Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial
Zeba A, Sorgho H, Rouamba N, Zongo I, Rouamba J, Guiguemdë R, Hamer D, Mokhtar N, Ouedraogo J. Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial. Nutrition Journal 2008, 7: 7. PMID: 18237394, PMCID: PMC2254644, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplemented groupZinc supplementationVitamin APlacebo groupMalaria episodesSingle doseRandomized double-blind trialFirst malaria episodeRisk of feverDouble-blind trialPlacebo-controlled trialCases of feverDaily zinc supplementationNormal immune functionRisk of infectionCross-sectional surveyMalaria control strategiesClinical malariaFever episodesMalaria morbidityMalaria casesMalaria parasite detectionImmune functionBlind trialConclusionThese results