Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya

Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya

Abstract Background Many parts of Africa have witnessed reductions in Plasmodium falciparum transmission over the last 15 years. Since immunity to malaria is acquired more rapidly at higher transmission, the slower acquisition of immunity at lower transmission may partially offset the benefits of re...

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Main Authors: Patricia Njuguna, Kathryn Maitland, Amek Nyaguara, Daniel Mwanga, Polycarp Mogeni, Neema Mturi, Shebe Mohammed, Gabriel Mwambingu, Caroline Ngetsa, Kenedy Awuondo, Brett Lowe, Ifedayo Adetifa, J. Anthony G. Scott, Thomas N. Williams, Sarah Atkinson, Faith Osier, Robert W. Snow, Kevin Marsh, Benjamin Tsofa, Norbert Peshu, Mainga Hamaluba, James A. Berkley, Charles R. J. Newton, John Fondo, Anisa Omar, Philip Bejon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Severe malaria
Secular trend
Mortality
Africa
Longitudinal surveillance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1359-9

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