The epidemiology of subclinical malaria infections in South‑East Asia: findings from cross‑sectional surveys in Thailand– Myanmar border areas, Cambodia, and Vietnam

• Main Authors: Mallika Imwong, Nguyen, Thuy Nhien, Rupam Tripura, Peto, Tom J., Lee, Sue J., Lwin, Khin Maung, Preyanan Suangkanarat, Atthanee Jeeyapant, Benchawan Vihokhern, Klanarong Wongsaen, Hue, Dao Van, Dong, Le Thanh, Nguyen, Tam‑Uyen, Yoel Lubell, Seidlein, Lorenz von, Mehul Dhorda, Cholrawee Promnarate, Georges Snounou, Benoit Malleret, Laurent Rénia, Lilly Keereecharoen, Pratap Singhasivanon, Pasathorn Sirithiranont, Jem Chalk, Chea Nguon, Hien, Tran Tinh, Nicholas Day, White, Nicholas J., Arjen Dondorp, Francois Nosten
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol Oxford Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; Malaria, P; falciparum, P; vivax; Sub-microscopic; Epidemiology; South-East Asia; Myanmar; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; Greater Mekong Sub-region
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/3086
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: The importance of the submicroscopic reservoir of Plasmodium infections for malaria elimination depends on its size, which is generally considered small in low transmission settings. The precise estimation of this reservoir requires more sensitive parasite detection methods. The preval...