Changes in the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

WP O'Meara, JN Mangeni, R Steketee… - The Lancet infectious …, 2010 - thelancet.com
The burden of malaria in countries in sub-Saharan Africa has declined with scaling up of
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. To assess the contribution of specific malaria …

Clinical and laboratory predictors of death in African children with features of severe malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Sypniewska, JF Duda, I Locatelli, CR Althaus… - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background The criteria for defining severe malaria have evolved over the last 20 years. We
aimed to assess the strength of association of death with features currently characterizing …

Impact of national malaria control scale-up programmes in Africa: magnitude and attribution of effects

RW Steketee, CC Campbell - Malaria journal, 2010 - Springer
Background Since 2005, malaria control scale-up has progressed in many African countries.
Controlled studies of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying …

Housing type and risk of malaria among under-five children in Nigeria: evidence from the malaria indicator survey

OM Morakinyo, FM Balogun, AF Fagbamigbe - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Malaria remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among
under-five (U5) children in Nigeria. Though different environmental factors have been …

Severe falciparum malaria in children in Enugu, South East Nigeria

BO Edelu, IK Ndu, OO Igbokwe, ON Iloh - Nigerian Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ajol.info
Introduction: Severe malaria remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in
sub‑Saharan Africa and parts of Asia despite several efforts in prevention and management …

Neurological sequelae in survivors of cerebral malaria

IO Oluwayemi, BJ Brown, OA Oyedeji… - Pan African Medical …, 2013 - ajol.info
Introduction: Cerebral malaria is a common cause of neurological sequelae and death in
childhood. Information on persistent neurological sequelae post hospital discharge and their …

Circulatory hepcidin is associated with the anti-inflammatory response but not with iron or anemic status in childhood malaria

F Burté, BJ Brown, AE Orimadegun… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Cerebral malaria (CM) and severe malarial anemia (SMA) are the most serious life-
threatening clinical syndromes of Plasmodium falciparum infection in childhood. Therefore, it …

Haemoglobinuria among children with severe malaria attending tertiary care in Ibadan, Nigeria

WA Ajetunmobi, AE Orimadegun, BJ Brown, NK Afolabi… - Malaria journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Haemoglobinuria is one of the manifestations of severe malaria and results
from severe intravascular haemolysis. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) …

[HTML][HTML] Acute renal failure and severe malaria in Congolese children living in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

TS Kunuanunua, CN Nsibu, JL Gini-Ehungu… - Néphrologie & …, 2013 - jle.com
Conclusion Cette étude confirme l'émergence de la forme hémoglobinurique chez les
enfants de plus de cinq ans considérés dans ce milieu comme semi-immuns ainsi que sa …

Malaria case fatality rate among children under five in Burkina Faso: an assessment of the spatiotemporal trends following the implementation of control programs

M Ouédraogo, DT Kangoye, S Samadoulougou… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reducing the 2015 level of malaria mortality by 90% by 2030 is a goal set by the World
Health Organization (WHO). In Burkina Faso, several malaria control programs proven to be …