Age, Spatial, and Temporal Variations in Hospital Admissions with Malaria in Kilifi County, Kenya: A 25-Year Longitudinal Observational Study.

Age, Spatial, and Temporal Variations in Hospital Admissions with Malaria in Kilifi County, Kenya: A 25-Year Longitudinal Observational Study.

<h4>Background</h4>Encouraging progress has been seen with reductions in Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in some parts of Africa. Reduced transmission might lead to increasing susceptibility to malaria among older children due to lower acquired immunity, and this has implicati...

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Main Authors: Polycarp Mogeni, Thomas N Williams, Gregory Fegan, Christopher Nyundo, Evasius Bauni, Kennedy Mwai, Irene Omedo, Patricia Njuguna, Charles R Newton, Faith Osier, James A Berkley, Laura L Hammitt, Brett Lowe, Gabriel Mwambingu, Ken Awuondo, Neema Mturi, Norbert Peshu, Robert W Snow, Abdisalan Noor, Kevin Marsh, Philip Bejon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002047

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002047

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