Community reservoirs of malaria parasites and gametocytes in Arba Minch district, southern Rift Valley, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to assess the community-based prevalence of malaria reservoirs following cases visiting health facilities. The diagnostic performance of microscopy in detecting community-based malaria parasites was compared to nested polymerase chain reactions (PCR).

Methods

From July to October 2022, reactive case detection was conducted in Sile village, Gamo Zone, in the Southern Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Within six days of identifying an index case, all individuals in the same household and neighboring households were screened for malaria by microscopy, with nested PCR for confirmation. Asexual parasite and gametocyte density were measured microscopically.

Results

Of the 2434 individuals visited following 142 PCR-confirmed index cases, 2009 were included

SUBMITTER: Zewde Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918333 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature