Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge
burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor …

Background A previous version of this Cochrane Review identified that insecticide‐treated
nets (ITNs) are effective at reducing child mortality, parasite prevalence, and uncomplicated …

Naturally acquired immunity to falciparum malaria protects millions of people routinely
exposed to Plasmodium falciparum infection from severe disease and death. There is no …

Where malaria prospers most, human societies have prospered least. The global distribution
of per-capita gross domestic product shows a striking correlation between malaria and …

Standard public finance analysis implies that health goods generating positive externalities
should be publicly funded, or even subsidized at more than 100% if the private nonmonetary …

The continuing unresolved debate over the interaction of iron and infection indicates a need
for quantitative review of clinical morbidity outcomes. Iron deficiency is associated with …

Malarious patients experience asymptomatic parasitemia; acute febrile illness (with cerebral
damage, anemia, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia); chronic debilitation (anemia …