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Plasmodium malariae Prevalence and csp Gene Diversity, Kenya, 2014 and 2015.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Lo Eugenia, Nguyen Kristie, Nguyen Jennifer, Hemming-Schroeder Elizabeth, Xu Jiaobao, Etemesi Harrisone, Githeko Andrew, Yan Guiyun
Abstract excerpt
In Africa, control programs that target primarily Plasmodium falciparum are inadequate for eliminating malaria. To learn more about prevalence and genetic variability of P. malariae in Africa, we examined blood samples from 663 asymptomatic and 245 symptomatic persons from western Kenya during June-August of 2014 and 2015. P. malariae accounted for 5.3% (35/663) of asymptomatic infections and 3.3% (8/245) of...
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