Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic immigrants from sub-saharan Africa, Spain

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 356-357

  Monge Maillo, Begoña ^a   Norman, Francesca ^a   Pérez Molina, José Antonio ^a   Díaz Menéndez, Marta ^a   Rubio, Jose Miguel ^b   López Vélez, Rogelio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856318027     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1801.111283     Document Type: Letter

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