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Absence of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in a Cross-sectional Study in Iranshahr District, Iran under Elimination Programmes.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic malaria infection provides a reservoir of parasites, causing the persistence of malaria transmission. It accounts an important challenge for successful management of the control, elimination, and eradication programmes in any malaria-endemic region. This investigation was designed to assess the presence and the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers in Iranshahr district of Sistan and Baluchistan Province (2013-2014), with a considerable population movement, during the malaria elimination phase in Iran. METHODS: infections were detected using light microscopic and highly sensitive nested-PCR techniques. RESULTS: parasites were detected among the studied individuals. CONCLUSION: Investigation the absence of asymptomatic carriers in Iranshahr district was illustrated and achieving malaria elimination in this area is feasible in a near future.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Sakineh Pirahmadi, Sedigheh Zakeri, Ahmad Raeisi

Institutions: Pasteur Institute of Iran, Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Language: English

Topic: Malaria Research and Control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W2591962254

FWCI: 0.512

Cites: 63

Cited by: 7

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