Clinical Findings in Migrants With Asymptomatic <i>Plasmodium</i> Infections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migrants from malaria-endemic areas may have asymptomatic parasitemia that persists after relocating to nonendemic countries. Recommendations on malaria screening and treatment of asymptomatic infections in migrants are lacking. The aim of this study was to explore the clinical features of subclinical blood-stage Plasmodium infections in migrants, to inform screening and management strategies.

Methods

A retrospective observational study was performed to evaluate clinical data from medical records of asymptomatic sub-Saharan African migrants identified with parasitic infection within a screening study in Stockholm, Sweden. Clinical data from hospital outpatient visits were compared between malaria polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive and PCR-negative ind

SUBMITTER: Eliasson I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature