1. Malaria Prevalence among Young Infants in Different Transmission Settings, Africa
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David Ubben, Francis Bohissou, Kalifa Bojang, Makie Taal, Daniel Ahounou, Lamine Koivogui, Carine Agbowai, Joseph Okebe, Abdul Khalie Muhammad, Alain Nahum, Lama Eugène Kaman, Muna Affara, Benoit Gniouma Tolno, Serign J. Ceesay, NFaly Bangoura, Kamal Hamed, Stephan Duparc, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Umberto D'Alessandro, and Jane Achan
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Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Adolescent ,Endemic Diseases ,Epidemiology ,Anemia ,Cross-sectional study ,prevalence ,Antibodies, Protozoan ,lcsh:Medicine ,parasites ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,Young infants ,Malaria transmission ,Seroepidemiologic Studies ,Environmental health ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Benin ,Humans ,Seroprevalence ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,Malaria, Falciparum ,Child ,business.industry ,Transmission (medicine) ,Research ,Malaria Prevalence among Young Infants in Different Transmission Settings, Africa ,transmission settings ,lcsh:R ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,medicine.disease ,anemia ,Malaria ,transmission intensity ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Infectious Diseases ,Child, Preschool ,Africa ,young infants ,Gambia ,Guinea ,business - Abstract
Preventive measures and treatment guidelines are needed to address the sizeable prevalence of disease in this population., The prevalence and consequences of malaria among infants are not well characterized and may be underestimated. A better understanding of the risk for malaria in early infancy is critical for drug development and informed decision making. In a cross-sectional survey in Guinea, The Gambia, and Benin, countries with different malaria transmission intensities, the overall prevalence of malaria among infants
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- 2015
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