Malaria Diagnosed in an Urban Setting Strongly Associated with Recent Overnight Travel: A Case-Control Study from Kampala, Uganda

Malaria is frequently diagnosed in urban Kampala, despite low transmission intensity. To evaluate the association between recent travel out of Kampala and malaria, we conducted a matched case-control study. Cases were febrile outpatients with a positive malaria test; controls were febrile outpatient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2020-10, Vol.103 (4), p.1517-1524
Hauptverfasser:	Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Mpimbaza, Arthur, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I, Kamya, Victor, Asiimwe, Alan, Kuule, Julius K, Kamya, Moses R, Drakeley, Chris, Dorsey, Grant, Rosenthal, Philip J, Staedke, Sarah G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Insecticide-Treated Bednets Insecticides Malaria Malaria - epidemiology Malaria - parasitology Malaria - prevention & control Male Travel Uganda - epidemiology
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