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...

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Published in:Trends in Parasitology 2001-12, Vol.17 (12), p.593-597
Main Authors: Snow, Robert W, Trape, Jean-Francois, Marsh, Kevin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Africa - epidemiology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
drug reisstance
History
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Malaria
malaria mortality
Malaria Vaccines
Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology
Malaria, Falciparum - immunology
Malaria, Falciparum - mortality
Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control
Medical sciences
mortality transition
Parasitic diseases
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum - immunology
Plasmodium falciparum - pathogenicity
Protozoal diseases
Sickness Impact Profile
Time Factors
Tropical medicine
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02031-1