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1.4 %Indoor sporozoite rates for Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto were 1.4% in Kisumu city, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 26 observations

41.8 %Overall, 992 out of 2371 children (41.8%, 95%CI 39.8–43.9%) experienced malaria in the cohort from 2014 to 2018.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2014 to 2018published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

0.16 USDEven if the effect size was only 5%, the cost per additional child correctly managed would be only 0.16 USD.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2012PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

2,197 casesAmong 8,487 inpatients in Kenya, 2,197 (25.9%) tested positive for malaria by either microscopy or rapid diagnostic test.

Kenyapaludismeobserved June 2017 to July 2024published 2026Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

30,600,000 pregnanciesIn 2007, 30.6 million pregnancies occurred in areas with unstable Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2007published 2010PLoS medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

3.2 %Sporozoite prevalence was 3.2% in Anopheles arabiensis.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2020published 2022Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

0.5 USDUnder study conditions, the cost per additional child correctly managed was 0.50 USD.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2010published 2012PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

49 %A test positivity rate of ≥ 49% in all age groups corresponded to an age-standardized parasite prevalence of ≥ 30%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0240058

98.73 %VECTRON™ T500 achieved 98.73% mortality against resistant Anopheles gambiae s.s. Bungoma strain.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

91 %Species identification of secondary malaria vectors using MALDI-TOF MS showed high concordance with Sanger sequencing with an overall accuracy of 91%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

11.8 %Against a Bungoma pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.s., mosquito mortality with PBO-LLINs dropped from 55.6% when new to 11.8% at 18 months.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

70 %Approximately 70% of the Kenyan population is at risk for malaria.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 16 observations

15 %Only 15% of the nets with holes had been repaired in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

84.4 %The simple bedside index identified 84.4 percent of the fatal cases.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1995The New England journal of medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

14 %Chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine was prescribed for 14% 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

500,000 deaths_per_yearMalaria accounts for over half a million child deaths annually.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 3 observations

All-cause mortality in children aged 0–4 years appears to saturate at relatively low transmission intensities.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2002Advances in parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

Severe malaria remains a burden predominantly among young children aged 3 to 59 months across a wide range of community prevalence typical of East Africa.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021Science (New York, N.Y.)europe_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1126/science.abj0089

7.1 %Severe anaemia was present in 7.1% of malaria-infected children with HbAS genotype.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

1.71 ORCompliance with testing of febrile patients increased annually in lake endemic areas of Kenya with an odds ratio of 1.71.

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

84.4 %In a cross-sectional study conducted in April 2024 in Kanyamwa Kologi Ward in Homa Bay County, Kenya, the overall proportion of households that reported all children used long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) was 84.4%.

Kenyapaludismeobserved April 2024published 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

1,380,000,000 inhabitantsOf the 1.38 billion people at risk of stable Plasmodium falciparum malaria, 0.69 billion were found in Central and South East Asia (CSE Asia), 0.66 billion in Africa, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia (Africa+), and 0.04 billion in the Americas.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2007published 2009PLoS medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

51 per_1000The minimum annual rate of severe malaria in children below five years was 51 per 1000 children in Ifakara, Tanzania.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1994Acta tropicaeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

100 %100% mortality to chlorfenapyr was observed in all mosquito populations tested.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2022-2023published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 25 observations

Previous malaria exposure significantly modified outcomes, with patients with malaria co-infection and previous exposure having faster symptom clearance than those without previous exposure (p=0.042).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 8 observations