Article
Characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum parasites that survive the lengthy dry season in eastern Sudan where malaria transmission is markedly seasonal.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 1998
Babiker H A, Abdel-Muhsin A M, Ranford-Cartwright L C, Satti G, Walliker D
Abstract excerpt
We have examined 83 inhabitants of Asar village in eastern Sudan, where malaria transmission lasts approximately 2-3 months each year, for the presence of Plasmodium falciparum during the prolonged dry season. All patients were treated with a standard dose of chloroquine following the first diagn...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Child
- Chronic Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Middle Aged
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reproducibility of Results
