The clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda

The clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda

Abstract Background Few recent descriptions of severe childhood malaria have been published from high-transmission regions. In the current study, the clinical epidemiology of severe malaria in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, is described, where the entomological inoculation rate exceeds 100 infective bites p...

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Main Authors: Peter Olupot-Olupot, Charles Engoru, Julius Nteziyaremye, Martin Chebet, Tonny Ssenyondo, Rita Muhindo, Gideon Nyutu, Alexander W. Macharia, Sophie Uyoga, Carolyne M. Ndila, Charles Karamagi, Kathryn Maitland, Thomas N. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Severe malaria
Severe anaemia
Dark red or black urine
P. falciparum malaria
Children
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03390-7

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