Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale infections in the China-Myanmar border area.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Greater Mekong Subregion is aiming to achieve regional malaria elimination by 2030. Though a shift in malaria parasite species predominance by Plasmodium vivax has been recently documented, the transmission of the two minor Plasmodium species, Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp., is poorly characterized in the region. This study aims to determine the prevalence of these minor species in the China-Myanmar border area and their genetic diversity.

Methods

Epidemiology study was conducted during passive case detection in hospitals and clinics in Myanmar and four counties in China along the China-Myanmar border. Cross-sectional surveys were conducted in villages and camps for internally displaced persons to determine the prevalence of malaria infections.

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5111346 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature