Background Appropriate home management of illness is vital to efforts to control malaria.
The strategy of home management relies on caregivers to recognize malaria symptoms …

The agents of human febrile illness can vary by region and country suggesting that
diagnosis, treatment, and control programs need to be based on a methodical evaluation of …

Background There is an urgent need for integrated diagnosis of febrile syndromes able to
account for multiple pathogens and to inform decisions for clinical care and public health …

Fever is one of the most common presenting symptoms of pediatric illnesses. Fever in
children under age five years signifies systemic inflammation, typically in response to a viral …

The use of fever syndromic surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa is an effective approach to
determine the prevalence of both malarial and nonmalarial infectious agents. We collected …

Acute fever in the majority of children in resource-limited countries is attributable to malaria
and often treated without laboratory evidence. The aim of the study was to characterize …

Background Acute febrile illness (AFI) is characterized by malaise, myalgia and a raised
temperature that is a nonspecific manifestation of infectious diseases in the tropics. The lack …

Background Increasing trends of antimicrobial resistance are observed around the world,
driven in part by excessive use of antimicrobials. Limited access to diagnostics, particularly …

Given national healthcare coverage gaps, understanding treatment-seeking behaviour for
fever is crucial for the management of childhood illness and to reduce deaths. Here, we …

Introduction Although the burden of malaria in many parts of Tanzania has declined, the
proportion of children with fever has not changed. This situation underscores the need to …