The past, present and future of childhood malaria mortality in Africa.
During the past few years, there has been a historic series of declarations of renewed commitment to malaria control in Africa. Whether the burden of malaria is increasing in Africa is a moot point. This article attempts to re-construct the evidence for the trends in childhood mortality as a result of Plasmodium falciparum infection over the last century in Africa.
Snow
R W
RW
The Wellcome Trust/Kenya Medical Research Institute Collaborative Programme, PO Box 43640, Nairobi, Kenya. rsnow@wtnairobi.minicom.net
Trape
J F
JF
Marsh
K
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D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017780:Malaria Vaccines; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013997:Time Factors
D017780:Malaria Vaccines