| Autor: |
Hammer, Charlotte C., Diallo, Mariama Dalanda, Kann, Boubacar, Sanoh, Fatoumata, Leno, Tamba N'fantoma, Mansare, Oumar, Diakité, Ismail, Sow, Abdoulaye Djibril, Konate, Yacouba, Ryan-Castillo, Emilie, Barry, Alpha Mahmoud, Standley, Claire J. |
| Zdroj: |
Epidemiology & Infection; 2024, Vol. 152, p1-4, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Malaria is endemic in Guinea; however, the extent and role in transmission of asymptomatic malaria are not well understood. In May 2023, we conducted a rapid community survey to determine Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) prevalence among asymptomatic individuals in Middle Guinea (Prefecture Dalaba) and Forest Guinea (Prefecture Guéckédou). In Dalaba, 6 of 239 (2.1%, confidence interval (CI) 0.9–4.8%) individuals tested positive for P. falciparum by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), while in Guéckédou, 147 of 235 (60.9%, CI 54.5–66.9%) participants tested positive. Asymptomatic malaria needs to be considered more strongly as a driver of transmission when designing control strategies, especially in Forest Guinea and potentially other hyper-endemic settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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