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 …

Introduction In low-resource settings, empiric case management of febrile illness is routine
as a result of limited access to laboratory diagnostics. The use of comprehensive fever …

Introduction The syndrome of fever is a commonly presenting complaint among persons
seeking healthcare in low-resource areas, yet the public health community has not …

Objective In sub‐S aharan A frica, the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (m RDT) has
raised awareness of alternative fever causes in children but few studies have included …

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 The etiology and optimal clinical management of acute febrile illness (AFI) is
poorly understood. Methods Blood samples taken from study participants with acute fever …

Background With growing use of parasitological tests to detect malaria and decreasing
incidence of the disease in Africa; it becomes necessary to increase the understanding of …

Fever is one of the most common reasons for pediatric consultation in Africa. Malaria
incidence has now dropped considerably, yet etiologies of non-malarial febrile diseases are …

Background Fever is among the most common symptoms of people living in Africa, and
clinicians are challenged by the similar clinical features of a wide spectrum of potential …

Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common reason for healthcare seeking and hospitalization in
Sub-Saharan Africa and is often presumed to be malaria. However, a broad range of …