Asymptomatic school children and adults are important for the human infectious reservoir for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an area of low endemicity in The Gambia
In eastern Gambia, malaria transmission is maintained by asymptomatic malaria-infected individuals, mostly adults, adolescents and school-age children, while clinical cases are comparatively less important for transmission.
Authors
- Pa Modou Gaye
- Sara Lynn Blanken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3982-4774)
- Blessed Etoketim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-8141)
- Lamin Camara
- Teun Bousema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-094X)
- Lamin Jadama
- CHRIS J. DRAKELEY (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-075X)
- Abdullahi Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8585-8935)
- Harouna M Soumaré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3322-2312)
- Annette Erhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0522-4965)
- Michael Mendy
- Marta Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9091-5612)
- Abdoullah Nyassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1131-7846)
- Bakary Conteh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0701-2701)
- Seyi Soremekun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5531-0220)
- Amie Kolleh Njie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4697-5941)
- Ebrima A. Jawara
- Kjerstin Lanke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-8432)
- Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5053-0622)
- Muhammed Camara
- Michael Ooko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0437-2816)
- Umberto D’Alessandro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6341-5009)
- Nuredin Muhammed
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106507
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- European Research Council
- FP7 Ideas: European Research Council