[HTML][HTML] Genotyping cognate Plasmodium falciparum in humans and mosquitoes to estimate onward transmission of asymptomatic infections

…, SR Meshnick, W Prudhomme-O'Meara… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Malaria control may be enhanced by targeting reservoirs of Plasmodium falciparum
transmission. One putative reservoir is asymptomatic malaria infections and the scale of their …

[HTML][HTML] HIV prevalence and antenatal care attendance among pregnant women in a large home-based HIV counseling and testing program in Western Kenya

…, S Washington, A Kaaria, W Prudhomme-O'Meara… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To describe the uptake of and factors associated with HIV prevalence among
pregnant women in a large-scale home-based HIV counseling and testing (HBCT) program in …

Impact of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection on the risk of subsequent symptomatic malaria in a longitudinal cohort in Kenya

…, JK Edwards, BW Pence, W Prudhomme-O'Meara… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
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[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) use by community health workers: a longitudinal study in western Kenya

…, EL Turner, J Laktabai, W Prudhomme-O'Meara - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are a simple, point-of-care technology that
can improve the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of malaria. They are an increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Motivation and satisfaction among community health workers administering rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Western Kenya

…, JK Kirui, I Saran, W Prudhomme-O'Meara - Journal of global …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The continued success of community case management (CCM) programs in
low-resource settings depends on the ability of these programs to retain the community health …

[HTML][HTML] What is threatening the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets? A case-control study of environmental, behavioral, and physical factors associated with …

…, D Aswa, L Abel, J Namae, W Prudhomme O'Meara - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
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thank Jodie Prudhomme for assistance with graphic design. …

Systematic comparison of two methods to measure parasite density from malaria blood smears

W Prudhomme O'Meara, S Remich, B Ogutu… - Parasitology …, 2006 - Springer
This study was designed to directly compare the accuracy, reproducibility, and efficiency of
three methods commonly used to measure blood-stage malaria parasite density from Giemsa-…

Changes in the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

WP O'Meara, JN Mangeni, R Steketee… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010 - thelancet.com
The burden of malaria in countries in sub-Saharan Africa has declined with scaling up of
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. To assess the contribution of specific malaria …

Exposure to Diverse Plasmodium falciparum Genotypes Shapes the Risk of Symptomatic Malaria in Incident and Persistent Infections: A Longitudinal Molecular …

…, BW Pence, W Prudhomme-O'Meara… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Repeated exposure to malaria infections could protect against symptomatic
progression as people develop adaptive immunity to infections acquired over time. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Improving rational use of ACTs through diagnosis-dependent subsidies: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in western Kenya

W Prudhomme O'Meara, D Menya, J Laktabai… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background More than half of artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) consumed globally
are dispensed in the retail sector, where diagnostic testing is uncommon, leading to …