Prevalence and characteristics of malaria among COVID-19 individuals: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and analysis of case reports

P Wilairatana, FR Masangkay, KU Kotepui… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The world population is currently at a very high risk of Coronavirus disease-
2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS …

Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria

SJ Rogerson, JG Beeson, M Laman, JR Poespoprodjo… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of infections, hundreds of
thousands of deaths and major societal disruption due to lockdowns and other restrictions …

Low incidence of COVID-19 case severity and mortality in Africa; Could malaria co-infection provide the missing link?

SA Osei, RP Biney, AS Anning, LN Nortey… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite reports of malaria and coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) co-
infection, malaria-endemic regions have so far recorded fewer cases of COVID-19 and …

Current malaria infection, previous malaria exposure, and clinical profiles and outcomes of COVID-19 in a setting of high malaria transmission: an exploratory cohort …

J Achan, A Serwanga, H Wanzira, T Kyagulanyi… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The potential effects of SARS-CoV-2 and Plasmodium falciparum co-infection
on host susceptibility and pathogenesis remain unknown. We aimed to establish the …

Malaria and COVID-19: common and different findings

F Di Gennaro, C Marotta, P Locantore, D Pizzol… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Malaria and COVID-19 may have similar aspects and seem to have a strong potential for
mutual influence. They have already caused millions of deaths, and the regions where …

COVID-19 and malaria: A symptom screening challenge for malaria endemic countries

P Chanda-Kapata, N Kapata, A Zumla - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijidonline.com
The unprecedented global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-
CoV-2 has rapidly spread to all continents (WHO, 2020a). Whilst spread to Africa has been …

Public health-relevant consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

AK Heuschen, G Lu, O Razum, A Abdul-Mumin… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges to health
systems worldwide, including the control of non-COVID-19 diseases. Malaria cases and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 and malaria coinfection on clinical outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

R Hussein, M Guedes, N Ibraheim, MM Ali… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Despite the possibility of concurrent infection with COVID-19 and malaria, little is
known about the clinical course of coinfected patients. We analysed the clinical outcomes of …

The striking mimics between COVID-19 and malaria: A review

EHE Konozy, MEM Osman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives COVID-19 is a transmissible illness triggered by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since its onset in late 2019 in Wuhan city of China …

[HTML][HTML] Fighting COVID-19 at the expense of malaria in Africa: the consequences and policy options

AT Aborode, KB David, O Uwishema… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malaria remains a major global health burden, killing hundreds of thousands annually,
especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In December 2019, a novel illness termed COVID-19 …