Treatable causes of fever among children under five years in a seasonal malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Francois Kiemde (Author), Marc Christian Tahita (Author), Palpouguini Lompo (Author), Toussaint Rouamba (Author), Athanase M. Some (Author), Halidou Tinto (Author), Petra F. Mens (Author), Henk D. F. H. Schallig (Author), Michael Boele van Hensbroek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fever remains a major public health problem. In Burkina Faso, more than half of febrile children are considered not to be infected by malaria. This study prospectively assessed probable (treatable) causes of fever in Burkinabe children. Methods A prospective study was conducted a...