Current Issues in Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis in Malaria
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چکیده
Malaria is a protozoan infection (Najera &Hempel, 2006 as cited in Okwa & Ibidapo, 2010) with protean manifestations in the human species (Mohaptra, 2002; Murthy, 2000; Talib, 1996) causing nearly one million deaths mainly in African children and decreasing gross domestic product by as much as 1.3% in countries with high disease rates (World Health Organization [WHO], 2010). Approximately half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria and in 2008; malaria was present in 108 countries and territories of the world (WHO, 2010). The most specific at risk population groups include young children in stable transmission areas, non immune pregnant women, semi immune pregnant women irrespective of HIV status, people with HIV/AIDS, international travelers to malaria endemic from non endemic areas as well as immigrants from endemic areas and their children living in non endemic areas returning to their home countries to visit friends and relatives (WHO, 2010).
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