Although the prevalence of fever amongst African children is around 30%, only 10% of these fevers (and 28% of malaria-positive fevers) are actually directly attributable to malaria infection due to the high prevalence of non-malarial febrile illnesses. Suspected malaria cases in Africa increasingly receive a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) before antimalarials are prescribed. While this … ContinuedRead More
As part of its commitment to open-access data, MAP has now made it even easier to download a wealth of malariometric data and covariates from our website with the release of the Interactive Map Tool and the Country Profiles Tool. Read More
Successful malaria control depends on prompt treatment with effective anti-malarial drugs. Although Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the recommended first-line treatment for P. falciparum malaria, overall deployment of the treatment has been slow, allowing the continued spread of malaria. Read More
Modern houses—with metal roofs and finished walls—are associated with a more than 9 percent reduction in the odds of malaria in children in sub-Saharan Africa when compared to more traditional thatched houses, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by Lucy Tusting of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Durham University and the University of Southampton. Read More
Since the year 2000, a concerted campaign against malaria has led to unprecedented levels of intervention coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the effect of this control effort is vital to inform future control planning. However, the effect of malaria interventions across the varied epidemiological settings of Africa remains poorly understood owing to the absence of reliable surveillance data and the simplistic approaches underlying current disease estimates. Read More