Submicroscopic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections are common in western Thailand - Molecular and serological evidence

• Main Authors: Elisabeth Baum, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Kirakorn Kiattibutr, D. Huw Davies, Aarti Jain, Eugenia Lo, Ming Chieh Lee, Arlo Z. Randall, Douglas M. Molina, Xiaowu Liang, Liwang Cui, Philip L. Felgner, Guiyun Yan
• Other Authors: University of California, Irvine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36163
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2015 Baum et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Malaria is a public health problem in parts of Thailand, where Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the main causes of infection. In the northwestern border province of Tak parasite prevalence is now estimated to be less than 1% by m...