Serologic Markers for Detecting Malaria in Areas of Low Endemicity, Somalia, 2008

Serologic Markers for Detecting Malaria in Areas of Low Endemicity, Somalia, 2008

Areas in which malaria is not highly endemic are suitable for malaria elimination, but assessing transmission is difficult because of lack of sensitivity of commonly used methods. We evaluated serologic markers for detecting variation in malaria exposure in Somalia. Plasmodium falciparum or P. vivax...

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Main Authors: Teun Bousema, Randa M. Youssef, Jackie Cook, Jonathan Cox, Victor A. Alegana, Jamal Amran, Abdisalan M. Noor, Robert W. Snow, Chris J. Drakeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
transmission
malaria
parasites
serology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-0732_article

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