ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2019
Malaria Prevalence in a Low Transmission Area, Jazan District of Southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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- Prevalence and proportion estimate of asymptomatic Plasmodium infection in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Rapid diagnostic tests for Plasmodium vivax malaria in endemic countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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- Detection of Duffy blood group genotypes and submicroscopic Plasmodium infections using molecular diagnostic assays in febrile malaria patients.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal Distribution of Malaria in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Investigation of Wright Blood Group Alleles and Genotypes in Malaria-Endemic Area in Southwestern Saudi Arabia.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Detection of Duffy Blood Group Genotypes and Submicroscopic Plasmodium Infections Using Molecular Diagnostic Assays in Febrile Malaria Patients.Research square · 2023Article
- Association between interleukin-27 gene polymorphisms andInnate immunity · 2023Article
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- Comparison of Rapid Diagnostic Test, Microscopy, and Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A decade of travel-associated malaria at King Fahad Hospital of the University in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Low DensityFrontiers in tropical diseases · 2022Article
- The global burden of Plasmodium vivax malaria is obscure and insidious.PLoS medicine · 2021Article
- Residual malaria in Jazan region, southwestern Saudi Arabia: the situation, challenges and climatic drivers of autochthonous malaria.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Current Epidemiological Characteristics of Imported Malaria, Vector Control Status and Malaria Elimination Prospects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries.Microorganisms · 2021Review
- Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Literary Review and Recommendation for a Quality Assurance, Quality Control Algorithm.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Detailed description of malaria in low transmission areas is crucial for elimination. The current study aimed to provide a comprehensive description for malaria transmission in Jazan, a low transmission district, southwestern Saudi Arabia. Patients at a tertiary care hospital were recruited in our study between August 2016 and September 2018. Malaria diagnosis was performed through a species-specific nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR), microscopy and Paramax-3TM rapid detection test (RDT). Malaria was detected in 30 patients by the PCR, with point prevalence of 10.9%. Of these malaria infections, 80% was imported, 26.6% was asymptomatic and 23.3% was sub-microscopic. Malaria was reported throughout the year, with February/March and September/October peaks. Infection was significantly more in males than in females (P=0.01). Likewise, infections were detected more in febrile than in non-febrile patients (P=0.01). Adult aged 15-24 years, fever and travel were identified as high-risk factors. Malaria was primarily attributed to Plasmodium falciparum mono-infections, followed by P. vivax mono-infections and lastly to falciparum/vivax mixed infections accounting 76.6%, 16.6%, and 6.6% of PCR-confirmed malaria cases, respectively. The nested PCR was superior to the smear microscopy (sensitivity 76.6%; specificity 100%) and the RDT (sensitivity 83.3%, specificity 94.2%). The overall percent agreement between microscopy and the RDT was 92.7% (kappa=0.63). High proportion of imported malaria including sub-microscopic and sub-patent cases were described. We suggest that incorporation of molecular tool into the conventional malaria diagnosis is beneficial in Jazan district.
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