Asymptomatic Malaria and Other Infections in Children Adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011
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Asymptomatic Malaria and Other Infections in Children Adopted from Ethiopia, United States, 2006–2011
We screened 52 children adopted from Ethiopia for malaria because they had previously lived in a disease-endemic region or had past or current hepatomegaly or splenomegaly. Seven (13.5%) children had asymptomatic malaria parasitemia by microscopy (n = 2) or PCR (n = 5). Our findings suggest that adoptees at risk for asymptomatic malaria should be screened, preferably by PCR.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2107.141933