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18.43 per_1000Hospital admissions for malaria decreased from 18.43 per 1000 children in 2003 to 3.42 per 1000 children in 2007.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2003published 2008Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61655-4

16,400,000 netsIn 2010, 16.4 to 18.1 million long-lasting treated nets would be required to achieve universal coverage in Kenya if not restricted to areas of greatest malaria risk.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2010published 2010The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0331

Living in mud houses was associated with increased risk of submicroscopic malaria infection (p = 0.044).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

1 %1% of all malaria infections were among children aged less than 1 year in the highland epidemic zone.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2016Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

2,510,000,000 peopleIn 2005, 2.510 billion people were at possible risk of transmission of Plasmodium falciparum.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2005published 2006Trends in parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

-0.2 Z-scoreCompared to women without malaria or STIs/RTIs (n = 399), malaria-only (n = 267), STIs/RTIs only (n = 410) or both (n = 353) were associated with reduced fetal growth, with an adjusted mean difference in fetal/birth weight Z-score of -0.20 for both malaria and STIs/RTIs.

Kenyapaludisme · STIs/RTIspublished 2023International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 5 observations

37 %Vaccine efficacy against first new infection was 37% in participants uninfected with malaria at first vaccination.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Lancet. Infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 4 observations

26.7 %In 2019, 26.7% of mainland Tanzania's population resided in areas with very low Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence (<1%).

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2019published 2021PLOS global public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

37.3 %Of the 142 volunteers who were eligible for analysis, 53 (37.3%) had parasitemia without meeting thresholds for treatment.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021JCI insighteurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

9 %The test positivity rate was 9% among febrile pregnant women in the highland epidemic zone.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2016Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

0 %The primary endpoint of blood-stage P. falciparum parasitaemia of ≥500/μl was reached in 0/3 (0.0%) Dantu homozygotes.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Controlled Human Malaria Infection reveals that the Dantu blood group variant provides higeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1101/2022.09.21.22280031

100 %The mutation 108N in Pfdhfr was identified in 100% of Plasmodium falciparum isolates.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

5.7 %Among the study participants, 4 out of 70 malaria-negative pregnant women (5.7%) knew about different doses of intermittent preventive treatment.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.9 MOIThe MOI for msp-2 gene was 2.9 (95% CI 2.22–3.55).

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

32 %ITN use was associated with 32% protection from malaria.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2017Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

2 %Four other non-synonymous dhfr mutations were detected in 2% of Plasmodium ovale wallikeri isolates.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2004-2023published 2024The Lancet. MicrobePubMeddocument of 6 observations

4 casesCerebral malaria cases were reported for four (<0.1%) of 20,639 RTS,S/AS01-vaccinated children in the exposed clusters.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

1.6 %A total of 16 out of 981 mosquito samples were confirmed positive for Plasmodium falciparum, corresponding to a sporozoite rate of 1.6%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Parasites & vectorsPubMeddocument of 9 observations

All the samples carried mutations in the dhps gene in Busia County, Western Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

Across 48 demographic surveillance studies, Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence more than doubled all-cause under-five mortality when adjusted for secular trends.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2004The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.16

Resistance to reparasitization was decreased in the children with short-lived antibody responses to PIESAs.

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

61.9 %Among afebrile women (n = 392), LAMP had a sensitivity of 61.9%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

2.3 %In the low-transmission season, the risk difference for clinical malaria following symptomatic subpatent infection was 2.3%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2024The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 3 observations

97.1 %The mutation 540E in Pfdhps was identified in 97.1% of Plasmodium falciparum isolates.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 14 observations

2,590,000,000 inhabitants2.59 billion people at risk of Plasmodium vivax transmission were located in Central and South East (CSE) Asia in 2009, representing 91.0% of the total population at risk.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2009published 2010PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000774