Effect of a+ -thalassaemia on episodes of fever due to malaria and other causes: a communitybased cohort study in Tanzania

Background It is controversial to what degree a+-thalassaemia protects against episodes of uncomplicated malaria and febrile disease due to infections other than Plasmodium. Methods In Tanzania, in children aged 6-60 months and height-for-age z-score

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Published in:Malaria journal 2011, Vol.10
Main Authors: Veenemans, J, Jansen, E.J.S, Baidjoe, A.Y, Mbugi, E.V, Demir, A.Y, Kraaijenhagen, R.J, Savelkoul, H.F.J, Verhoef, H
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alpha-thalassemia
anemia
c-reactive protein
case definitions
children
clinical malaria
disease
endemic areas
morbidity
plasmodium-falciparum malaria
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Summary:Background It is controversial to what degree a+-thalassaemia protects against episodes of uncomplicated malaria and febrile disease due to infections other than Plasmodium. Methods In Tanzania, in children aged 6-60 months and height-for-age z-score
ISSN:1475-2875
1475-2875