Large Variations in Malaria Parasite Carriage by Afebrile School Children Living in Nearby Communities in the Central Region of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indicators of successful malaria control interventions include a reduction in the prevalence and densities of malaria parasites contained in both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections as well as a reduction in malaria transmission. Individuals harboring malaria parasites in asymptomatic infections serve as reservoirs for malaria transmission. This study determined the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasite carriage in afebrile children attending six different schools in two districts, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) and the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (KEEA) of the Central Region of Ghana.

Methods

This cross sectional study recruited afebrile children aged between 3 and 15 years old from six randomly selected schools in the Central Region of Gha

SUBMITTER: Obboh EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528039 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature