Prevalence and risk factors of malaria among children in southern highland Rwanda

Bosco Gahutu, Jean; Steininger, Christian; Shyirambere, Cyprien; Zeile, Irene; Cwinya-Ay, Neniling; Danquah, Ina; H Larsen, Christoph; A. Eggelte, Teunis; Uwimana, Aline; Karema, Corine; Musemakweri, André; Harms, Gundel; P. Mockenhaupt, Frank

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-134

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Prevalence and risk factors of malaria among children in southern highland Rwanda

Published in Malaria Journal • May 18, 2011

Authors:

Jean Bosco Gahutu

Christian Steininger

Cyprien Shyirambere

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Increased control has produced remarkable reductions of malaria in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including Rwanda. In the southern highlands, near the district capital of Butare (altitude, 1,768 m), a combined community-and facility-based survey on Plasmodium infection was conducted ...

Subject

Malaria

Plasmodium falciparum

Tropical medicine

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