Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda1

Roh, Michelle E.; Oyet, Caesar; Orikiriza, Patrick; Wade, Martina; Kiwanuka, Gertrude N.; Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet; Parikh, Sunil; Boum, Yap

doi:10.3201/eid2208.160619

Back to Previous Page

- Add this to...
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Google Bookmarks
- LinkedIn

Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda1

Published Date:

Aug 2016

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.160619 New Site Icon

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1494-1498.

[PDF-1.38 MB]

Details:

Personal Authors:

Roh, Michelle E. ; Oyet, Caesar ; Orikiriza, Patrick ; Wade, Martina ; Kiwanuka, Gertrude N. ; ... More ▼

Keywords:

[+]

Pubmed ID:

27434741

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4982177

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.

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Supporting Files:

	16-0619-F.gif	image/gif
	16-0619-F.jpg	image/jpeg
	16-0619-Techapp-s1.pdf	application/pdf
	16-0619.nxml	application/octet-stream

No Related Documents.

You May Also Like:

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests in elimination settings—can they find the last parasite?

Personal Author:

McMorrow, M. L.; Aidoo, M.; Kachur, S. P.;

Published:

Sep 13 2011

Source:

Clin Microbiol Infect. 17(11):1624-1631.

Description:

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria have improved the availability of parasite-based diagnosis throughout the malaria-endemic world. Accurate malaria diagnosis is essential for malaria case management, surveillance, and elimination. RDTs are in...

File Type:

[PDF - 123.20 KB]
Common Epidemiology of Rickettsia felis Infection and Malaria, Africa

Personal Author:

Mediannikov, Oleg; Socolovschi, Cristina; Edouard, Sophie; Fenollar, Florence; Mouffok, Nadjet; Bassene, Hubert; Diatta, Georges; Tall, Adama; Niangaly, Hamidou; Doumbo, Ogobara; Lekana-Douki, Jean Bernard; Znazen, Abir; Sarih, M’hammed; Ratmanov, Pavel; Richet, Herve; Ndiath, Mamadou O.; Sokhna, Cheikh; Parola, Philippe; Raoult, Didier;

Published:

Nov 2013

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 19(11):1775-1783.

Description:

This study aimed to compare the epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infection and malaria in France, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa and to identify a common vector. Blood specimens from 3,122 febrile patients and from 500 nonfebrile persons were a...

File Type:

[PDF - 549.16 KB]
Malaria surveillance : 1970 annual report

Corporate Author:

Center for Disease Control.

Published:

May 1971

Series:

Malaria surveillance : annual report ; 1970

Description:

In 1970, 3,997 cases of malaria were reported in the United States. This represents a 5.0 percent increase over the 3,806 cases reported during a similar time period for 1969. This increase was due entirely to a greater number of military cases impor...

File Type:

[PDF - 10.49 MB]
Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: study design and methodology for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Personal Author:

Samuels, Aaron M.; Awino, Nobert; Odongo, Wycliffe; Abong’o, Benard; Gimnig, John; Otieno, Kephas; Shi, Ya Ping; Were, Vincent; Allen, Denise Roth; Were, Florence; Sang, Tony; Obor, David; Williamson, John; Hamel, Mary J.; Patrick Kachur, S.; Slutsker, Laurence; Lindblade, Kim A.; Kariuki, Simon; Desai, Meghna;

Published:

Jun 07 2017

Source:

Malar J. 16.

Description:

Most human Plasmodium infections in western Kenya are asymptomatic and are believed to contribute importantly to malaria transmission. Elimination of asymptomatic infections requires active treatment approaches, such as mass testing and treatment (MT...

File Type:

[PDF - 2.33 MB]
Increasing incidence of malaria in children despite insecticide-treated bed nets and prompt anti-malarial therapy in Tororo, Uganda

Personal Author:

Jagannathan, Prasanna; Muhindo, Mary K; Kakuru, Abel; Arinaitwe, Emmanuel; Greenhouse, Bryan; Tappero, Jordan; Rosenthal, Philip J; Kaharuza, Frank; Kamya, Moses R; Dorsey, Grant;

Published:

Dec 28 2012

Source:

Malar J. 2012; 11:435.

Description:

Background : The burden of malaria has decreased in parts of Africa following the scaling up of control interventions. However, similar data are limited from high transmission settings. : Methods : A cohort of 100 children, aged six weeks to 10 month...

File Type:

[PDF - 446.22 KB]