ArticleTropical parasitology
A report on incidence of COVID-19 among febrile patients attending a malaria clinic.
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- COVID-19 and malaria co-infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes in endemic areas.PeerJ · 2024Pooled it
- Elevated ANG2/ACE2 and immune responses associated with Plasmodium falciparum and SARS-CoV-2 coinfection in Cameroon.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana.PloS one · 2024Article
- Co-infection of COVID-19 and parasitic diseases: A systematic review.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2023Review
- Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Co-Infection withTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- The striking mimics between COVID-19 and malaria: A review.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Malaria and COVID-19 prevalence in a population of febrile children and adolescents living in Libreville.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2022Article
- The persistent challenges of malaria.Tropical parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
contextScreening for malaria and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in all patients with acute febrile illness is necessary in malaria-endemic areas to reduce malaria-related mortality and to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 by isolation.
aimsA pilot study was undertaken to determine the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among febrile patients attending a malaria clinic. SUBJECTS AND
methodsAll patients were tested for malaria parasite by examining thick and thin blood smears as well as by rapid malaria antigen tests. COVID-19 was detected by rapid antigen test and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in patients agreeing to undergo the test.
resultsOut of 262 patients examined, 66 (25.19%) were positive for
conclusionDiagnosis of COVID-19 among three patients (10.34%) is significant both in terms of identification of cases and to isolate them for preventing transmission in the community. Detection of COVID-19 along with malaria is equally important for their proper management.
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