Africa: Most paediatric fevers not caused by malaria
More than half the paediatric fevers treated in public health clinics in Africa are caused by diseases other than malaria, according to a study by Oxford University and other research groups, whose authors caution against the "continued indiscriminate use of anti-malarials for all fevers across Africa."
Of the 183 million children with malaria symptoms treated by public health clinics in 2007, only 43% were diagnosed with malaria, but many more most likely received anti-malarial medication.
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