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1.2 %Pfk13 P553L mutation associated with artemisinin resistance was present as mixed genotype infections in 7 samples (1.2%) among primary school-going children in 15 counties in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

No WHO-validated PfK13 mutations associated with artemisinin resistance were detected in Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum samples collected between 2013 and 2022.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2013–2022published 2026Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 2 observations

96 %Malaria-free areas were predicted with an accuracy of 96 percent.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2002Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensingeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

90 %Improved accuracy of routine malaria microscopy was defined as 90% sensitivity and specificity.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2006Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01674.x

22 %Overall P. falciparum malaria prevalence was 22% in the baseline household survey conducted from July to October 2019 in 46 MVIP sub-counties in western Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved July to October 2019published 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

5,150 mosquitoesFrom the released mosquitoes, 5150 mosquitoes (2621 males and 2529 females) of An. arabiensis, An. funestus and An. gambiae were recaptured on the attractancy traps.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 2 observations

38 %In a phase 2b trial in Ghana and Kenya, vaccine efficacy of the RTS,S malaria vaccine against clinical malaria (all episodes) at month 32 post-dose 1 ranged from 38% (95% confidence interval: 24%–49%) to 53% (95% confidence interval: 42%–62%).

Ghana · Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 9 observations

76.35 %Anopheles funestus mosquitoes were the predominant vectors at 76.35% of all larvae collections (N = 148).

Kenyapaludismeobserved June 2019published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

The most common malaria comorbidities were chest infections, diarrhoea, and anaemia.

Kenyaanémie · chest infections · diarrhée · paludismeobserved June 2016 to May 2017published 2021Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 11 observations

37 %At Rota Dispensary, the positivity rate by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) was 37%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 17 observations

6,300,000 testsMalaria rapid diagnostic tests showed the highest annual test volumes of 6.3 to 8.0 million in Kenya from 2018 to 2020.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2018-2020published 2024BMJ openPubMeddocument of 6 observations

7 children7 of the 26 Kenyan children had weak and brief antibody responses to PIESAs.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2003The Journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1086/373994

14.6 %The prevalence of the wild-type pfmdr1 N86/Y184/D1246 haplotype in Plasmodium falciparum increased from 14.6% in 1995 to 66.0% in 2013 in coastal Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 1995published 2014International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistanceeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

71.7 %In the study, 71.7% of participants who were infected at least once remained infected with asexual parasites despite treatment.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 7 observations

75 %In Busia county, 75% of households had received a service on malaria.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

4 %Kericho enrolled 12 (4%) malaria cases, representing 4% of the total.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 23 observations

96 %RDT uptake was high (over 96%) across the study arms.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

3,394 mosquitoesA total of 3,394 female Anopheles mosquitoes were collected in Kisumu city, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

93.2 %Anopheles funestus formed 93.2% of the entire mosquito collection, with N = 727 individuals collected.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2023published 2023Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 2 observations

98.8 %The Pfcrt haplotype CVMNK increased to 98.8% in 2017 in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2017published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

0.42 incidence_rate_ratioIn an interim analysis of the EPI-MAL-003 study, the country-adjusted incidence rate ratio for severe malaria among vaccinated children from exposed clusters compared to unvaccinated children from unexposed clusters was 0.42.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

6 %Anopheles gambiae s.s. had a Plasmodium falciparum prevalence of 6.0%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 5 observations

3 %Chloroquine was prescribed for 3% of the 1,200 patients who needed treatment with AL according to guidelines.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2008Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-7-181

0.21 IRRThe incidence of Plasmodium falciparum infection relative to daily Proguanil was reduced with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (incidence rate ratio: 0.21; 95% confidence interval: 0.08 to 0.56; p = 0.002).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022PLoS medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

There was no significant difference in the incidence of clinical attacks of malaria between the group of children who slept under bed nets and the group who did not.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1988Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations