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6,792 EU/mLGeometric mean titres of IgG antibodies to the circumsporozoite antigen in infants were 6792 (5310 to 8687) EU/mL at day 456 after a booster dose at day 421.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023Wellcome open researcheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

25 countriesMalaria vaccines have been added to immunisation schedules in 25 sub-Saharan African countries.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026Lancet (London, England)PubMeddocument of 11 observations

3,000,000 childrenRisks of infection with Plasmodium falciparum among Kenyan children were estimated as moderate for 3.0 million.

Kenyapaludismepublished 1998Annals of tropical medicine and parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

94 %The overall specificity of malaria rapid diagnostic tests performed by community health volunteers compared to medical laboratory technicians was 94.0%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 8 observations

6,506 admissionsThe dataset included 6506 hospital admissions for malaria in children aged 3 months to 9 years from 2006 to 2020.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2006 to 2020published 2021Science (New York, N.Y.)europe_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1126/science.abj0089

400,000 casesAs many as 400,000 pregnant women may have developed severe anemia as a result of infection with malaria in sub-Saharan Africa in 1995.

Kenyapaludisme · severe anemiaobserved 1995published 2001The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.36

73 %The highest positivity of Plasmodium falciparum infection by polymerase chain reaction was 73% in a village.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 3 observations

8.6 %P. falciparum prevalence was 8.6% in 1999 in Gezira State, Sudan.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 1999published 2010Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-9-172

18 %RT-PCR detected 18% (319/1,777) Plasmodium infections.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 15 observations

3 %3% of all malaria infections were among children aged less than 1 year in the coast endemic zone.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2016Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

4 %Pfk13 C469Y mutation associated with artemisinin resistance was present as mixed genotype infections in 23 samples (4%) among primary school-going children in 15 counties in Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

67 %The K65 wild-type allele was detected in two recrudescent DP treated samples (67%) while the K65Q mutant allele was identified in one DP treated (33%) recrudescent sample.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2023Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

2.5 timesThe non-users of LLINs were 2.5 to 3 times more likely to be exposed to the risk of acquiring malaria compared to LLINs users.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021The Journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1093/infdis/jiaa774

60 %In east and southern Africa, high sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance was categorised as a prevalence of the Lys540Glu mutation of 60% or higher combined with a prevalence of the Ala581Gly mutation of less than 5%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025The Lancet. Infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 13 observations

3.6 %Genotyping detected D1246Y mutation at a frequency of 3.6% in the multidrug resistance 1 (Pfmdr1) gene.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

3 isolatesThe WHO-validated A675V k13 mutation was detected in three Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya.

Kenyapaludismeobserved 2018–2022published 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

68.5 %PCR confirmed 68.5% (37/54) of the 77 misdiagnosed cases as false negative in rural western Kenya from November 2019 through March 2020.

Kenyapaludismeobserved November 2019 through March 2020published 2022Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 15 observations

768 participantsIn Bungoma County, Western Kenya, a cohort of 768 participants was followed from June 2017 to December 2023 to assess malaria infections using rapid diagnostic tests.

Kenyapaludismeobserved June 2017 to December 2023published 2026The American journal of tropical medicine and hygienePubMeddocument of 2 observations

43.2 %Among afebrile women (n = 392), ultra sensitive RDT (usRDT) had a sensitivity of 43.2%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 13 observations

In low-prevalence settings, microscopy was the most expensive diagnostic approach for identifying malaria infection in school surveys.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2012The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0215

33 %33% of malaria admissions were aged 1–23 months.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2020Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society europe_pmcdocument of 15 observationsDOI 10.1093/cid/ciz844

During the year following the termination of prophylaxis there was no increase in the frequency of clinical attacks of malaria in the protected children compared with the control children.

Kenyapaludismeobserved year following the termination of prophylaxispublished 1988Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1016/0035-9203(88)90263-5

26 %In the BOHEMIA cluster-randomised trial in Kenya, ivermectin mass drug administration reduced malaria incidence by 26%.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

12.8 %Genotyping detected A675V mutation at a frequency of 12.8% in the Kelch 13 (Pfk13) gene.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

49.9 %After physical examination, 49.9% of the bed nets had at least one hole in Kirinyaga County, Kenya.

Kenyapaludismepublished 2021BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations