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COVID-19 and the impact on malaria

June 2, 2020 - 09:36 -- Open Access
Tags: 
Covid-19, malaria, insecticide treated nets (ITNs), pregnant women, young children, indoor residual spraying
Author(s): 
Chiodini J
Reference: 
Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May 29:101758

As COVID -19 continues to dominate the health and political agendas in so many countries around the world, so does its devastating impact on other diseases become apparent. Malaria is just one of these.

The Impact of Control Interventions on Malaria Burden in Young Children in a Historically High-Transmission District of Uganda: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies from 2007 to 2018

May 21, 2020 - 06:46 -- Open Access
Tags: 
control interventions, malaria burden, young children, historically high-transmission, Uganda, cohort studies
Author(s): 
Kamya MR, Kakuru A, Dorsey G, et al.
Reference: 
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 May 18

There is limited evidence on whether malaria elimination is feasible in high-transmission areas of Africa. Between 2007 and 2018, we measured the impact of malaria control interventions in young children enrolled in three clinical trials and two observational studies in Tororo, Uganda, a historically high-transmission area. Data were pooled from children aged 0.5–2 years.

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