Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019

Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019

In urban and rural areas of Turkana County, Kenya, we found that 2% of household members of patients with Plasmodium falciparum infections were infected with P. vivax. Enhanced surveillance of P. vivax and increased clinical resources are needed to inform control measures and identify and manage P....

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Main Authors: Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara, Linda Maraga, Hannah Meredith, Daniel Esimit, Gilchrist Lokoel, Tabitha Chepkwony, Joseph Kipkoech, George Ambani, Diana Menya, Elizabeth Freedman, Steve Taylor, Andrew Obala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
sub-Saharan Africa
epidemiology
malaria
parasites
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0299_article

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