The indirect health effects of malaria estimated from health advantages of the sickle cell trait

Estimates of the burden of malaria often don't take wider, indirect effects on overall health into consideration. Here, Uyoga et al. estimate the indirect impact of malaria on children’s health in a case-control study, using the sickle cell trait as a proxy indicator for an effective interventi...

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Main Authors: Sophie Uyoga, Alex W. Macharia, Carolyne M. Ndila, Gideon Nyutu, Mohammed Shebe, Kennedy O. Awuondo, Neema Mturi, Norbert Peshu, Benjamin Tsofa, J. Anthony G. Scott, Kathryn Maitland, Thomas N. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08775-0