Epidemiological and clinical profile of paediatric malaria: a cross sectional study performed on febrile children in five epidemiological strata of malaria in Cameroon

Abstract Background In the wake of a decline in global malaria, it is imperative to describe the epidemiology of malaria in a country to inform control policies. The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of paediatric malaria in five epidemiological strata of...

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Main Authors:	Tebit Emmanuel Kwenti, Tayong Dizzle Bita Kwenti, Andreas Latz, Longdoh Anna Njunda, Theresa Nkuo-Akenji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-07-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Paediatric malaria Uncomplicated malaria Severe malaria Prevalence Epidemiological strata Cameroon
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2587-2

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