ArticleIranian journal of parasitology2012
Absence of asymptomatic malaria infection in endemic area of bashagard district, hormozgan province, iran.
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- A systematic review of sub-microscopic Plasmodium vivax infection.Malaria journal · 2015Pooled it
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- Anti-malarial seroprevalence assessment during an elimination programme in Chabahar District, south-eastern Iran.Malaria journal · 2016Article
- Microscopic and molecular evidence of the presence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections in an area with low, seasonal and unstable malaria transmission in Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2015Article
- Malaria situation in an endemic area, southeastern iran.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2014Article
- Detection of Asymptomatic Carriers of Plasmodium vivax among Treated Patients by Nested PCR Method in Minab, Rudan and Bashagard, Iran.Iranian journal of parasitology · 2013Article
- Situation of Asymptomatic Malaria among Iranian Native and Afghan and Pakistani Immigrants in a Malarious Area under the National Malaria Elimination Program of Iran.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
- Evaluation of Asymptomatic Malaria Status in Eastern of Afghanistan Using High Resolution Melting Analysis.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
- Absence of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in a Cross-sectional Study in Iranshahr District, Iran under Elimination Programmes.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
- Determination of Asymptomatic Malaria among Afghani and Pakistani Immigrants and Native Population in South of Kerman Province, Iran.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
- Efficiency of Nested-PCR in Detecting Asymptomatic Cases toward Malaria Elimination Program in an Endemic Area of Iran.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundA successful malaria elimination program calls for enough attention to parasite carriers, especially asymptomatic malaria, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of clinical cases. Asymptomatic malaria is an infection that patients do not show any symptom; thus, these patients play critical role in the concept of an elimination program. The current investigation was conducted to evaluate the presence of these cases in Bashagard District, formerly a high malaria transmission area in Hormozgan Province, Iran.
methodsBlood samples (n = 500) were collected from symptomless individuals residing in Bashagard to evaluate Plasmodium infection by using microscopic, serological and nested-PCR techniques.
resultsRegarding the microscopic and nested-PCR analysis, no asymptomatic infection was detected among studied individuals. Totally, 1% of the studied population (5 of 500) had anti PvMSP-1(19)-specific IgG antibody; however, only 0.2% (1 of 500) of the individuals was seropositive to recombinant PfMSP-1(19), using ELISA.
conclusionThis study showed no asymptomatic malaria infection in the studied population; hence malaria elimination is feasible and can be successfully carried out in this region.
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