Risk associations of submicroscopic malaria infection in lakeshore, plateau and highland areas of Kisumu County in western Kenya.
<h4>Background</h4>Persons with submicroscopic malaria infection are a major reservoir of gametocytes that sustain malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite recent decreases in the national malaria burden in Kenya due to vector control interventions, malaria transmission contin...
Main Authors: | Wilfred Ouma Otambo, Collince J Omondi, Kevin O Ochwedo, Patrick O Onyango, Harrysone Atieli, Ming-Chieh Lee, Chloe Wang, Guofa Zhou, Andrew K Githeko, John Githure, Collins Ouma, Guiyun Yan, James Kazura |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268463 |
Similar Items
-
Influence of landscape heterogeneity on entomological and parasitological indices of malaria in Kisumu, Western Kenya
by: Wilfred Ouma Otambo, et al.
Published: (2022-09-01) -
Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance
by: Wilfred Ouma Otambo, et al.
Published: (2023-03-01) -
Asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium infections in an area before and during integrated vector control in Homa Bay, western Kenya
by: Collince J. Omondi, et al.
Published: (2022-09-01) -
Malaria diagnosis in rural healthcare facilities and treatment-seeking behavior in malaria endemic settings in western Kenya.
by: Collince J Omondi, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01) -
Malaria transmission heterogeneity in different eco-epidemiological areas of western Kenya: a region-wide observational and risk classification study for adaptive intervention planning
by: Guofa Zhou, et al.
Published: (2024-03-01)