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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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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. vivax infections.
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| spelling | doaj.art-783d89b73b50450ca7959778ebb0dc512023-10-24T12:18:05ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-11-0129112385238710.3201/eid2911.230299Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019Wendy Prudhomme O’MearaLinda MaragaHannah MeredithDaniel EsimitGilchrist LokoelTabitha ChepkwonyJoseph KipkoechGeorge AmbaniDiana MenyaElizabeth FreedmanSteve TaylorAndrew Obala 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. vivax infections. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0299_articlePlasmodium vivaxsub-Saharan Africaepidemiologymalariaparasitesvector-borne infections |
| spellingShingle | 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 Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 Emerging Infectious Diseases Plasmodium vivax sub-Saharan Africa epidemiology malaria parasites vector-borne infections |
| title | Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 |
| title_full | Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 |
| title_fullStr | Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 |
| title_short | Plasmodium vivax Prevalence in Semiarid Region of Northern Kenya, 2019 |
| title_sort | plasmodium vivax prevalence in semiarid region of northern kenya 2019 |
| topic | Plasmodium vivax sub-Saharan Africa epidemiology malaria parasites vector-borne infections |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0299_article |
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