Publications by authors named "Britta Groendahl"
Article Synopsis
- Plasmodium spp. infections (malaria) and dengue virus are significant health issues for children in middle- and low-income countries, with a study in Mwanza, Tanzania examining their prevalence and associated factors.
- The study analyzed 436 children, revealing malaria prevalence rates of 15.6%, 8.5%, and 12.1% through different diagnostic methods, while dengue prevalence was 7.8%.
- Clinical symptoms of both diseases often overlap, complicating diagnosis, and highlighting the need for better laboratory tests and more extensive research on acute febrile illnesses in developing nations.
Dengue and chikungunya viruses are frequent causes of malarial-like febrile illness in children. The rapid increase in virus transmission by mosquitoes is a global health concern. This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the childhood prevalence of dengue and chikungunya in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Acute mosquito-borne febrile diseases pose a threat to children in the Sub-Saharan-Africa with ∼272 000 children dying worldwide from malaria in 2018. Although the awareness for malaria in this area has increased due to improved health education, the apparent decline of actual malaria cases has not affected clinical practice significantly. This study collected clinical and epidemiologic data of children presenting with acute febrile diseases in order delineate their diagnostic and therapeutic management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUpper-respiratory tract infections (URTI) are the leading causes of childhood morbidities. This study investigated etiologies and patterns of URTI among children in Mwanza, Tanzania. A cross-sectional study involving 339 children was conducted between October-2017 and February-2018.
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