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Asymptomatic
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- Prevalence and associated risk factors of asymptomatic malaria in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Malaria journal · 2025Pooled it
- High Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Among Schoolchildren in Nigeria: Diagnosis Challenges andPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Diabetes and metabolic syndrome in adults with malaria and associations with severe disease: results from two tertiary hospitals in Cameroon.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Malaria parasitaemia and its impact on biological parameters among children <16 years old attending the Nkwen District Hospital, Cameroon.MalariaWorld journal · 2024Article
- Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infection by microscopy and its determinants among residents of Ido-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria.PloS one · 2023Article
- Infections and immunity: associations with obesity and related metabolic disorders.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2023Review
- Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on Evolution of Diabetes in Malaria-Endemic African Region.Journal of diabetes research · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundAsymptomatic malaria (ASM) constitutes a reservoir of malaria parasites that sustain transmission and threaten elimination efforts. Studies have also shown a significant relation between insulin resistance and malaria infection. However, data on the clinical effects of ASM and its patterns of carriage among adult malaria patients is limited.
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of ASM due to MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 208 afebrile, nonobese, nonhypertensive T2DM patients, aged 40-70 years, undergoing treatment (adherence, ≥95%) at six private health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria, between March and August 2015. Sociodemographic data were obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire and clinical case files. Venous blood samples were collected and processed for fasting blood sugar estimation, packed cell volume determination and malaria parasite detection by HRP2-RDT, light microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
resultsThe mean age of the patients was 54.5 years. ASM was diagnosed in 16.8%, 7.2% and 4.3% of the patients by PCR, light microscopy and HRP2-RDT, respectively. ASM was significantly (
conclusionThis study revealed that T2DM patients in Lagos, Nigeria, are potential reservoirs of asymptomatic
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