Submicroscopic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pousibet-Puerto, Joaquín ; Cabezas-Fernández, Mª Teresa ; Lozano-Serrano, Ana B. ; Vázquez-Villegas, José ; Soriano-Pérez, Manuel J. ; Cabeza-Barrera, Isabel ; Cuenca-Gómez, José A. ; Salas-Coronas, Joaquín
• Description:
  In a screening program, we detected submicroscopic malaria in 8.9% of recent migrants to Spain from sub-Saharan Africa. Hemoglobinopathies and filarial infection occurred more frequently in newly arrived migrants with submicroscopic malaria than in those without. Our findings could justify systematic screening in immigrants and recent travelers from malaria-endemic areas.
• Subjects:
  Humans Immunoglobulin E Leukocyte Count Malaria Mass Screening Microscopy Parasite Load Population Surveillance Retrospective Studies Transients And Migrants
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):349-352
• Pubmed ID:
  30666945
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6346455
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Spain ; Africa South of the Sahara
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e4ae56921d566abd871d85b03fd803a45e1a0a45ecce636656b4aea521fa796c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76790/cdc_76790_DS1.pdf
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