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Kruger, Taneshka; Sibanda, Mthokozisi Mayibongwe; Focke, Walter Wilhelm; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); De Jager, Christiaan (SpringerOpen Journal, 2015-12)BACKGROUND : South Africa uses indoor residual spraying (IRS) for vector control in its malaria control programme (MCP). Insecticide-treated wall linings (ITWLs) offer possible advantages over IRS and long-lasting, ...
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Delport, Rhena; Farías, Paulina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Patrick, Sean Mark; Millar, Robert P.; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2018-04)DDT [1, 1, 1-trichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-ethane] compounds are used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) to control malaria mosquitoes. DDT is an endocrine disruptor chemical in experimental conditions, but little is ...
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Lismer, Ariane; Shao, Xiaojian; Dumargne, Marie-Charlotte; Lafleur, Christine; Lambrot, Romain; Chan, Donovan; Toft, Gunnar; Bonde, Jens Peter; Macfarlane, Amanda J.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Patrick, Sean Mark; Bailey, Janice M.; De Jager, Christiaan; Dumeaux, Vanessa; Trasler, Jacquetta M.; Kimmins, Sarah (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2024-01)Please read abstract in the article.
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Mwendera, Chikondi; De Jager, Christiaan; Longwe, Herbert; Kumwenda, Save; Hongoro, Charles; Phiri, Kamija; Mutero, Clifford Maina (BioMed Central, 2019-03-27)BACKGROUND : Despite malaria prevention initiatives, malaria remains a major health problem in Malawi, especially for pregnant mothers and children under the age of five. To reduce the malaria burden, Malawi established ...
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Ngomane, L.N. (Lindokuhle Matrue); De Jager, Christiaan (BioMed Central, 2012-01-13)BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a serious epidemic threat in Mpumalanga Province. In order to appropriately target interventions to achieve substantial reduction in the burden of malaria and ultimately eliminate the disease, ...
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Delport, Rhena; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Oosthuizen, Nicholette M.; Becker, Piet J.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; De Jager, Christiaan (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2010-12)BACKGROUND: The insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been used for malaria vector control in the northern and eastern parts of the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa, since 1945. Bioaccumulation ...
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Mwendera, Chikondi; De Jager, Christiaan; Longwe, Herbert; Phiri, Kamija; Hongoro, Charles; Mutero, Clifford Maina (BioMed Central, 2017-02-20)BACKGROUND : The growing resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) treatment for uncomplicated malaria led to a recommendation by the World Health Organization for the use of artemisinin-base ...
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); De Jager, Christiaan; Worku, Zeleke; Farias, Paulina; Reif, Simon (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-08)OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of external urogenital birth defects (UGBDs) in newborn boys from a malarial area currently sprayed with technical DDT, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2- bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT), as increased ...
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De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Farias, Paulina; Spano, Marcello (BioMed Central, 2012-10-15)No abstract available.
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Patrick, Sean Mark; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Joubert, Annie M.; Pitts, Neville; Naidoo, Vinny; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2016-06)The male reproductive system is sensitive to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during critical developmental windows. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed in utero-, during lactation- and directly to 1,1,1-trichloro ...
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Patrick, Sean Mark; De Jager, Christiaan; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Joubert, Annie M. (Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2012)Endocrine disrupting chemicals may disrupt hormonal processes leading to impaired development. The studies aim was to investigate the relationship between various EDC exposures and development of urogenital system in male ...
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De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Hayward, Stefan; Swart, Pieter; Genthe, Bettina (Taylor and Francis, 2019)Cling films comprise of plasticizers which are known endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Cling films are commonly used for food packaging and EDCs may leach into food, increasing exposure, leading to adverse health ...
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; De Jager, Christiaan; Wagenaar, Gesina M.; Bouwman, Hindrik; Barnhoorn, Irene E.J.; Patrick, Sean Mark; Vandenberg, Laura N.; Kortenkamp, Andreas; Blumberg, Bruce; Kimmins, Sarah; Jegou, Bernard; Auger, Jacques; DiGangi, Joseph; Heindel, Jerrold J. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2017)BACKGROUND : Africa faces a number of unique environmental challenges. Unfortunately, it lacks the infrastructure needed to support the comprehensive environmental studies that could provide the scientific basis to inform ...
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Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Swart, Pieter; Hayward, Stefan; Genthe, Bettina; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2017-11)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in drinking water from various countries. Although various water treatment processes can remove EDCs, chemicals can also migrate ...
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Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Swart, Pieter; Truebody, Barry; Genthe, Bettina; Charmier, Jessica; De Jager, Christiaan (IWA Publishing, 2018-04)Potential endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are present in bottled water from various countries. In South Africa (SA), increased bottled water consumption and concomitant increases in plastic packaging create important ...
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Facilitating factors and barriers to malaria research utilization for policy development in Malawi Mwendera, Chikondi; De Jager, Christiaan; Longwe, Herbert; Phiri, Kamija; Hongoro, Charles; Mutero, Clifford Maina (BioMed Central, 2016-10-19)BACKGROUND : Research on various determinants of health is key in providing evidence for policy development, thereby leading to successful interventions. Utilization of research is an intricate process requiring an ...
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Mpofu, Mulamuli; Becker, Piet J.; Mudambo, Kaka; De Jager, Christiaan (BioMed Central, 2016-12-06)BACKGROUND : The successful control of malaria vectors requires the control of both the larval and adult stages. The adult control methods through indoor residual spraying (IRS) and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets ...
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Dieng, Sokhna; Adebayo-Ojo, Temitope Christina; Kruger, Taneshka; Riddin, Megan A.; Trehard, Helene; Tumelero, Serena; Bendiane, Marc-Karim; De Jager, Christiaan; Patrick, Sean Mark; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Gaudart, Jean (Nature Research, 2023)In South Africa, the population at risk of malaria is 10% (around six million inhabitants) and concern only three provinces of which Limpopo Province is the most affected, particularly in Vhembe District. As the elimination ...
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Patrick, Sean Mark; Bendiane, Marc-Karim; Kruger, Taneshka; Harris, Bernice Nerine; Riddin, Megan A.; Trehard, Helene; De Jager, Christiaan; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Gaudart, Jean (BMC, 2023-05)BACKGROUND : Over the past decade, implementation of multiple malaria control strategies in most countries has largely contributed to advance the global malaria elimination agenda. Nevertheless, in some regions, seasonal ...
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Immunohistochemical study of nuclear changes associated with male germ cell death and spermiogenesis McClusky, Leon M.; Patrick, Sean Mark; Barnhoorn, Irene E.J.; Van Dyk, Jacobus C.; De Jager, Christiaan; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana) (Springer, 2009-08)In a previous study on the effects of gestational and lactational exposure of para-nonylphenol on male rats, we noted in both induced and uninduced rats, that variations in cleaved caspase- 3 immunostaining patterns were ...
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