Age, Spatial, and Temporal Variations in Hospital Admissions with Malaria in Kilifi County, Kenya: A 25-Year Longitudinal Observational Study.
Polycarp MogeniThomas N WilliamsGregory W FeganChristopher NyundoEvasius BauniKennedy MwaiIrene OmedoPatricia NjugunaCharles R NewtonFaith OsierJames A BerkleyLaura L HammittBrett LoweGabriel MwambinguKen AwuondoNeema MturiNorbert PeshuRobert W SnowAbdisalan NoorKevin MarshPhilip BejonPublished in: PLoS medicine (2016)
Following a period of reduced transmission, a cohort of older children emerged who have increased susceptibility to malaria. Further reductions in malaria transmission are needed to mitigate the increasing burden among older children, and universal ITN coverage is a promising strategy to achieve this goal.