This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on pediatric malaria and its identification and management in Canada. It was created by Tina Madani Kia, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Qaasim Mian, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta and Dr. Michael Hawkes, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the University of British Columbia. 

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References

1. World Health Organization. World malaria report 2023. World Health Organization, 2023.

2. Forgie EM, Brooks HM, Barton M, Hawkes MT. Pediatric Malaria: Global and North American Perspectives. Pediatric Clinics. 2022 Feb 1;69(1):47-64.

3. Crawley J, Chu C, Mtove G, Nosten F. Seminar: Malaria in children. The Lancet. 2010;375:1468-1481. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60447-3.

4. Agrawal D, Teach SJ. Evaluation and management of a child with suspected malaria. Pediatric emergency care. 2006;(2):127.

5. Evans AB, Kulik D, Banerji A, et al. Imported pediatric malaria at the hospital for sick children, Toronto, Canada: A 16 year review. BMC Pediatrics. 14(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2431-14-251.