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Emelda A. Okiro
Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications - 96
Citations - 4516
Emelda A. Okiro is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Malaria. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 86 publications receiving 3605 citations. Previous affiliations of Emelda A. Okiro include Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation & John Radcliffe Hospital.
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Effect of a fall in malaria transmission on morbidity and mortality in Kilifi, Kenya.
Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara,Phillip Bejon,Phillip Bejon,Tabitha W. Mwangi,Emelda A. Okiro,Norbert Peshu,Robert W. Snow,Robert W. Snow,Charles R. Newton,Charles R. Newton,Kevin Marsh,Kevin Marsh +11 more
TL;DR: Assessment of the epidemiological characteristics of malaria in Kilifi, Kenya during a period of decreasing transmission intensity finds sustained reduction in exposure to infection leads to changes in mean age and presentation of disease similar to those described in multisite studies.
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Estimating the Global Clinical Burden of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in 2007
Simon I. Hay,Emelda A. Okiro,Peter W. Gething,Anand P. Patil,Andrew J. Tatem,Carlos A Guerra,Robert W. Snow +6 more
TL;DR: Simon Hay and colleagues derive contemporary estimates of the global clinical burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria (the deadliest form of malaria) using cartography-based techniques.
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The decline in paediatric malaria admissions on the coast of Kenya
Emelda A. Okiro,Simon I. Hay,Simon I. Hay,Priscilla W Gikandi,Shahnaaz K Sharif,Abdisalan M. Noor,Norbert Peshu,Kevin Marsh,Kevin Marsh,Robert W. Snow,Robert W. Snow +10 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided of a changing disease burden on the Kenyan coast and that the most parsimonious explanation is an expansion in the coverage of interventions such as the use of insecticide-treated nets and the availability of anti-malarial medicines.
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Access to emergency hospital care provided by the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: a geocoded inventory and spatial analysis
Paul O. Ouma,Joseph Maina,Pamela N. Thuranira,Peter M. Macharia,Victor A. Alegana,Mike English,Mike English,Emelda A. Okiro,Robert W. Snow,Robert W. Snow +9 more
TL;DR: A geocoded inventory of public hospitals across 48 countries and islands of sub-Saharan Africa, including Zanzibar, is assembled using data from various sources, providing the first spatial census of public hospital services in Africa.
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Malaria in patients with sickle cell anemia: burden, risk factors, and outcome at the outpatient clinic and during hospitalization.
Julie Makani,Julie Makani,Albert Komba,Sharon E. Cox,Sharon E. Cox,Julie Oruo,Khadija Mwamtemi,Jesse Kitundu,Pius Magesa,Stella Rwezaula,Elineema Meda,Josephine Mgaya,Kisali Pallangyo,Emelda A. Okiro,Emelda A. Okiro,David Muturi,Charles R. Newton,Charles R. Newton,Charles R. Newton,Gregory Fegan,Gregory Fegan,Kevin Marsh,Kevin Marsh,Thomas N. Williams,Thomas N. Williams +24 more
TL;DR: Although malaria was rare among patients with SCA, parasitemia during hospitalization was associated with both severe anemia and death, and effective treatment during severe illness episodes and further studies to determine the role chemoprophylaxis are required.