Plasmodium vivax in Children: Hidden Burden and Conspicuous Challenges, a Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: There has been progress towards decreasing malaria prevalence globally; however, Plasmodium vivax has been less responsive to elimination efforts compared with Plasmodium falciparum. P. vivax malaria remains a serious public health concern in regions where it is the dominant species (South and South-East Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean region, and South America) and is increasingly recognized for its contribution to overall morbidity and mortality worldwide. The incidence of P. vivax decreases with increasing age owing to rapidly acquired clinical immunity and there is a disproportionate burden of P. vivax in infants and children, who remain highly vulnerable to severe disease, recurrence, and anemia with associated developmental impacts. Diagnosis is sometimes difficult owing to the sensi

SUBMITTER: Drysdale M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature