Assessment of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infection by detection of parasite DNA in residents of an extra-Amazonian region of Brazil

Assessment of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infection by detection of parasite DNA in residents of an extra-Amazonian region of Brazil

Abstract Background The hypotheses put forward to explain the malaria transmission cycle in extra-Amazonian Brazil, an area of very low malaria incidence, are based on either a zoonotic scenario involving simian malaria, or a scenario in which asymptomatic carriers play an important role. Objectives...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Filomena E. C. de Alencar, Rosely dos Santos Malafronte, Crispim Cerutti Junior, Lícia Natal Fernandes, Julyana Cerqueira Buery, Blima Fux, Helder Ricas Rezende, Ana Maria Ribeiro de Castro Duarte, Antonio Ralph Medeiros-Sousa, Angelica Espinosa Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium malariae
Asymptomatic carrier
PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2263-z

Similar Items

Similar Items