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NOT Open Access | Epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria and Risk Factors for Severe Disease in Hubei Province, China

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plasmodium falciparum, malaria, risk factors, severe disease, China

Author(s):

Xia J, Wu D, Liu S, et al.

Reference:

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jul 20

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and identify risk factors for severe disease in Hubei Province, China, using a case-based survey of retrospective data from 2013 to 2018. From 2013 to 2018, a total of 763 imported malaria cases were reported in Hubei Province; 69.2% (528/763) cases were caused by P. falciparum species.

Malaria in patients with sickle cell anaemia: burden, risk factors and outcome at the Laquintinie hospital, Cameroon

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malaria, sickle cell anaemia, risk factors, Cameroon

Author(s):

Eleonore NLE, Cumber SN, Mbanya D, et al.

Reference:

BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 14; 20(1):40

It is believed that the current prevalence of malaria in endemic areas reflects selection for the carrier form of sickle cell trait through a survival advantage. Malaria has been incriminated as a great cause of mortality in people with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, people with SCD, a high-risk group, do not benefit from free or subsisized malaria prevention and treatment in Cameroon unlike other vulnerable groups which may be due to insufficient evidence to guide policy makers. This study aimed at describing clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of patients with malaria, determining the prevalence of malaria in hospitalized children and in those with SCD and without, compare frequency of presentation of malaria related complications (using clinical and laboratory elements that define severe malaria) between children admitted for malaria with SCD and those without and finally, determing the risk factors for death in children admitted for malaria.