Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of asymptomatic malaria in Sucre, Venezuela: a 2022 cross-sectional study
RDTs and microscopy only managed to diagnose less than 1.0% of asymptomatic malaria cases. Active surveillance systems with high sensitivity such as PCR may provide accurate estimates of asymptomatic malaria prevalence needed for opportune diagnosis and treatment.
Authors
- David A. Forero‐Peña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-8464)
- Fhabián S. Carrión‐Nessi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-8646)
- Mariana Hidalgo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8307-8254)
- Antonio Hernández
- Rodrigo T. Celis
- Jéssica L. Leyva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-8466)
- Paola A Pereira-Leitao
- Gabriel E García-Meléndez
- Samuel De Amicis
Institutions
- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (VE)
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (VE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05356-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88