Background Under-five malaria in Nigeria is a leading cause of global child mortality,
accounting for 95,000 annual child deaths. High out-of-pocket medical expenditure …

Malaria ranks high among prevalent and ravaging infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). The negative impacts, disease burden, and risk are higher among children and …

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate determinants of delayed presentation of children
with severe malaria in a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive …

Background The prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children with severe malaria in
sub-Saharan African may have been underestimated. The study aimed to determine the …

Background There is currently insufficient data regarding immune parameters and
relationship with severity of malaria infection in Enugu, Nigeria where the economic and …

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among children aged 6 months to 14 years
admitted with a diagnosis of CM as defined by the World Health Organization criteria. A …

Background Unplanned and rapid urbanization within Nigerian cities with the attendant
environmental consequences may hinder achieving malaria elimination goal. Presently …

Background Malaria is the most deadly parasitic disease and continues to claim more than a
half million of deaths across the world each year, mainly those of under-fives children in sub …

Increase in outdoor feeding and resting of malaria vectors in most African settings where
people spend significant time outside at night have allowed vectors to avoid interventions …

Background Malaria is known to be the main cause of death in malaria-endemic areas. The
authors report a case of severe malaria in an adult with no history of travel from an endemic …