Clinical Findings in Migrants With Asymptomatic <i>Plasmodium</i> Infections
Migrants with subclinical <i>Plasmodium</i> infection have a high proportion of splenomegaly and abnormal laboratory findings, such as anemia and elevated ESR. Screening and treatment of subclinical malaria infections could prevent adverse outcomes and should be considered both in endemic and nonendemic settings.
Authors
- Erika Lindquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-7225)
- Rebecca Tafesse Bogale
- Katja Wyss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7313-6302)
- Isabelle Eliasson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4158-5180)
- Anna Färnert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7583-282X)
- L. Nordling
- Andreas Wångdahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7272-429X)
- Olof Hertting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0813-7998)
- Caroline Rönnberg
- Magnus Hansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2361-0015)
- Soheir Beshara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6581-0696)
- Sofia Forsblom
Institutions
- Public Health Agency of Sweden (SE)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Västmanlands sjukhus Västerås (SE)
- Västerås Municipality (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf525
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Karolinska Institutet
- Stockholms Läns Landsting
- Vetenskapsrådet