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1,068,505 deathsThere were 1,068,505 malaria deaths in Africa in 2000.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2000published 2005Nature reviews. Microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1038/nrmicro1069

58.9 %Wild-type Pfmdr1-D1246 increased from 58.9% in 2007 to 90.1% in 2017 in Asembo, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2007published 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

77 %Data completeness for malaria reporting in Nandi County was 77%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 16 observations

0.32 odds_ratioIn middle SES households, sufficient LLIN ownership was significantly associated with lower malaria infection status compared with insufficient LLIN ownership (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.12–0.92).

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2021published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 3 observations

47.1 %The Pfmdr1 Y184F variant was identified in 47.1% of isolates on Ngodhe island, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2015 and 2016published 2023Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 5 observations

27.1 %Parasite prevalence by qPCR was 27.1% in Chulaimbo during the dry season.

Kenyapaludismeobserved dry seasonpublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

African children develop neuro-cognitive sequelae following severe malaria more frequently than adults.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2004Journal of postgraduate medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

1.8 ORComposite 'test and treat' compliance increased annually in lake endemic areas of Kenya with an odds ratio of 1.80.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-020-03479-z

14.3 %Anopheles leesoni accounted for 14.3% of Anopheles mosquitoes collected in rural areas in Kisumu city, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

2.65 odds_ratioGenetically predicted malaria risk was associated with an odds ratio of 2.65 for iron deficiency per unit increase in the log incidence rate of malaria.

Kenyairon deficiency · paludismepublished 2021Nature medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

2 mean_MOIThe mean multiplicity of infection (MOI) of Plasmodium falciparum ranged from 2 to 4.8 in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

2,223 individualsCarrying asexual parasites and recent episodes of clinical malaria were strong predictors of gametocyte carriage in a cohort of 2,223 children from Kilifi county, Kenya, accounting for 9,134 person-years of follow-up.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2019Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

0 %The reported seroprevalence to Pfs48/45 varied from 0 to 64% across studies.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2019Frontiers in immunologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

0.44 hazard_ratioThere was no significant difference in risk of malaria between HIV-exposed, uninfected (CHEU) and HIV-unexposed, uninfected (CHUU) infants, with a hazard ratio of 0.44 (95% CI 0.16 to 1.21).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

3,556 admissions3556 malaria admissions were recorded for the five sites.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1997Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 11 observations

Most factors in Western and South-East Kenya recorded a high infection prevalence of both HIV and malaria.

Kenyapaludisme · VIH/sidapublished 2021BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

85.8 %The prevalence of quintuple mutations (at codons 51, 59, 108, 437 and 540) conferring total sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance was 85.8% among Plasmodium falciparum parasites isolated from pregnant women in coastal Kenya between 2013 and 2015.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2013 and 2015published 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

4 %In west and central Africa, low sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance was categorised as a prevalence of the dhps Lys540Glu mutation of 4% or higher.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025The Lancet. Infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 13 observations

11.2 %The predominant malaria vector was Anopheles funestus sensu lato, which had an overall dye feeding rate of 11.2%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

6 %Malaria prevalence in Kenya is 6%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

2.6 %Anopheles pharoensis accounted for 2.6% of the collected female Anopheles mosquitoes in Kisumu city, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

5.2 %In Kwale County, using PCR diagnosis, the malaria positivity rate was 5.2% in pregnant women seeking healthcare services at rural health facilities.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

-0.792 correlation_coefficientHaemoglobin concentration correlated negatively with red cell distribution width in malaria-infected children with HbSS genotype (r = -0.792, P = 0.002).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

1.3 %Case fatality among malaria patients at tea estates in the western highlands of Kenya increased from 1.3% to 6%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2000Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90310-9

2.3 %Malaria infection was considered the cause of death in 6 out of 264 cases, representing 2.3% of deaths.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2013-2015published 2021BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005218