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- Title
Household Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium ovale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013–2014.
- Authors
Mitchell, Cedar L; Topazian, Hillary M; Brazeau, Nicholas F; Deutsch-Feldman, Molly; Muwonga, Jeremie; Sompwe, Eric; Tshefu, Antoinette K; Mwandagalirwa, Melchior K; Parr, Jonathan B; Juliano, Jonathan J
- Abstract
In a cross-sectional molecular study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 78% of households had ≥1 member infected with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and/or Plasmodium ovale spp.; 47% of children and 33% of adults tested positive for ≥1 species. Risk factors varied by species and age group.
- Subjects
CONGO (Democratic Republic); RISK of malaria; MALARIA diagnosis; HOME environment; PROTOZOA; AGE distribution; CROSS-sectional method; MALARIA; RISK assessment; DISEASE prevalence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PARASITES; CHILDREN; ADULTS; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 73, Issue 11, pe3966
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciaa1772