title: Clinical symptoms, treatment and outcome of highlands malaria in Eldoret (2420 m a.s.l.) and comparison to malaria in hyper-immune population in endemic region of Southern Sudan.
abstract: Malaria should not be present in altitudes more than 1,800 m a.s.l. However due to global warming, highlands malaria (HM) occurs up to 2,000 m. The purpose of this study is comparison of clinical picture and prognosis of HM and compare it to malaria in endemic region of southern Sudan (endemic malaria - EM) among hyper-immune population.
authors.affiliation: St. Elisabeth University, College of Health and Social Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubai
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sladeckova
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000655:Amodiaquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077332:Artesunate; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D000655:Amodiaquine; D000077332:Artesunate