Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Rainy Season, Artibonite Valley, Haiti, 2006

Eisele, Thomas P.; Keating, Joseph; Bennett, Adam; Londono, Berlin; Johnson, Dawn; Lafontant, Christina; Krogstad, Donald J.

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Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Rainy Season, Artibonite Valley, Haiti, 2006

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Oct 2007
By Eisele, Thomas P. ; Keating, Joseph ; Bennett, Adam ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Eisele, Thomas P. ; Keating, Joseph ; Bennett, Adam ; Londono, Berlin ; Johnson, Dawn ; Lafontant, Christina ; Krogstad, Donald J.
Description:

We conducted a population-based survey to estimate the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among persons older than 1 month in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti during the high malaria transmission season in 2006. Results from PCR for 714 persons showed a prevalence of 3.1% for P. falciparum infection.
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Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Cluster Analysis Community Survey Dispatch Endemic Diseases Female Humans Infant Malaria Malaria, Falciparum Male Middle Aged Prevalence Rain Seasons
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1494-1496.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Haiti
Location:

Caribbean
Volume:

13
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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