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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Adebo, Senait M. ; Eckerle, Judith K. ; Andrews, Mary E. ; Howard, Cynthia R. ; John, Chandy C.
Adebo, Senait M. ; Eckerle, Judith K. ; Andrews, Mary E. ; Howard, Cynthia R. ; John, Chandy C. Less -
Description:
We screened 52 children adopted from Ethiopia for malaria because they had previously lived in a disease-endemic region or had past or current hepatomegaly or splenomegaly. Seven (13.5%) children had asymptomatic malaria parasitemia by microscopy (n = 2) or PCR (n = 5). Our findings suggest that adoptees at risk for asymptomatic malaria should be screened, preferably by PCR.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adoption
Asymptomatic Infections
Child
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Female
Humans
Infant
Malaria, Falciparum
Malaria, Vivax
Male
Parasitemia
Prevalence

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(7):1227-1229
Pubmed ID:
26079644
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4480390
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Ethiopia ; United States
Ethiopia ; United States Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:0908a77fead3be2db71f01995a500c9df1e4ab3eb42f6750ca0c20fcdefdb76c
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