Additional burden of asymptomatic and sub-patent malaria infections during low transmission season in forested tribal villages in Chhattisgarh, India

Additional burden of asymptomatic and sub-patent malaria infections during low transmission season in forested tribal villages in Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract Background The burden of sub-patent malaria is difficult to recognize in low endemic areas due to limitation of diagnostic tools, and techniques. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a molecular based technique, is one of the key methods for detection of low parasite density infections. The stu...

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Main Authors: Mehul Kumar Chourasia, Kamaraju Raghavendra, Rajendra M. Bhatt, Dipak Kumar Swain, Hemraj M. Meshram, Jayant K. Meshram, Shrity Suman, Vinita Dubey, Gyanendra Singh, Kona Madhavinadha Prasad, Immo Kleinschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Asymptomatic
Sub-patent
PCR
Chhattisgarh
India
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1968-8

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