Submicroscopic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain
In a screening program, we detected submicroscopic malaria in 8.9% of recent migrants to Spain from sub-Saharan Africa. Hemoglobinopathies and filarial infection occurred more frequently in newly arrived migrants with submicroscopic malaria than in those without. Our findings could justify systemati...
Main Authors: | Joaquín Pousibet-Puerto, Mª Teresa Cabezas-Fernández, Ana B. Lozano-Serrano, José Vázquez-Villegas, Manuel J. Soriano-Pérez, Isabel Cabeza-Barrera, José A. Cuenca-Gómez, Joaquín Salas-Coronas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019-02-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0717_article |
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