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	1.	Research Characterizing PvARP, a novel Plasmodium vivax antigen Darwin A Moreno-Pérez, Ambar Saldarriaga, Manuel A Patarroyo Malaria Journal 2013, 12:165 (20 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Characterization of the P. vivax asparagine-rich protein (PvARP) by a straightforward approach using molecular biology and immunochemistry assays. The reactivity with sera from individuals infected with P. vivax indicates that it contains epitopes that are target of antibody response generated during natural exposure.
	2.	Research Challenges for consent and community engagement in the conduct of cluster randomized trial among school children in low income settings: experiences from Kenya George Okello, Caroline Jones, Maureen Bonareri, Sarah N Ndegwa, Carlos Mcharo, Juddy Kengo, Kevin Kinyua, Margaret M Dubeck, Katherine E Halliday, Matthew CH Jukes, Sassy Molyneux, Simon J Brooker Trials 2013, 14:142 (16 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	3.	Research article Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in resource-limited settings: assessment of 99 Viramune Donation Programmes in 34 countries, 2000–2011 Joël Ladner, Marie-Hélène Besson, Mariana Rodrigues, Kelley Sams, Etienne Audureau, Joseph Saba BMC Public Health 2013, 13:470 (14 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4.	Research Chicken meat nutritional value when feeding red palm oil, palm oil or rendered animal fat in combinations with linseed oil, rapeseed oil and two levels of selenium Nicole F Nyquist, Rune Rødbotten, Magny Thomassen, Anna Haug Lipids in Health and Disease 2013, 12:69 (9 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	5.	Research Clinico- pathological profile of patients with breast diseases Hafiz Muhammad Aslam, Shafaq Saleem, Hiba Arshad Shaikh, Nazish Shahid, Anum Mughal, Ribak Umah Diagnostic Pathology 2013, 8:77 (9 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	6.	Research article Prevalence of rotavirus and adenovirus associated with diarrhea among displaced communities in Khartoum, Sudan Wafa I Elhag, Humodi A Saeed, El Fadhil E Omer, Abdelwahid S Ali BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:209 (8 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	7.	Research Community perceptions of a malaria vaccine in the Kintampo districts of Ghana Lawrence G Febir, Kwaku P Asante, Dan-Bright S Dzorgbo, Kojo A Senah, Timothy S Letsa, Seth Owusu-Agyei Malaria Journal 2013, 12:156 (7 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A sound contribution to our understanding about community perceptions of a malaria vaccine in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. The study results are of significant interest to the scientific community as our knowledge on acceptance/rejection of malaria vaccines is limited to date. Furthermore, the data on the role of religious leaders in promoting health-seeking behaviour and participation in vaccination initiatives like EPI is highly relevant for policy makers in the light of earlier vaccination controversies in West Africa and elsewhere.
	8.	Case study Ivermectin to reduce malaria transmission: a research agenda for a promising new tool for elimination Carlos J Chaccour, Kevin C Kobylinski, Quique Bassat, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley, Pedro Alonso, Brian D Foy Malaria Journal 2013, 12:153 (7 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A topic of high importance to the vector control community and reflects recent discussions on the current challenges in malaria prevention and control ¿ specifically, development of new tools for niche transmission settings (i.e., outdoors) where current interventions, such as ITNs and IRS may not be effective.
	9.	Research Access to artemisinin-based anti-malarial treatment and its related factors in rural Tanzania Rashid A Khatib, Majige Selemani, Gumi A Mrisho, Irene M Masanja, Mbaraka Amuri, Mustafa H Njozi, Dan Kajungu, Irene Kuepfer, Salim M Abdulla, Don de Savigny Malaria Journal 2013, 12:155 (7 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Paper addresses the issue of fever/malaria patients¿ access to different ACTproviders in two HDSS sites in rural southern Tanzania.
	10.	Research article Local concepts of anemia-related illnesses and public health implications in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system, Côte d’Ivoire M’Bra KD Kouadio, Aurélie A Righetti, Noël N Abé, Rita Wegmüller, Mitchell G Weiss, Eliézer K N’Goran, Jürg Utzinger BMC Hematology 2013, 13:5 (6 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF
	11.	Research article Factors that influence midwifery students in Ghana when deciding where to practice: a discrete choice experiment Peter Ageyi-Baffour, Sarah Rominski, Emmanuel Nakua, Mawuli Gyakobo, Jody R Lori BMC Medical Education 2013, 13:64 (4 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	12.	Research article Molecular diversity and population structure at the Cytochrome P450 3A5 gene in Africa Ripudaman K Bains, Mirna Kovacevic, Christopher A Plaster, Ayele Tarekegn, Endashaw Bekele, Neil N Bradman, Mark G Thomas BMC Genetics 2013, 14:34 (3 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Variability in the gene encoding the drug metabolizing enzyme Cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5) from 36 ethnically diverse populations in Africa reveals that 43% of individuals express this gene, consistent with it playing a role in salt-retention.
	13.	Research article Frequency and factors associated with carriage of multi-drug resistant commensal Escherichia coli among women attending antenatal clinics in Central India Ashish Pathak, Salesh P Chandran, Kalpana Mahadik, Ragini Macaden, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:199 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	14.	Research Article Views of health service providers on obstacles to tuberculosis control in Ghana Joshua Amo-Adjei Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2013, 2:9 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| Editor’s summary The burden of tuberculosis (TB) is more intensive in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study explored barriers to TB control in Ghana based on accounts of health service providers. The main barriers identified were untimely release of funds, weak coordination between TB and HIV, weak public-private partnership, and ineffective monitoring and evaluation. Image: Mycobacteria causative agent for pulmonary tuberculosis
	15.	Research Prevalence of the molecular marker of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in Benin seven years after the change of malaria treatment policy Aurore Ogouyèmi-Hounto, Nicaise Tuikue Ndam, Dorothée Kinde Gazard, Sitou d’Almeida, Lucette Koussihoude, Elvire Ollo, Carmine Azagnandji, Mourchidath Bello, Jean-Phillipe Chippaux, Achille Massougbodji Malaria Journal 2013, 12:147 (1 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Evaluation of the current level of resistance of local parasite populations through by analysing point mutations in pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr and pfdhps.
	16.	Study protocol The effectiveness of text messages support for diabetes self-management: protocol of the TEXT4DSM study in the democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia and the Philippines Josefien van Olmen, Grace Marie Ku, Maurits van Pelt, Jean Clovis Kalobu, Heang Hen, Christian Darras, Kristien Van Acker, Balthazar Villaraza, Francois Schellevis, Guy Kegels BMC Public Health 2013, 13:423 (1 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	17.	Research article Detection of capripoxvirus DNA using a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay Lee Murray, Lorraine Edwards, Eeva SM Tuppurainen, Katarzyna Bachanek-Bankowska, Chris AL Oura, Valerie Mioulet, Donald P King BMC Veterinary Research 2013, 9:90 (1 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	18.	Study protocol Unravelling the impact of ethnicity on health in Europe: the HELIUS study Karien Stronks, Marieke B Snijder, Ron JG Peters, Maria Prins, Aart H Schene, Aeilko H Zwinderman BMC Public Health 2013, 13:402 (27 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	19.	Technical note Development of innovative computer software to facilitate the setup and computation of water quality index Ramin Nabizadeh, Maryam Valadi Amin, Mahmood Alimohammadi, Kazem Naddafi, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Samira Yousefzadeh Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 2013, 10:32 (26 April 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	20.	Research Socioeconomic inequalities in cigarette smoking among men: evidence from the 2003 and 2008 Ghana demographic and health surveys David Doku, Eugene Kofuor Darteh, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme Archives of Public Health 2013, 71:9 (26 April 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	21.	Research article Motivation and incentives of rural maternal and neonatal health care providers: a comparison of qualitative findings from Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania Helen Prytherch, Moubassira Kagoné, Gifty A Aninanya, John E Williams, Deodatus CV Kakoko, Melkidezek T Leshabari, Maurice Yé, Michael Marx, Rainer Sauerborn BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:149 (25 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	22.	Systematic Review Protocol What are the impacts of urban agriculture programs on food security in low and middle-income countries? Ruth Stewart, Marcel Korth, Laurenz Langer, Shannon Rafferty, Natalie Da Silva, Carina van Rooyen Environmental Evidence 2013, 2:7 (24 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB
	23.	Reviewer acknowledgement Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers Adrian Aldcroft BMC Medical Ethics 2013, 14:14 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	24.	Research article Validation of the condom use self-efficacy scale in Ethiopia Debebe Shaweno, Emebet Tekletsadik BMC International Health and Human Rights 2013, 13:22 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	25.	Research Prevalence of molecular markers of drug resistance in an area of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in children in Senegal Aminata C Lo, Babacar Faye, El-Hadj Ba, Badara Cisse, Roger Tine, Annie Abiola, Magatte Ndiaye, Jean LA Ndiaye, Daouda Ndiaye, Cheikh Sokhna, Jules F Gomis, Yemou Dieng, Omar Faye, Omar Ndir, Paul Milligan, Matthew Cairns, Rachel Hallett, Colin Sutherland, Oumar Gaye Malaria Journal 2013, 12:137 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Description of the prevalence of molecular markers of CQ/AQ and SP resistance in Senegal, where seasonal malaria chemoprevention has been introduced, and present prevalence ratio estimates derived from data collected by cross-sectional surveys in children for three consecutive years after implementation of seasonal chemoprevention.

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