Submicroscopic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain

Submicroscopic Malaria in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Spain

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 systemati...

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Main Authors: Joaquín Pousibet-Puerto, Mª Teresa Cabezas-Fernández, Ana B. Lozano-Serrano, José Vázquez-Villegas, Manuel J. Soriano-Pérez, Isabel Cabeza-Barrera, José A. Cuenca-Gómez, Joaquín Salas-Coronas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
submicroscopic malaria
malaria
screening
coinfection
filariasis
hemoglobinopathies
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0717_article

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