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, Thuy Nhien Nguyen, Rupam Tripura, Tom J. Peto, Sue J. Lee, Khin Maung Lwin, Preyanan Suangkanarat, Atthanee Jeeyapant, Benchawan Vihokhern, Klanarong Wongsaen, Dao Van Hue, Le Thanh Dong, Tam Uyen Nguyen, Yoel Lubell, Lorenz Von Seidlein, Mehul Dhorda, Cholrawee Promnarate, Georges Snounou, Benoit Malleret, Laurent Rénia, Lilly Keereecharoen, Pratap Singhasivanon, Pasathorn Sirithiranont, Jem Chalk, Chea Nguon, Tran Tinh Hien, Nicholas Day, Nicholas J. White, Arjen Dondorp, Francois Nosten
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36070

© 2015 Imwong et al. 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...