Short-term changes in anemia and malaria parasite prevalence in children under 5 years during one year of repeated cross-sectional surveys in rural Malawi

In stable transmission areas, malaria is the leading cause of anemia in children. Anemia in children is proposed as an added sensitive indicator for community changes in malaria prevalence. We report short-term temporal variations of malaria and anemia prevalence in rural Malawian children. Data fro...

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Main Authors: Kabaghe, A, Chipeta, M, Terlouw, D, McCann, R, van Vugt, M, Grobusch, M, Takken, W, Phiri, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018