Distribution of Plasmodium spp. infection in asymptomatic carriers in perennial and low seasonal malaria transmission settings in West Africa

Distribution of Plasmodium spp. infection in asymptomatic carriers in perennial and low seasonal malaria transmission settings in West Africa

Abstract Background Since 2000, substantial progress has been made in reducing malaria worldwide. However, some countries in West Africa remain a hotspot for malaria with all age groups at risk. Asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium spp. are important sources of infections for malaria vectors and thus...

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Main Authors: Constant G. N. Gbalégba, Hampâté Ba, Kigbafori D. Silué, Ousmane Ba, Emmanuel Tia, Mouhamadou Chouaibou, Nathan T. Y. Tian-Bi, Grégoire Y. Yapi, Brama Koné, Jürg Utzinger, Benjamin G. Koudou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Plasmodium spp.
Asymptomatic carriers
Urban area
Rapid diagnostic tests
Microscopy
Côte d’Ivoire
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0412-9

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