Background In malaria-endemic countries, febrile episodes caused by diseases other than
malaria are a growing concern. However, limited knowledge of the prevalent etiologic …

Background The causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) in Latin America are diverse and their
complexity increases as the proportion of fever due to malaria decreases, as malaria control …

Background With apparent declines in malaria worldwide during the last decade and more
widespread use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests, healthcare workers in low-resource areas …

Background The availability of reliable point-of-care tests for malaria has heralded a
paradigm shift in the management of febrile illnesses away from presumptive antimalarial …

Background Because of reductions in the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in
Laos, identification of the causes of fever in people without malaria, and discussion of the …

Fever is one of the most common reasons for seeking health care globally and most human
pathogens are zoonotic. We conducted a systematic review to describe the occurrence and …

Background An increasing use of point of care diagnostic tests that exclude malaria, coupled
with a declining malaria burden in many endemic countries, is highlighting the lack of ability …

Background In the absence of definitive diagnosis, healthcare providers are likely to
prescribe empirical antibacterials to those who test negative for malaria. This problem is of …

Background Acute febrile illness (AFI), a common reason for people seeking medical care
globally, represents a spectrum of infectious disease etiologies with important variations …

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 …