The majority of fevers in African children are not caused by malaria

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The majority of fevers in African children are not caused by malaria

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In 2007, an estimated 656 million fevers occurred in African children aged 0-4 years, with 78 million children of the 183 million attending a public health care facility likely to have been infected with P. falciparum (range 60-103 million), the parasite that causes the most dangerous form of malaria. ...

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