Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections in 18 villages of southern Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos)

• Main Authors: Koukeo Phommasone, Bipin Adhikari, Henriques, Gisela, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Panom Phongmany, Seidlein, Lorenz von, White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Dondorp, Arjen M., Newton, Paul N., Mallika Imwong, Mayfong Mayxay
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; Asymptomatic; RDT; uPCR; Prevalence; Lao PDR
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2748
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: A large fraction of Plasmodium infections do not cause clinical signs and symptoms of disease and persist at densities in blood that are not detectable by microscopy or rapid diagnostic tests. These infections may be critical as a transmission reservoir in areas of low malaria endemici...