, N., Magnussen, Pascal & Johansen, M. V., 3 Nov 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Multiple Origins of Mutations in the mdr1 Gene—A Putative Marker of Chloroquine Resistance in P. vivax

    Schousboe, M. L., Ranjitkar, S., Rajakaruna, R. S., Amerasinghe, P. H., Morales, F., Pearce, R., Ord, R., Leslie, T., Rowland, M., Gadalla, N. B., Konradsen, Flemming, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Roper, C. & Alifrangis, Michael, Nov 2015, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Online). 9, 11, 17 p., e0004196.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Health facility utilisation changes during the introduction of community case management of malaria in South Western Uganda: an interrupted time series approach

    Lal, S., Ndyomugenyi, R., Alexander, N. D., Lagarde, M., Paintain, L., Magnussen, Pascal, Chandramohan, D. & Clarke, S. E., 10 Sep 2015, In: P L o S One. 10, 9, 17 p., e0137448.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Effects of introducing malaria rapid diagnostic tests in drug shops: findings from the evaluation of a cluster randomised trial in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K., Magnussen, Pascal, Hutchinson, E., Hansen, K. S., Lal, S. & Clarke, S. E., Sep 2015, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20, S1, p. 16-16 1 p., O.3.1.6.003.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Health facility caseload changes during the introduction of community case management of malaria in South Western Uganda: an interrupted time series approach

    Lal, S., Ndyomugyenyi, R., Lagarde, M., Alexander, N. D., Paintain, L., Magnussen, Pascal, Chandramohan, D. & Clarke, S. E., Sep 2015, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20, Suppl S1, p. 159-160 2 p., PST3.006.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  54. Published

    Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance markers to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine among pregnant women receiving intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K., Birungi, J., Yanow, S. K., Shokoples, S., Malamba, S., Alifrangis, Michael & Magnussen, Pascal, Sep 2015, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 59, 9, p. 5475-82 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  55. Published

    Rapid clearance of schistosomal circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) after treatment shown by urine strip tests - importance for monitoring treatment efficacy and re-infection

    Kildemoes, A. M. O., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Wilson, S., de Dood, C. J., Deelder, A. M. & Dam, G. J. V., Sep 2015, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20, Supplement 1, p. 52 1 p., O.3.2.17.001.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  56. Published

    Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and the co-distribution with schistosomiasis in Africa

    Braae, U. C., Saarnak, C., Mukaratirwa, S., Devleesschauwer, B., Magnussen, Pascal & Johansen, M. V., 12 Jun 2015, In: Parasites & Vectors. 8, 14 p., 323.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  57. Published

    Schistosoma mansoni infection along the coast of Lake Victoria in Mwanza region, Tanzania

    Olsen, A., Kinung'hi, S. & Magnussen, Pascal, Jun 2015, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 92, 6, p. 1240-1244 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. Published

    The Vicious Worm - A One Health cysticercosis advocacy information tool

    Saarnak, C., Trevisan, C., Mejer, Helena, Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal & Johansen, M. V., 17 Mar 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

  59. Published

    The Vicious Worm

    Saarnak, C., Braae, U. C., Trevisan, C., Magnussen, Pascal, Mejer, Helena, Ertel, R. L., Johansen, M. V., Bramstedt, J. T. & Bodonyi, P., 13 Mar 2015

    Research output: Non-textual formComputer programmeEducationpeer-review

  60. Published

    'It puts life in us and we feel big': shifts in the local health care system during the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria into drug shops in Uganda

    Hutchinson, E., Chandler, C., Clarke, S., Lal, S., Magnussen, Pascal, Kayendeke, M., Nabirye, C., Kizito, J. & Mbonye, A., 2015, In: Critical Public Health. 25, 1, p. 48-62 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  61. Published

    A cluster randomised trial introducing rapid diagnostic tests into registered drug shops in Uganda: Impact on appropriate treatment of malaria

    Mbonye, A. K., Magnussen, Pascal, Lal, S., Hansen, K. S., Cundill, B., Chandler, C. & Clarke, S. E., 2015, In: PLOS ONE. 10, 7, 21 p., e0129545.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  62. Published

    A non-inferiority, individually randomized trial of intermittent screening and treatment versus intermittent preventive treatment in the control of malaria in pregnancy

    Tagbor, H., Cairns, M., Bojang, K., Coulibaly, S. O., Kayentao, K., Williams, J., Abubakar, I., Akor, F., Mohammed, K., Bationo, R., Dabira, E., Soulama, A., Djimdé, M., Guirou, E., Awine, T., Quaye, S., Njie, F., Ordi, J., Doumbo, O., Hodgson, A. & 9 others, Oduro, A., Meshnick, S., Taylor, S., Magnussen, Pascal, Kuile, F. T., Woukeu, A., Milligan, P., Chandramohan, D. & Greenwood, B., 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 8, 17 p., e0132247.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  63. Published

    Factors influencing transmission of porcine cysticercosis in Tanzania

    Braae, U. C., Wendy, H., Magnussen, Pascal, Lekule, F. & Johansen, M. V., 2015.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  64. Published

    Haplotypes of the endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) gene are not associated with severe malaria in Tanzania

    Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Turner, Louise, Møller, L., Wang, Christian William, Minja, D., Gesase, S., Mmbando, B., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Lusingu, J. P. A., Alifrangis, Michael & Lavstsen, Thomas, 2015, In: Malaria Journal. 14, 9 p., 474.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  65. Published

    Introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria into registered drug shops in Uganda: lessons learned and policy implications

    Mbonye, A. K., Clarke, S. E., Lal, S., Chandler, C. I., Hutchinson, E., Hansen, K. S. & Magnussen, Pascal, 2015, In: Malaria Journal. 14, 8 p., 448.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  66. Published

    Kitchen waste as pig feed sustains transmission of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Mbeya, Tanzania

    Braae, U. C., Harrison, W., Lekule, F., Magnussen, Pascal & Johansen, M. V., 2015. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

  67. Published

    Polymorphisms in the Haem Oxygenase-1 promoter are not associated with severity of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ghanaian children

    Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Sørensen, L. M., Balle, C., Goka, B. Q., Luzon, E., Nkrumah, F. N., Schousboe, M. L., Rodrigues, O. P., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Kurtzhals, Jørgen, Alifrangis, Michael & Hempel, C., 2015, In: Malaria Journal. 14, 9 p., 153.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  68. Published

    Potential Impact of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention on the Acquisition of Antibodies Against Glutamate-Rich Protein and Apical Membrane Antigen 1 in Children Living in Southern Senegal

    Ndiaye, M., Sylla, K., Sow, D., Tine, R., Faye, B., Ndiaye, J. L., Dieng, Y., Lo, A. C., Abiola, A., Cisse, B., Ndiaye, D., Theisen, Michael, Gaye, O. & Alifrangis, Michael, 2015, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93, 4, p. 798-800 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  69. Published

    Predictors of body composition changes during tuberculosis treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania

    PrayGod, G., Range, N., Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Magnussen, Pascal, Changalucha, J., Andersen, A. B., Wells, J. C. K. & Friis, Henrik, 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69, 10, p. 1125-1132 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  70. Published

    Re-assessing community-directed treatment: evidence from Mazabuka district, Zambia

    Halwindi, H., Magnussen, Pascal, Siziya, S., Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf & Olsen, A., 2015, In: Journal of Biosocial Science. 47, 1, p. 28-44 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  71. Published

    Referral from community health workers: evidence from cluster randomised trials of mRDTs in two areas of high and low malaria transmission in Uganda

    Lal, S., Ndyomugyenyi, R., Hansen, K. S., Magnussen, Pascal & Clarke, S. E., 2015, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20, S1, p. 163-163 1 p., PST3.015.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  72. Published

    Risks of hemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient infants exposed to chlorproguanil-dapsone, mefloquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as part of intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria in infants

    Poirot, E., Vittinghoff, E., Ishengoma, D., Alifrangis, Michael, Carneiro, I., Hashim, R., Baraka, V., Mosha, J., Gesase, S., Chandramohan, D. & Gosling, R., 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 11, 13 p., e0142414.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  73. Published

    Sibling species of the Anopheles funestus group, and their infection with malaria and lymphatic filarial parasites, in archived and newly collected specimens from northeastern Tanzania

    Derua, Y. A., Alifrangis, Michael, Magesa, S. M., Kisinza, W. N. & Simonsen, P. E., 2015, In: Malaria Journal. 14, 8 p., 104.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  74. Published

    The impact of anthelmintic treatment intervention on malaria infection and anaemia in school and preschool children in Magu district, Tanzania: an open label randomised intervention trial

    Kinung'hi, S. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Kishamawe, C., Todd, J. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2015, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 15, 10 p., 136.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  75. 2014
  76. Published

    Co-endemicity of Cysticercosis and Schistosomiasis in Africa - how many people are at risk?

    Saarnak, C., Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal, Mukaratirwa, S. & Johansen, M. V., 4 Nov 2014. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

  77. Published

    Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis, malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis in a community of Bardiya District, western Nepal

    Ranjitkar, S., Alifrangis, Michael, Adhikari, M., Olsen, A., Simonsen, P. E. & Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, Nov 2014, In: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 45, 6, p. 1243-1251 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  78. Published

    Co-endemicity of Cysticercosis and Schistosomiasis in Africa - how many people are at risk?

    Saarnak, C., Braae, U. C., Mukaratirwa, S., Magnussen, Pascal & Johansen, M. V., 31 Oct 2014. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  79. Published

    Global and local genetic diversity at two microsatellite loci in Plasmodium vivax parasites from Asia, Africa and South America

    Schousboe, M. L., Ranjitkar, S., Rajakaruna, R. S., Amerasinghe, P. H., Konradsen, Flemming, Morales, F., Ord, R., Pearce, R., Leslie, T., Rowland, M., Gadalla, N., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Alifrangis, Michael & Roper, C., 2 Oct 2014, In: Malaria Journal. 13, 1, p. 392

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  80. Published

    Independent origin of Plasmodium falciparum antifolate super-resistance, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia

    Alifrangis, Michael, Nag, S., Schousboe, M. L., Ishengoma, D., Lusingu, J., Pota, H., Kavishe, R. A., Pearce, R., Ord, R., Lynch, C., Dejene, S., Cox, J., Rwakimari, J., Minja, D. T. R., Lemnge, M. M. & Roper, C., Aug 2014, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Print Edition). 20, 8, p. 1280-6 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  81. Published

    Molecular surveillance for artemisinin resistance in Africa

    Roper, C., Alifrangis, Michael, Ariey, F., Talisuna, A., Menard, D., Mercereau-Puijalon, O. & Ringwald, P., Aug 2014, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 14, 8, p. 668-70 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  82. Published

    Surveillance of artemether-lumefantrine associated Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance protein-1 gene polymorphisms in Tanzania

    Kavishe, R. A., Paulo, P., Kaaya, R. D., Kalinga, A., van Zwetselaar, M., Chilongola, J., Roper, C. & Alifrangis, Michael, 9 Jul 2014, In: Malaria Journal. 13, 1, p. 264

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  83. Published

    Feasibility, safety and effectiveness of combining home based malaria management and seasonal malaria chemoprevention in children less than 10 years in Senegal: a cluster-randomised trial

    Tine, R. C. K., Ndour, C. T., Faye, B., Cairns, M., Sylla, K., Ndiaye, M., Ndiaye, J. L., Sow, D., Cisse, B., Magnussen, Pascal, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Gaye, O., Jan 2014, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 108, 1, p. 13-21 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  84. Published

    A randomized trial of artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine in Ghanaian paediatric sickle cell and non-sickle cell disease patients with acute uncomplicated malaria

    Adjei, G. O., Goka, B. Q., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Rodrigues, O. P., Renner, L., Sulley, A. M., Alifrangis, Michael, Khalil, I. & Kurtzhals, Jørgen, 2014, In: Malaria Journal. 13, p. 369

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  85. Published

    Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis) eradication: update on progress and endgame challenges

    Al-Awadi, A. R., Al-Kuhlani, A., Breman, J. G., Doumbo, O., Eberhard, M. L., Guiguemde, R. T., Magnussen, Pascal, Molyneux, D. H. & Nadim, A., 2014, In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 108, 5, p. 249-251 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  86. Published

    Health facility-based data on women receiving sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy in Tanzania: lessons to learn from a cross-sectional survey in Mkuranga and Mufindi districts and other national survey reports

    Mubyazi, G. M., Byskov, J., Magnussen, Pascal, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Ijumba, J. N., Marero, M., Mboera, L. E., Molteni, F. & Bloch, P., 2014, In: Reproductive Health. 11, 1, 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  87. Published

    Introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria into drug shops in Uganda: design and implementation of a cluster randomized trial

    Mbonye, A. K., Magnussen, Pascal, Chandler, C. I., Hansen, K. S., Lal, S., Cundill, B., Lynch, C. A. & Clarke, S. E., 2014, In: Trials. 15, 12 p., 303.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  88. Published

    Malaria and helminth co-infections in school and preschool children: a cross-sectional study in Magu District, North-Western Tanzania

    Kinung'hi, S. M., Magnussen, Pascal, Kaatano, G. M., Kishamawe, C. & Vennervald, Birgitte J, 2014, In: PLOS ONE. 9, 1, 8 p., e86510.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  89. Published

    Parasite clearance following treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment in Burkina-Faso and Mali: 42-day in vivo follow-up study

    Coulibaly, S. O., Kayentao, K., Taylor, S., Guirou, E. A., Khairallah, C., Guindo, N., Djimde, M., Bationo, R., Soulama, A., Dabira, E., Barry, B., Niangaly, M., Diakite, H., Konate, S., Keita, M., Traore, B., Meshnick, S. R., Magnussen, Pascal, Doumbo, O. K. & Ter Kuile, F. O., 2014, In: Malaria Journal. 13, 1, p. 41

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  90. Published

    Temporal fluctuations in the sero-prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs in Mbeya Region, Tanzania

    Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal, Lekule, F., Harrison, W. & Johansen, M. V., 2014, In: Parasites & Vectors. 7, 7 p., 574.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  91. Published

    The Vicious Worm – a computer-based Taenia solium education tool

    Johansen, M. V., Trevisan, C., Braae, U. C., Magnussen, Pascal, Ertel, R. L., Mejer, H. & Saarnak, C., 2014, In: Trends in Parasitology. 30, 8, p. 372-374 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  92. 2013
  93. Published

    Genotyping Plasmodium vivax isolates from the 2011 outbreak in Greece

    Spanakos, G., Alifrangis, Michael, Schousboe, M. L., Patsoula, E., Tegos, N., Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Vakalis, N. C., Tseroni, M., Kremastinou, J. & Hadjichristodoulou, C., 27 Dec 2013, In: Malaria Journal. 12, 1, p. 463

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  94. Published

    Trends in chloroquine resistance marker, Pfcrt-K76T mutation ten years after chloroquine withdrawal in Tanzania

    Mohammed, A., Ndaro, A., Kalinga, A., Manjurano, A., Mosha, J. F., Mosha, D. F., van Zwetselaar, M., Koenderink, J. B., Mosha, F. W., Alifrangis, Michael, Reyburn, H., Roper, C. & Kavishe, R. A., 14 Nov 2013, In: Malaria Journal. 12, 1, p. 415

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  95. Published

    Human genetic polymorphisms in the Knops blood group are not associated with a protective advantage against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Southern Ghana

    Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Kurtzhals, Jørgen, Goka, B. Q., Rodriques, O. P., Nkrumah, F. N., Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Alifrangis, Michael, 7 Nov 2013, In: Malaria Journal. 12, 1, p. 400

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  96. Published

    Monitoring antifolate resistance in intermittent preventive therapy for malaria

    Venkatesan, M., Alifrangis, Michael, Roper, C. & Plowe, C. V., Oct 2013, In: Trends in Parasitology. 29, 10, p. 497-504 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  97. Published

    Declining burden of malaria over two decades in a rural community of Muheza district, north-eastern Tanzania

    Ishengoma, D. S., Mmbando, B. P., Segeja, M. D., Alifrangis, Michael, Lemnge, M. M. & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 22 Sep 2013, In: Malaria Journal. 12, 1, p. 338

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  98. Published

    A new strategy and its effect on adherence to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K., Yanow, S., Birungi, J. & Magnussen, Pascal, 21 Sep 2013, In: B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth. 13, 1, p. 178

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  99. Published

    Assessment of the social burden of Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Angonia District, Mozambique

    Trevisan, C., Praet, N., Pondja, A., Assane, Y., Dorny, P., Magnussen, Pascal, Thamsborg, Stig Milan & Johansen, M. V., 18 Sep 2013. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearchpeer-review

  100. Published

    Translating health research evidence into policy and practice in Uganda

    Mbonye, A. K. & Magnussen, Pascal, 5 Aug 2013, In: Malaria Journal. 12, 1, p. 274

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  101. Published

    Associations between maternal helminth and malaria infections in pregnancy, and clinical malaria in the offspring: a birth cohort in Entebbe, Uganda

    Ndibazza, J., Webb, E. L., Lule, S., Harriet, M., Akello, M., Oduru, G., Kizza, M., Akurut, H., Muhangi, L., Magnussen, Pascal, Vennervald, Birgitte J & Elliott, A., 31 Jul 2013, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208, p. 2007-2016

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  102. Published

    High rates of parasite recrudescence following intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine during pregnancy in Benin

    Moussiliou, A., Sissinto-Savi De Tove, Y., Doritchamou, J., Luty, A. J., Massougbodji, A., Alifrangis, Michael, Deloron, P. & Tuikue Ndam, N., 10 Jun 2013, In: Malaria Journal. 12, 1, p. 195

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  103. Published

    Selection of antimalarial drug resistance after intermittent preventive treatment of infants and children (IPTi/c) in Senegal

    Ndiaye, M., Tine, R., Faye, B., Ndiaye, J. L., Lo, A. C., Sylla, K., Abiola, A., Dieng, Y., Ndiaye, D., Hallett, R., Gaye, O. & Alifrangis, Michael, Jun 2013, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 88, 6, p. 1124-9 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  104. Published

    Rapid selection of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene and multidrug resistance gene-1 haplotypes associated with past chloroquine and present artemether-lumefantrine use in Inhambane District, southern Mozambique

    Thomsen, T. T., Madsen, L. B., Hansson, Helle Smedegaard, Tomás, E. V. E., Charlwood, D., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Alifrangis, Michael, Mar 2013, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 88, 3, p. 536-41 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  105. Published

    Taenia solium cysticercosis - an emerging foodborne zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa

    Johansen, M. V., Lekule , F., Pondja , A., Ngowi, H., Assane , Y., Kimbi, E., Magnussen, Pascal, Mejer, Helena, Braae, U. C., Trevisan, C., Saarnak, C. & Thamsborg, Stig Milan, 2013. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch