Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda

Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda

A survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, ind...

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Main Authors: Michelle E. Roh, Caesar Oyet, Patrick Orikiriza, Martina Wade, Gertrude N. Kiwanuka, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Sunil Parikh, Yap Boum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
protozoan infections
parasitic diseases
Plasmodium
microscopy
children
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/16-0619_article
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spelling doaj-ae2ced0db48342a9aac623676926eff42020-11-24T23:07:52ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592016-08-012281494149810.3201/eid2208.160619Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern UgandaMichelle E. RohCaesar OyetPatrick OrikirizaMartina WadeGertrude N. KiwanukaJuliet Mwanga-AmumpaireSunil ParikhYap BoumA survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, indicating that routine diagnostic testing misses many non–P. falciparum malarial infections.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/16-0619_articlemalariaprotozoan infectionsparasitic diseasesPlasmodiummicroscopychildren
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author Michelle E. Roh
Caesar Oyet
Patrick Orikiriza
Martina Wade
Gertrude N. Kiwanuka
Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire
Sunil Parikh
Yap Boum
spellingShingle Michelle E. Roh
Caesar Oyet
Patrick Orikiriza
Martina Wade
Gertrude N. Kiwanuka
Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire
Sunil Parikh
Yap Boum
Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
Emerging Infectious Diseases
malaria
protozoan infections
parasitic diseases
Plasmodium
microscopy
children
author_facet Michelle E. Roh
Caesar Oyet
Patrick Orikiriza
Martina Wade
Gertrude N. Kiwanuka
Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire
Sunil Parikh
Yap Boum
author_sort Michelle E. Roh
title Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
title_short Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
title_full Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
title_fullStr Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda
title_sort asymptomatic plasmodium infections in children in low malaria transmission setting, southwestern uganda
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2016-08-01
description A survey of asymptomatic children in Uganda showed Plasmodium malariae and P. falciparum parasites in 45% and 55% of microscopy-positive samples, respectively. Although 36% of microscopy-positive samples were negative by rapid diagnostic test, 75% showed P. malariae or P. ovale parasites by PCR, indicating that routine diagnostic testing misses many non–P. falciparum malarial infections.
topic malaria
protozoan infections
parasitic diseases
Plasmodium
microscopy
children
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/16-0619_article
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