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Age-Related and Seasonal Variation in Malaria and Other Causes of Fever and Their Association With Clinical Outcomes in Southern Angola

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dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Helga E.M.
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Maria Lina
dc.contributor.authorSeixas, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Marcelo U.
dc.contributor.institutionIndividual Health Care (IHC)
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionLaboratório Associado de Translacção e Inovação para a Saúde Global - LA Real (Pólo IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionVector borne diseases and pathogens (VBD)
dc.contributor.pblWiley
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-21T02:15:01Z
dc.date.available2026-06-21T02:15:01Z
dc.date.issued2026-05-16
dc.descriptionFunding text: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Grant Numbers: UID/04413/2020, LA-REAL LA/P/0117/2020 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Grant Number: 303039/2024-8 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Publisher Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s). Tropical Medicine & International Health published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.description.abstractBackground: Acute febrile illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa are often attributed to malaria, yet many patients test negative for malaria parasites. The aetiology of nonmalarial fevers remains understudied. Here, we examine likely causes of febrile illnesses and their association with poor clinical outcomes in Angola. Methods: In September–October 2023 and May–June 2024 we enrolled 849 febrile patients with ages between 2 months and 94 years in two tertiary hospitals of Lubango city that serve 7 million people in southern Angola. We used clinical assessments and locally available laboratory diagnostics to assign likely causes of fever and applied logistic regression analysis to identify factors independently associated with an increased risk of hospital admission and death. Results: Overall, 67.6% of the patients tested negative for malaria by microscopy, with upper (13.0%) and lower (19.5%) respiratory infections and gastrointestinal infections (16.7%) being leading causes of nonmalarial fever. The frequencies of gastrointestinal, upper respiratory, and genitourinary infections varied markedly with age, and malaria predominated at the beginning of the dry season. Malaria and lower respiratory infections were associated with increased risk of hospitalization (odds ratio [OR] = 3.20 and 5.17, p < 0.0001), while malaria and central nervous system infections were linked to significantly higher mortality (OR = 1.90 and 6.30, p < 0.0001). Empirical antibiotic use was widespread, even without clinical or laboratory evidence of bacterial infection. Conclusion: Most fevers in southern Angola are of nonmalarial origin, underscoring the need for better diagnostic strategies to guide specific treatment and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.en
dc.description.versionpublishersversion
dc.description.versionepub_ahead_of_print
dc.format.extent344946
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/tmi.70166
dc.identifier.issn1360-2276
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 165024232
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: ca045d68-b40a-4c64-b55b-ae30eaed978a
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 105038875717
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 001767795000001
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 42141823
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-5293-9090/work/218315294
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/203930
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105038875717
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectAngola
dc.subjectclinical outcomes
dc.subjectfebrile illness
dc.subjectmalaria
dc.subjectnonmalarial fever
dc.subjectseasonal variation
dc.subjectParasitology
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleAge-Related and Seasonal Variation in Malaria and Other Causes of Fever and Their Association With Clinical Outcomes in Southern Angolaen
dc.title.subtitleA Hospital-Based Studyen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.titleTropical Medicine and International Health
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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