The Merits of Malaria Diagnostics during an Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  de Wit, Emmie ; Falzarano, Darryl ; Onyango, Clayton ; Rosenke, Kyle ; Marzi, Andrea ; Ochieng, Melvin ; Juma, Bonventure ; Fischer, Robert J. ; Prescott, Joseph B. ; Safronetz, David ; Omballa, Victor ; Owuor, Collins ; Hoenen, Thomas ; Groseth, Allison ; van Doremalen, Neeltje ; Zemtsova, Galina ; Self, Joshua ; Bushmaker, Trenton ; McNally, Kristin ; Rowe, Thomas ; Emery, Shannon L. ; Feldmann, Friederike ; Williamson, Brandi ; Nyenswah, Tolbert G. ; Grolla, Allen ; Strong, James E. ; Kobinger, Gary ; Stroeher, Ute ; Rayfield, Mark ; Bolay, Fatorma K. ; Zoon, Kathryn C. ; Stassijns, Jorgen ; Tampellini, Livia ; de Smet, Martin ; Nichol, Stuart T. ; Fields, Barry ; Sprecher, Armand ; Feldmann, Heinz ; Massaquoi, Moses ; Munster, Vincent J.
• Description:
  Malaria is a major public health concern in the countries affected by the Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa. We determined the feasibility of using molecular malaria diagnostics during an Ebola virus disease outbreak and report the incidence of Plasmodium spp. parasitemia in persons with suspected Ebola virus infection.
• Subjects:
  • Coinfection
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Ebolavirus
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Humans
  • Malaria
  • Malaria, Falciparum
  • Parasite Load
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Prevalence
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(2):323-326.
• Pubmed ID:
  26814608
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4734533
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Intramural NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Western ; Guinea ; Liberia ; Sierra Leone
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38012/cdc_38012_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 482.59 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1620e24240f8b8bbb03a78d795d943a79308ef0ed40a067c2ca1dfd034cd5ea9