Assessing the burden of submicroscopic Plasmodium infections in a pre-elimination malaria setting in sub-Saharan Africa, Guinea-Bissau
The results obtained highlight the contribution of asymptomatic and submicroscopic P. falciparum infections to malaria transmission in high malaria-transmission areas and the need for molecular-based tools to detect submicroscopic Plasmodium species.
Authors
- Luís Filipe Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3401-2814)
- Márcia Melo Medeiros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-9087)
- Ronise Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5799-323X)
- Amabélia Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7976-1157)
- Ana Paula Arez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0497-6532)
Institutions
- Bandim Health Project (GW)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical (PY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05138-z
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Universidade de São Paulo
- Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa