High Plasmodium malariae Prevalence in an Endemic Area of the Colombian Amazon Region.

Malaria is a worldwide public health problem; parasites from the genus Plasmodium are the aetiological agent for this disease. The parasites are mostly diagnosed by conventional microscopy-based techniques; however, their limitations have led to under-registering the reported prevalence of Plasmodiu...

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Main Authors: Paola Andrea Camargo-Ayala, Juan Ricardo Cubides, Carlos Hernando Niño, Milena Camargo, Carlos Arturo Rodríguez-Celis, Teódulo Quiñones, Lizeth Sánchez-Suárez, Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, Manuel Alfonso Patarroyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4965042?pdf=render